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Category: Politics & Law

On Fair Use: Can Dateline NBC Just Run Your YouTube Clip Without Permission?
Politics & Law

On Fair Use: Can Dateline NBC Just Run Your YouTube Clip Without Permission?

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Michael Sauers

The law doesn’t set out hard and fast rules about how much copyrighted material one can use without crossing the line between fair use and…

Sherlock Holmes and the mystery of copyright
Politics & Law

Sherlock Holmes and the mystery of copyright

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Michael Sauers

Are Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson still under a legal cloak (or cape, if you will) of copyright law?  The Supreme Court may have to solve…

Suing File-Sharers Doesn’t Work, Lawyers Warn
Politics & Law

Suing File-Sharers Doesn’t Work, Lawyers Warn

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Michael Sauers

For more than a decade copyright holders and the U.S. Government have been trying to find the silver bullet to beat piracy. This week the…

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Wealth Gap
Politics & Law

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Wealth Gap

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Michael Sauers

Pitch perfect! John Oliver discusses America’s growing wealth gap and why it may be a problem in the future. (Published on Jul 13, 2014)

Libraries

Ethics, Copyright, and Information Literacy

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Michael Sauers

Our professional ethics and values and the current copyright regime are in conflict. While the American Library Association lobbies for change while supporting the current…

Is it copyrighted? Can I use it?
Libraries

Is it copyrighted? Can I use it?

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Michael Sauers

Copyright! Complicated, confusing, and not clear-cut. What does a librarian need to know? Michael Sauers and Laura Johnson, from the Nebraska Library Commission, will present…

Would you like to obtain a license?
Politics & Law

Would you like to obtain a license?

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Michael Sauers

Regular readers of this blog know that I post a lot of small snippets from larger articles that I think you should read. To do…

Amazon vs. Hachette: I’m sorry, I’m confused…who’s the bad guy again?
ebooks

Amazon vs. Hachette: I’m sorry, I’m confused…who’s the bad guy again?

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Michael Sauers

Hachette wants Amazon to have to submit to the no-discount policy of agency model pricing, knowing full well that Apple is legally bound to not…

Politics & Law

On the next NCompass Live: Is It Copyrighted? Can I Use It?

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Michael Sauers

Copyright! Complicated, confusing, and not clear-cut. What does a librarian need to know? Michael Sauers and Laura Johnson, from the Nebraska Library Commission, will present…

Friday Video: Lawrence Lessig, Aaron Swartz, and the Super PAC to end Super PACs
Internet

Friday Video: Lawrence Lessig, Aaron Swartz, and the Super PAC to end Super PACs

Posted on June 27, 2014June 24, 2014 by Michael Sauers

Audio only this week…

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