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Copyright Hell

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Michael Sauers

Over at Pegasus Librarian Iris shares a recent situation in which her university is trying to track down permission to reprint something that probably doesn’t…

Politics & Law

YouTube Disclaimer Blues

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Michael Sauers
Politics & Law

The public domain. Now available for only $165 an hour!

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Michael Sauers

Figuring out if a work is renewed can be a tricky business. The only official records of renewal are held by the Copyright Office in…

Politics & Law

Fan-Created Subtitle Site Raided By Swedish Police

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Michael Sauers

A new development in the increasingly controversial war against alleged copyright infringement is raising eyebrows in Sweden. Police raided Undertexter.se yesterday, a site which indexes…

Politics & Law

Life-size gorilla sculpture dressed as Freddie Mercury removed from city centre display in bizarre copyright row with Aids charity

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Michael Sauers

A gorilla sculpture dressed in a famous Freddie Mercury costume has been removed from Norwich city centre after a charity claimed the animal’s suit breached…

Politics & Law

How Copyright Makes Books and Music Disappear (and How Secondary Liability Rules Help Resurrect Old Songs)

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Michael Sauers

Abstract: A random sample of new books for sale on Amazon.com shows three times more books initially published in the 1850’s are for sale than…

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Cory Docotorow Maker Faire Keynote

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Michael Sauers

A keynote presentation by Cory Doctorow at Mini Maker Faire Meetup on Sunday, 7th July 2013.

Politics & Law

Glove & Boots & Fred von Lohmann explain copyright & YouTube

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Michael Sauers
Politics & Law

About Frackin’ Time: Someone’s suing over Happy Birthday’s copyright status.

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Michael Sauers

Jennifer Nelson is my hero! The song “Happy Birthday to You” is widely credited for being the most performed song in the world. But one…

Books

Obama’s trade reps and the MPAA are killing a copyright treaty that gives rights to disabled people

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Michael Sauers

Jim Fruchterman, founder of the NGO Benetech, writes in frustration from the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva, where the US Trade Representative is scuttling a…

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