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Friday Reads: Poisoned Chalice: The Extremely Long and Incredibly Complex Story of Marvelman (and Miracleman) by Pádraig Ó Méalóid
Books

Friday Reads: Poisoned Chalice: The Extremely Long and Incredibly Complex Story of Marvelman (and Miracleman) by Pádraig Ó Méalóid

Posted on March 2, 2023March 2, 2023 by Michael Sauers

The comic character Marvelman (and Miracleman) has a fascinating – and probably unique – history in the field of comics. His extended origin goes all…

Librarians Are Finding Thousands Of Books No Longer Protected By Copyright Law by Claire Woodcock
Libraries

Librarians Are Finding Thousands Of Books No Longer Protected By Copyright Law by Claire Woodcock

Posted on February 11, 2023February 11, 2023 by Michael Sauers

On January 1, 2023, a swath of books, films, and songs entered the public domain. The public domain is not a place—it refers to all…

The Public Domain Class of 2023
Books

The Public Domain Class of 2023

Posted on January 2, 2023January 2, 2023 by Michael Sauers

On January 1, 2023, Frank and Joe Hardy will be in good company. That’s when a whole slew of popular books, stories and films first…

Friday Video: Why Celebrities Are Getting Sued for Posting Photos of Themselves
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Friday Video: Why Celebrities Are Getting Sued for Posting Photos of Themselves

Posted on January 14, 2022January 13, 2022 by Michael Sauers
Friday Video: The People Who Were Sued for Downloading Music… What Ever Happened?
music

Friday Video: The People Who Were Sued for Downloading Music… What Ever Happened?

Posted on June 4, 2021June 4, 2021 by Michael Sauers

“Lawsuits against downloaders were meant to scare people into buying CDs again. However in the late 2000s a pair of cases went way too far,…

Friday Video: YouTube’s Copyright System Isn’t Broken. The World’s Is.
Politics & Law

Friday Video: YouTube’s Copyright System Isn’t Broken. The World’s Is.

Posted on April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 by Michael Sauers

I can’t say there’s much here I can disagree with.

InfoWars Must Pay Pepe the Frog Creator $15,000, Never Sell Pepe Merch Again in Settlement by Tom McKay
Politics & Law

InfoWars Must Pay Pepe the Frog Creator $15,000, Never Sell Pepe Merch Again in Settlement by Tom McKay

Posted on June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 by Michael Sauers

InfoWars founder, conspiracy theorist, and tainted supplement pitchman Alex Jones has settled with artist Matt Furie, creator of the unfathomably widespread Pepe the Frog meme,…

That viral video of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dancing is a meta-meme
Politics & Law

That viral video of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez dancing is a meta-meme

Posted on January 7, 2019January 7, 2019 by Michael Sauers

As a long-time follower of Lawrence Lessig I recognized the @AOC video instantly. This Wired article provides the best context I’ve seen so far. THURSDAY…

It never hurts to ask
Photos

It never hurts to ask

Posted on October 2, 2017October 2, 2017 by Michael Sauers

About a month ago a friend pointed me to an article which used a photograph of mine. The trouble was, this was a commercial use…

Sci-Hub Ordered to Pay $15 Million in Piracy Damages
Politics & Law

Sci-Hub Ordered to Pay $15 Million in Piracy Damages

Posted on June 23, 2017 by Michael Sauers

‘Pirate’ sites Sci-Hub and LibGen have been ordered to pay millions of dollars in damages to Elsevier, one of the largest academic publishers. A New…

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