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Anti-Piracy Group Refuses bait, DRM Breaker Goes to Police
Politics & Law

Anti-Piracy Group Refuses bait, DRM Breaker Goes to Police

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Michael Sauers

Henrik Anderson told TorrentFreak that in order to force his government’s hand on laws which allow him to copy DVDs for his own personal use,…

“The Letter” Is Still The Best Story To Explain Why Copyright Monopoly Must Be Reduced
Politics & Law

“The Letter” Is Still The Best Story To Explain Why Copyright Monopoly Must Be Reduced

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Michael Sauers

That letter had four important characteristics that each embodied vital civil liberties. That letter, first of all, was anonymous. Everybody had the right to send…

Libraries

The Good News About Library Fair Use

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Michael Sauers

Via The Antiquarian Librarian

Harper Collins starts watermarking eBooks
ebooks

Harper Collins starts watermarking eBooks

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Michael Sauers

This week HarperCollins and anti-piracy company Digimarc announced the debut of a new ebook watermarking system to enable the identification of leak points in the…

Friday Video: Hangout with Kenny Crews & Copyright Instructors
Politics & Law

Friday Video: Hangout with Kenny Crews & Copyright Instructors

Posted on September 12, 2014September 11, 2014 by Michael Sauers

Streamed live on Aug 18, 2014 A Google Hangout with Kenneth Crews, the prominent copyright attorney, law professor, and trusted advisor to many in higher…

U.S. Copyright Office Says Monkey Self-Portraits Are Public Domain
Politics & Law

U.S. Copyright Office Says Monkey Self-Portraits Are Public Domain

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Michael Sauers

In news that will disappoint monkey photographers nationwide, a draft report from the U.S. Copyright Office seems to make the regulators’ opinion pretty clear on…

The Bizarre State of Copyright
Politics & Law

The Bizarre State of Copyright

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Michael Sauers

This is worthy of four minutes of your time!  

Infographic: Can I Use that Picture
Politics & Law

Infographic: Can I Use that Picture

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Michael Sauers

It’s not perfect (see this analysis from Copyright Librarian,) but it’s darn close and way better than the one I didn’t post that insisted that…

It seems you can’t copyright a tweet, probably.
Politics & Law

It seems you can’t copyright a tweet, probably.

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Michael Sauers

But can you even copyright a tweet? I did some research and was unable to come up with a clear answer. There was some academic…

I’m glad you found my book useful, but…
Books

I’m glad you found my book useful, but…

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Michael Sauers

Dear Lithuanian scholar who decided that one of my books was a worthy source for your research. However, did you realize that in the citation…

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