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Copyright

• 08.31.07
  Viacom Claims Copyright Infringement On Original Artist
  Copyright, Video (0)

  Christopher Knight created a video of himself and posted it on YouTube. Viacom found it and used it as a source video for their VH1 show, Web Junk 2.0. As Knight's video plays in the background, host Aries Spears provides a running commentary. Knight, who was never contacted by Viacom ...
  
  
• 08.24.07
  Copyright Infringement Punishment = Banned From Using Linux
  Copyright, Law (0)

  It's truly awe-inspiring to read punishments like this for copyright infringement. The guy who leaked the last Star Wars movie to the web a week before it hit theaters ended up with a 5 month jail sentence and another 5 months of home confinement - during which he'll have to ...
  
  
• 08.21.07
  Coupons.com Sues User for DMCA Violation
  Copyright, Law (0)

  Can computer owners be prohibited from deleting files from their own computer? That's the issue at stake in a new DMCA lawsuit. Coupons.com requires consumers to install proprietary software to print out a limited number of free coupons. John Stottlemire realized that you could easily remove that limitation by deleting ...
  
  
• 08.16.07
  Copyright Case Study: Superboy vs Superman
  Copyright (0)

  Tom Bondurant has written a fantastic commentary on the legal dispute over whether Superboy (as conceived by Jerry Siegel) is "sufficiently original" compared with Superman - in other words, was Superboy a "joint work" between Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster or a "derivative" of Superman. It's an interesting case study ...
  
  
• 08.14.07
  Will Lobbyist Support Influence Hillary Clinton?
  Copyright, Politics (0)

  Lawrence Lessig writes about concerns he has with Hillary Clinton's lobbyist support - and her lack of support for the free culture movement. He points out that some of the worst changes in copyright law came under her husband (like the Sonny Bono Act, DMCA, and NET Act). Recently, she's ...
  
  
• 08.14.07
  Why I Hate DRM
  Copyright, Video (2)

  Cory Doctorow is now writing a column for the Guardian Unlimited on why Digital Rights Management (DRM) is annoying and frustrating to end users. He says: DRM can't make an honest person more honest. In fact, once a person has opted to buy - rather than pinch - your movie, ...
  
  
• 08.14.07
  Karl Fogel on The History of Copyright
  Copyright, Music, Law (0)

  Karl Fogel has an interesting talk on the history of copyright at Google Video. He mentions that contrary to popular belief, copyright wasn't created to protect artists or to help them profit from their works. It was actually designed by the publishing industry to subsidize distribution not creation. He also ...
  
  

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