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The Stricter Law than DMCA: Three Strikes Law makes ISPs Surveillant
During this quarter, we have covered a variety of social issues related to our class topics. The most impressive event to me was a 24 hour blackout by major websites against U.S.’s anti-piracy legislation; SOPA and PIPA. Fortunately, SOPA and PIPA are hibernating … Continue reading
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May Your First (and Only) Sequel Be an Authorized Sequel
Paramount Pictures didn’t write the novel The Godfather, but it might as well have, as far as the Puzo estate is concerned. In 1969, Paramount purchased the copyright rights to The Godfather from its author, Mario Puzo, with the agreement … Continue reading
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Tagged copyright infringement, Mario Puzo, Paramount Pictures, The Godfather, trademark infringement
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Shepard Fairey: Jail time for Copyright Infringement, A History
Sometime last Friday (February 24th, 2012), the LA Times’ Culture Monster released word that Shepard Fairey, creator of the unofficial, but completely iconic “HOPE” image during the 2008 Obama campaign, has officially been sentenced to six months in prison, a year … Continue reading
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Online Music Scores Cause Copyright Controversy
The Borromeo String Quartet has gone digital. No more paper sheet music. No more furious page-turning timed with exact precision to keep from missing a note. No more fear of compositions falling off the music stand or pages sticking together. … Continue reading
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Tagged Borromeo String Quartet, copyright law, Creative Commons, IMSLP, sheet music
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The Freedom to Tinker, or Why Don’t We Own The Stuff That We Buy?
Recent class discussion has touched upon the fact that when we spend money on digital goods, be it hardware or software, we aren’t really “buying” it. The money that we give is at best a lease payment. We don’t have … Continue reading
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Tagged copyright, Digital media, DMCA, hacking, lawsuits, software, technology, terms and conditions, video game consoles
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Fallout: And the Winner is . . .
Copyright is a funny animal when it comes to video games in the US. The years Bethesda and Interplay have spent battling each other over the terms of the intellectual property copyrights sale of the Fallout series illustrate how our … Continue reading
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Tagged business, copyright, copyright law, Digital media, Intellectual Property, lawsuits, social media games, software, technology, U.S.
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Will the Underdogs Unite? RIAA, Copyright Infringement, and the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement.
It’s well known that the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) are not the ideal supporters of file sharing and do a lot to prevent copyright infringement in this area. But … Continue reading
Return of Gmail Man: Microsoft’s Ad Against Google’s Privacy Policy
Just in time for Super Bowl 2012, Microsoft is on the offensive line and airs one of three ads targeted against Google this weekend. A comical spoof video on Google’s privacy policy introduces us (again) to “Gmail Man.” The video, originally broadcast back … Continue reading
Political Smear Campaigns Use Fair Use
Two political ads have recently tried to take gross advantage of Fair Use in order to slander opponents. This month, Mitt Romney has been running an ad that blatantly steals footage from NBC’s Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, a show … Continue reading
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Kindle Direct Publishing (and Piracy)
A children’s author and guest speaker at UW’s iYouth Conference this past weekend, shared her stories of success in both traditional publishing and self-publishing. Before her hour-long session ended, she pulled up the Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) website and demonstrated … Continue reading
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