A fantastic essay by Corey Doctorow over at Boing Boing all about the rise of DRM and the future of general purpose computing. The entire essay is grand, but I think this paragraph sums it up best. We don’t know how to build a general-purpose computer that is capable of running any program except for [...]
[16 Jan 2012]
In today’s brave New World, the new economics of digital distribution mean that we no longer need to shape our copyright law in ways that disadvantage creators vis-é-vis distributors unless we want to, writes Litman. That’s Jessica Litman, a law professor at the University of Michigan. She would like existing copyright law be simplified by [...]
[22 Mar 2010]
Good news for some open source software developers: if someone violates the conditions of your license, they’re infringing on your copyright. From Ars Technica: A federal appeals court has overruled a lower court ruling that, if sustained, would have severely hampered the enforceability of free software licenses. The lower court had found that redistributing software [...]
[14 Aug 2008]
From my alma mater: a guide to copyright and fair use in online video — mash-ups, remixes, commentary and the like. A description of what this document is: This document is a code of best practices that helps creators, online providers, copyright holders, and others interested in the making of online video interpret the copyright [...]
[7 Jul 2008]
You’ll need to read the Flickr forum thread for some context regarding Jeremy’s post, but Jeremy’s point is a good one: As sites like Flickr and Last.fm move from having early adopters into the mainstream, this issue becomes more important. What isn’t clear is how the moral responsibility should be distributed. Should Flickr provide clearer [...]
[5 Oct 2007]