Best of 2009: “Adverference?”
This was originally published on January 22, 2009: Working from home today after a bruising few weeks at work (see yesterday’s post!), I finally figured... Read more
Category: Copyright Law
Kirtsaeng and Copyright: First sale means first sale
The Supreme Court handed down a huge decision in copyright law today, ruling in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. that the first sale doctrine, which... Read more
Canada: Copyright law not meant to protect distribution networks
The Gray Blog reports that the Canadian Supreme Court has rejected an attempt — the sort made all day all over North America — to... Read more
No jokey!
Did you ever contemplate the grand institution of karaoke and ask, hey, how do they do that? Copyright-wise, that is? Don’t wonder any more. Originally... Read more
Jonathan Rogers: Is YouTube “Monetizing Piracy”?
Originally posted 2012-06-11 19:57:19. Republished by Blog Post Promoter. I like this from Jonathan Rogers: On the YouTube blog, the company posted an announcement about a deal struck... Read more
Hitler on copyright
The “Downfall parodies” aren’t really parodies, in the legal sense. But as this one demonstrates, “Hitler” does seem to understand something about copyright, law, IP... Read more
Ads for pirates
Imagine a world where producers and owners of TV shows, movies and the not only upload full-length copyrighted video content onto the Web in the... Read more
The “Fair Use Massacre” (updated)
First, this vintage LOC item: Fred von Lohmann of the EFF calls out YouTube: Fair use has always been at risk on YouTube, thanks to... Read more
Cover me
Photo Attorney Carolyn Wright writes: Rebecca Tushnet over at the 43Blog reports on a recent case in New York where the court determined that the... Read more
Perpetual perfidy
Instapundit notes an article in the New York Times arguing for the provision for more government gasoline to pour on the fire of IP-overreach — perpetual copyright. Glenn Reynolds... Read more
No more free ride
Attributor is a new program that online publishers can and do use to trace their verbal content across the Internet and see who is using... Read more
Little people, big lawsuits
The Washington Post reports on legal action taken by ordinary folk against Big IP Content Generating institutions for lifting and using “user-generated” content, i.e., pictures... Read more
The Great Copyright Crackup
ASCAP Launches Infringement Actions against Establishments Performing Copyrighted Music without Permission: The beginning of the end? I’m not saying they’re not entitled. I’m not saying... Read more
Reflections on copyright law
In a Den of Hydralisks. Originally posted 2011-07-22 18:09:03. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more