Why “Fair Use” is important: It’s good for the economy.

By , on 13 September, 2007

I think the following pretty much speaks for itself…

Fair Use Worth More to Economy Than Copyright, CCIA Says—Copyright—InformationWeek

Fair use exceptions to U.S. copyright laws account for more than $4.5 trillion in annual revenue for the United States, according to a report issued on Wednesday by the Computer and Communications Industry Association.

“Much of . . . → Read More: Why “Fair Use” is important: It’s good for the economy.

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Judge rules companies selling sanitized movies are breaking the law.

By , on 11 July, 2006

Back in December of last year Deoxy submitted an entry on Mormon owned companies selling copies of movies that had been edited to remove—what they considered to be—offensive content. There was a bit of a debate in the comments about the legality of this which, after a bit of thread drift, I put to rest . . . → Read More: Judge rules companies selling sanitized movies are breaking the law.

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“America’s Attic” sells out to Showtime Networks.

By , on 4 April, 2006

Seems the folks at The Smithsonian, commonly referred to as “America’s Attic”, have decided to sell an exclusive right of first refusal to the folks at the commercial netowrk Showtime on their extensive film archive which includes no small amount of material that is in the Public Domain. A move that effectively removes that material . . . → Read More: “America’s Attic” sells out to Showtime Networks.

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The government funds piracy of the publishing industry on a massive scale.

By , on 30 January, 2005

Friend,

Did you know that while the RIAA attempts to stop the $4 billion in annual worldwide losses, there is another industry whose losses are nearly ten times that high within this country alone?

I am speaking, of course, of the publishing industry. That’s right. there is a government sanctioned program of stealing money from . . . → Read More: The government funds piracy of the publishing industry on a massive scale.

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Is copyright killing our culture?

By , on 18 January, 2005

The Globe and Mail has a good article on how tightening copyright laws are impacting documentary filmmakers by pricing film clips and archival footage out of reach. It starts off by mentioning how a documentary on Martin Luther King, Jr. titled Eyes on the Prize produced in the 1980’s and “widely considered the most important . . . → Read More: Is copyright killing our culture?

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Share your music files and get paid for it.

By , on 23 November, 2004

While the RIAA continues to sue their own customers creating a lot of bad blood in the process, at least one company out there thinks they’ve found a way to let fans share their music with friends, make money by doing so, and even reward fans for sharing those files. The company is Shared Media . . . → Read More: Share your music files and get paid for it.

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Guthrie song “This Land” is in the Public Domain.

By , on 24 August, 2004

Looks like the folks at Ludlow Music have dropped their lawsuit against JibJab over the parody version of “This Land Is Your Land” after lawyers for JibJab discovered the song is in the Public Domain:

While researching the case, the EFF discovered that Woody Guthrie published a songbook in 1945 that included “This Land Is . . . → Read More: Guthrie song “This Land” is in the Public Domain.

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BSA rolls out cartoon mascot in fight against piracy.

By , on 11 August, 2004

Problem: Some of the biggest users of P2P software for sharing of copyrighted materials are kids. Solution: Develop a cartoon ferret to teach kids why this is a “bad thing” as part of a “Play It Cybersafe” campaign.

At least, that’s the solution if you happen to be the BSA and rather clueless about the . . . → Read More: BSA rolls out cartoon mascot in fight against piracy.

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Woody Guthrie is probably rolling over in his grave right about now.

By , on 28 July, 2004

In response to the fifty or so emails that have asked: Yes, I’ve seen the very funny take on This Land Was Made for You and Me from the folks over at JibJab. The only reason I haven’t mentioned it is because by the time I got around to writing an entry about it everyone . . . → Read More: Woody Guthrie is probably rolling over in his grave right about now.

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US Copyright Office voices support for INDUCE Act (IICA), argues it isn’t strong enough.

By , on 23 July, 2004

It’s probably no big surprise that Marybeth Peters, Register of Copyrights for the US Copyright Office, has publicly stated that her office officially supports the legislation known as the Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act considering the position she holds. What is surprising given the uproar and massive debate over this bill being too broad that . . . → Read More: US Copyright Office voices support for INDUCE Act (IICA), argues it isn’t strong enough.

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