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A new generation of leaders

Gary Hart on the Huffington Post this morning: "A year or so ago I wrote a book entitled The Courage of Our Convictions. It urged Democratic leaders to res…

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Kahle v. Gonzales

In this case, two archives challenged statutes that extended copyright terms unconditionally—the Copyright Renewal Act and the Copyright Term Extension Act (CTE…

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Recut, Reframe, Recycle

Pat Aufderheide, Peter Jaszi and their colleagues at American University's Center for Social Media have released a fantastic new study on creativity on the…

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(Over) Simplifying the Complex

A few weeks ago, I published an op-ed opposing pending Net Neutrality legislation.  The editorial appeared simultaneously on both href="http://www.news.com…

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Generosity in the Genes

"Generosity May Be Genetically Programmed, Israeli Study Says" by Alisa Odenheimer:  "Philanthropists may be genetically programmed to donate to…

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Defending The Lexicon

Yes, it's true.  As Zohar Efroni reported, the Fair Use Project has signed on as co-counsel representing RDR Books in its litigation against J.K. Rowling an…

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CIS Petitions for Review in Kahle

CIS has petitioned for review of the Ninth Circuit's decision in Kahle v. Gonzalez, asking the Supreme Court to clarify the scope of the “traditional contou…

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Government Seeks Rehearing in Golan

After our win in Golan v. Gonzales, the government has petitioned the Tenth Circuit for a rehearing of the case, which decided that the Uruguay Round Agreements…