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The Fundamental Problem
After finally reading the briefs from Eldred v. Ashcroft, I have reinvigorated mentally gymnastics about the problem with the application – and continuing exist…
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Celebrity Gossip Blogging--Fair Use or Infringement?
I must admit that I enjoy occasionally perusing the celebrity gossip websites. The salacious tidbits on these sites instill a reassuring sense of normalcy and s…
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Copyright's Loophole
Copyright assignment law seems to contain a massive loophole that has not been addressed by either Congress or the Courts. As a result, it is possible that an…
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CC Announces CCLearn; ED Position Open
Creative Commons is launching a new initiative CCLearn "to break down the barriers - whether legal, technical or cultural - between different collections o…
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The Future Of Political Media: An Example And A Metaphor
This video may be our first glimpse of just how different, if not revolutionary, the 2008 presidential election may be. The ability of ordinary people to creat…
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Viacom v. YouTube: Uncertainty, Investment And Innovation
A lot has been said about Viacom's billion dollar lawsuit against YouTube and Google. In his editorial in last Sunday's New York Times, Larry Lessig po…
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AssignmentZero
Jay Rosen's NewAssignment.net and Wired News just launched AssignmentZero, "an attempt to bring journalists together with people in the public who can…
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Pirates and Hollywood
I am researching for my talk to be delivered to the International Intellectual Property Program at Chicago-Kent Law School. This is how I have found what I bel…
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RFID in EU
Mrs Viviane Reding, Commissioner for the Information Society and Media, is launching an open public consultation on the benefits and risks of RFID. The main st…
Shloss v. Estate of Joyce - Settlement Agreement
Joyce and the Estate entered into a settlement agreement enforceable by the Court that prohibits them from enforcing any of their copyrights against Shloss in c…
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'Surveillance and You' Civic Forum
'Surveillance and You' is the title of this years Civic Forum of the Science, Technology & Society Program at UT Austin. The one day event will host…
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TracFone Gets Personal
News: In a great article (which I'm asking for permission to post in full) by Louis Trager for Communications Daily, Tracfone is claiming that I received pe…