Tag Archives: copyright

The (copy)fight against digital culture, and intellectual privelege

Posted on November 10, 2008 by ian

It takes (sci-fi) author Cory Doctorow to put it sufficiently lucidly: the internet is designed  to efficiently and inexpensively copy information and has flourished as a result, therefore traditional copyright in the age of the web is a direct attack … Continue reading →

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The legal limits of creativity explored: Recut Reframe Recycle

Posted on January 12, 2008 by ian

Danah Boyd points out that the center for social media has released an informative paper entitled Recut Reframe Recycle concerning the boundaries of fair use (fair dealing in Canada) in digital media. Types of use they point out: • Parody … Continue reading →

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Infreemational news for the new year

Posted on January 8, 2007 by ian

More signs that the music industry is realizing just how bad DRM is for business and experimenting with distributing music without digital rights controls: “The majors . . . have got to capitulate, or they will continue to have a … Continue reading →

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Freeconomics and the copybot: consequences for intellectual property

Posted on November 28, 2006 by ian

Chris Anderson of Long Tail fame “cheekily” coins freeconomics as shorthand for his more recent thesis on “economics of abundance“. (I should mention that he does so with apologies to Freakonomics) Anderson points out how technology that was once scarce … Continue reading →

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Intellectual Property absurdisms

Posted on November 28, 2006 by ian

There is a gold rush on intellectual property, testing the coherence of IP law. Many are bordering on the absurd, here is an example reported at Techdirt: more bizarre is the lawsuit the company is facing down in Chile where … Continue reading →

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DMCA exceptions granted

Posted on November 27, 2006 by ian

The 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is a law in the United States which criminalizes technology which circumvents copyright. It has been widely criticized. Ed Felten at Freedom to Tinker reports some exceptions to the DMCA were recently granted: … Continue reading →

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Telus gets it?

Posted on October 26, 2006 by ian

Most of us remember Telus taking a huge misstep on the network neutrality issue by blocking access to its union website. In an amazing about face Telus seems to have done some homework, obviously doing a bit of soul searching … Continue reading →

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Alternatives to DRM? [Updated: YouTube’s perfect storm]

Posted on September 5, 2006 by ian

UPDATE: Google has bought YouTube for 1.6+ Billion and there is a hell of a debate going on surrounding Mark Cuban’s criticism of Google’s purchase and the actual value of YouTube given that it does not use DRM, therefore requiring … Continue reading →

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The Internet Wants to Be Free

Posted on June 4, 2006 by ian

In my previous post I argue that internet neutrality legislation could help ease the transition to an internet society and economy. On further thought and debate I’m not really sure that regulation would be the most constructive response to the … Continue reading →

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Fair use and network neutrality – is there a stable solution?

Posted on May 23, 2006 by ian

In his post “Fair Use and Network Neutrality” Lessig draws a connection which did not seem to previously exist but appeals to me as I have been looking for an excuse to talk about both in the same breath. He … Continue reading →

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