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March 8, 2013
Another Copyright Reform Website, More Detail This Time
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Earlier this week, I expressed disappointment in the lack of information to be found on FixCopyright.com, a website recently launched by copyright reform activist Derek Khanna. Today, I stumbled across another websi
March 6, 2013
FixCopyright.com – Sounds Good, But a Little Detail Would Be Nice
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Derek Khanna, a copyright reform activist who I've written about previously, has launched a new website, FixCopyright.com, as part of his advocacy campaign. As a staunch advocate of strong intellectual property rig
February 22, 2013
RIAA Grades Google’s ‘Anti-Piracy Algorithm’ and (Surprise!) Google Gets an F
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As you might recall if you follow copyright and piracy-related news, Google announced back in August that it was going to start taking into account the number of valid copyright removal notices it received for any g
February 15, 2013
(Not So) Intellectual Property
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Among the many stumbling blocks that face rights-holders in the Internet Age, one of the more confounding is... other rights-holders. Take, for example, the case of investigative reporter Teri Buhl, who recently de
January 18, 2013
A Pair of Highly Recommended Posts About Aaron Swartz
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So much has been written and said about the suicide of Reddit founder Aaron Swartz that I'm torn between wanting to add my two cents and thinking that everything of value (as well as a whole lot of no particular val
December 3, 2012
The Perils of DMCA Take Down Notice Automation (Again)
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It seems like you can't turn around these days without another embarrassing situation arising from careless DMCA take-down notice protocols. In this case, it appears that a representative of movie studios has issued
November 9, 2012
I’m All For Strong Copyright Protection, But….
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I appreciate the desire to protect one's intellectual property as much as the next guy, but this is kind of creepy, if you ask me. Microsoft, evidently, has applied for a patent under the title "Content Distributio
October 22, 2012
Dear Media, Copyright and Trademark are NOT the Same Thing
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OK, it's time to rant briefly about a pet peeve of mine: the tendency on the part of some folks in the media to conflate "copyright" and "trademark," two related, but distinct terms from the world of Intellectual Pr
September 21, 2012
Congressional Anti-Piracy Caucus Issues New Watch List
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In its latest "Country Watch List," the Congressional International Anti-Piracy Caucus identifies a handful of countries wherein a "lack of enforcement of intellectual property rights... causes grave harm to America
September 5, 2012
Intellectual Property and the Presidential Election
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For topics that are subject to such extensive discussion among web surfers, academics, lawyers, media professionals, and technologists alike, issues like intellectual property enforcement and digital content piracy
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