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January 28, 2012

Digital Pirates, 3D Printing and the End of Copyright

If you think the copyright wars over SOPA and PIPA that resulted in the Wikipedia Blackout were contentious, wait until you see what happens when the debate over copyright is extended beyond music, film, video games and books and into the realm of physical objects like sneakers and toys.

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Dominic Basulto, piracy, copyright, The Pirate Bay, 3D printing
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June 24, 2011

What Are Your Social Media Photo Rights? Image T&Cs Examined

Guest Post by: Richard Dalke

It’s always an area that has little transparency, who actually owns the rights to our images once we upload them to social networks? Could I end up seeing one of my photos all over the web, in the papers or on TV? It’s a common question that’s asked when we run our social media strategy sessions with clients.

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social media, copyright, Richard Dalke
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November 28, 2010

Patentwiki – An Idea Incubator

I’m working on a concept called Patentwiki.cc, a site where people, communities, and organizations can share and refine concepts prior to patenting and/or copywrite protection. The idea is to create shared ownership by early contributors, supporters and sponsors of innovative processes and ideas. It should also provide a simple structure for non-contributors to license the use of the idea for commercial use with fees going to pay the owners of the patent/licence.

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Karl Long, ideas, collaboration, copyright, open source, crowdsourcing, startups
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November 15, 2010

How Social Media Ignorance Can Damage Brands

Guest Post by: Mathew Vattolil

The recent copywrite snafu by Cooks Source shows how social media ignorance can make or break brands. The lesson: don’t get involved in social media if you haven’t taken the steps to understand it.

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social media, social media policy, Mathew Vattolil, image crisis, buzz, traffic, copyright
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September 15, 2010

The Missing Link in Crowdsourcing

From a review of William Rosen's 'The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry and Invention':

"The author dismisses the more traditional explanations about why the industrial revolution began in Britain—such as an abundance of coal or the insatiable demands of the Royal Navy—concluding, instead, that it was England’s development of the patent system that was the decisive factor. By aligning the incentives of private

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crowdsourcing, copyright, patents, creativity, Iqbal Mohammed
April 22, 2009

On the Pirate Bay Verdict

by: Nancy Baym

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business model, sharing, music, filesharing, Nancy Baym, downloading, digital music, copyright
August 19, 2008

What to Do When Fans Post Live Videos

by: Nancy Baym

Prince may be eagerly suing everyone who posts live videos of his shows on YouTube, but the Swedish label Songs I Wish I Had Written, headed by Martin Thörnkvist, one of the leaders of music-business think tank The Swedish Model, is taking the opposite strategy.

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YouTube, music, fans, copyright, consumer generated, Nancy Baym
July 9, 2008

Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Videos

by: danah boyd

Fair use is an uber tricky legal issue. It is meant to provide protection for people to use copyright material in limited ways without seeking permission. (For example, fair use allows academics to comment on copyrighted content as part of their work.) The problem with fair use as a legal doctrine is that it's defense-only. Anyone can sue you for violating their copyright and you can declare fair use, but you will still have to pay onerous legal bills to defend that claim.

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consumer generated media, online video, law, fair use, danah boyd, copyright
May 26, 2008

You Can't Force Them to Come to You

by: Nancy Baym

As you have likely heard, Prince has been ruffling the righteous feathers of many fans lately by seeking the domain names of a number of Prince fan sites. The grounds are ‘intellectual property violations.’ Among the violations are photos of fan tattoos of images to which Prince holds the rights. Nevermind whose body they’re on. You can follow the struggle from the affected sites’ POV on their site Prince Fans United.

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fans, domain names, copyright, YouTube, Prince, intellectual property, Nancy Baym
May 23, 2008

EMI vs Cricket Fans

by: Nancy Baym

The Serenity and ABBA cases may have been resolved, but as far as I can tell, this Cricket fan site is still under threat of legal action from EMI. The crime? Altering lyrics to copyrighted songs for parodies included in a free booklet”

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fansite, cricket, copyright, EMI, music, consumer generated, Nancy Baym
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