Category Archives: Copyright

Liveblog: TACD IP: Copyright Policy

The next panel is on copyright policy. Michael Geist is sitting in for Jamie Boyle. Gigi Sohn, unlike the other moderators, is playing a very active role — there aren’t presentations, just questions from Sohn. First: You’ve been named special … Continue reading

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Liveblog: TACD IP conference

As part of my New Years’ resolutions, I want to blog more about events that I attend. Today’s (I think — my brain isn’t working 100% yet this morning) the first event I’ve been to this year, I’ll start here. … Continue reading

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Open access and the new WIPO director

This week, the World Intellectual Property Organization named a new director general, Francis Gurry of Australia. In his acceptance speech, Gurry called for the world “IP” system to serve the goals of access to knowledge and information equity. He also … Continue reading

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Author’s rights: let’s be clear on the problem

There are a number of available remedies (e.g. 1, 2, 3) to the problems posed by authors signing away their copyright to academic journals. But the thicket of solutions and the surrounding rhetoric can sometimes muddy up what the real … Continue reading

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There’s a certain irony in the fact that Lessig and Berman have endorsed the same candidate.

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CopyNight Orlando, April 22

The February meeting of CopyNight Orlando will be Tuesday, April 22 (Earth Day!) at 7 pm at Stardust Video & Coffee (1842 E. Winter Park Rd., Orlando). This month is an open topic: whatever participants want to discuss. Learn more … Continue reading

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The brilliance of Flickr Commons and the public domain

Flickr’s The Commons is a really clever initiative. Flickr gets high-value historical content (the kind of stuff that drives the long tail) and some nice publicity. The collections get to bring their content to many new users in a new … Continue reading

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CopyNight Orlando, March 25; plus Document Freedom Day, 3/26

The February meeting of CopyNight Orlando will be Tuesday, March 25 at 7 pm at Stardust Video & Coffee (1842 E. Winter Park Rd., Orlando). This month is an open topic: whatever participants want to discuss. Learn more at copynight.org … Continue reading

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