Wired just posted about yet another DOJ appointment having come straight from the RIAA legal halls. That’s FIVE RIAA appointments. I am struggling – incredibly hard – to reconcile this trend in DOJ appointments with an administration that paints itself as forward-thinking and technically savvy. The current U.S. copyright and IP laws are subsidizing broken […]
Erth Chronicles
Just stumbled on an interesting site, Erth Chronicles, where Richard (James Johnson) is allowing artists to submit their original works for posting on the site. He’s the author behind the Erth Chronicles fiction (Book I, The Enemy’s Son, is available for purchase now), and he’s inviting artists to submit their works to him for posting […]
Scribd v. Rowling
Techcrunch is reporting J.K. Rowling’s latest lawsuit, this time against Scribd.com. Apparently some Scribd users have been uploading illegal copies of Rowling’s works, which is, clearly, not right. Suing Scribd, however, doesn’t seem like the appropriate response, either. DMCA/safe harbor would appear to apply, meaning Rowling should be going after the users who have uploaded […]
ACTA Apparently Fit For Everyone Except the American Public
First, thanks to Techdirt for not letting this issue die. Here’s another post underscoring the bizarre approach the U.S. Government is taking in working through a new treaty meant to deal with issues involving copyright and intellectual property (ACTA). Essentially 27 other countries and countless individuals from several industries are privy to treaty discussions and […]
twitter + Creative Commons = tweetCC
I’m noticing more and more blogs publishing under CC, and now there’s a CC answer for twitter! tweetCC gives you an easy-to-configure mechanism for automatically publishing your tweets under a CC license of your choosing.