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 […]
Making of Gallidon, Part 3 – Licensing
I think the most challenging aspect to getting Runes of Gallidon off the ground was the daunting task of creating the legal foundation necessary to allow the creative community to share each other’s ideas and intellectual property without breaking copyright laws. It didn’t take long to figure out that our “open source” approach to content […]