Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Crown Copyright switches to Creative Commons First off today, the UK Crown Copyright, which holds copyright in all works created by the government, has phased out a click-use license, which allowed anyone to use the content if they agreed to a…
Monthly Archives: March 2010
The Ad-Blocker’s Dilemma
Ad blocking has been in the news in a big way. However, the ethics and legality of it are both unsettled.
3 Count: Avatar Copied?
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Case against Avatar dismissed First off today, Zhou Shaomou, an amateur science fiction author from China, had a lawsuit of his against James Cameron dismissed. The author accused Cameron of plagiarizing his hit movie Avatar from his 1997 work “The Legend…
Copyright 2.0 Show – Episode 142
It is Friday again and that means that it is time for another episode of the Copyright 2.0 Show. It was a busy week for copyright news but the big story this week was something of a rarity, the Supreme Court handing down a ruling in a copyright case. Even more important, it is a…
3 Count: Final Days
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Viacom vs. Google Court Fight Heats Up First off today, the Viacom/YouTube lawsuit may be coming to a head. Both sides have filed papers indicating their plans to seek a summary judgement, asking the judge to rule on the case without…
The Nick Simmons Plagiarism Scandal
Over the past few weeks, the plagiarism accusations against Nick Simmons have been the talk of the comic book world, but do they hold up?
3 Count: RIP RealDVD
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: RealNetworks and Movie Studios Settle Lawsuit Over DVD Copying First off today, in a rather stunning turn of events, Real Networks has settled its case with the various movie studios that sued it over its RealDVD product. Under the settlement, Real…
DMCA Takedown 101
If you’ve ever wonrdered about the DMCA Safe Harbor provisions (notice and takedown), here is all you could ever want to learn about it.
3 Count: Dark Days
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: US Top Court Sides with Publishers on $18M Deal First off today, the Supreme Court has unanimously overturned an appeals court ruling throwing out a settlement between authors and newspapers,allowing the deal to go through. The sides struck an $18M settlement…
Monthly Archives: March 2010
3 Count: Deja Vued
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Crown Copyright switches to Creative Commons First off today, the UK Crown Copyright, which holds copyright in all works created by the government, has phased out a click-use license, which allowed anyone to use the content if they agreed to a…
The Ad-Blocker’s Dilemma
Ad blocking has been in the news in a big way. However, the ethics and legality of it are both unsettled.
3 Count: Avatar Copied?
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Case against Avatar dismissed First off today, Zhou Shaomou, an amateur science fiction author from China, had a lawsuit of his against James Cameron dismissed. The author accused Cameron of plagiarizing his hit movie Avatar from his 1997 work “The Legend…
Copyright 2.0 Show – Episode 142
It is Friday again and that means that it is time for another episode of the Copyright 2.0 Show. It was a busy week for copyright news but the big story this week was something of a rarity, the Supreme Court handing down a ruling in a copyright case. Even more important, it is a…
3 Count: Final Days
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Viacom vs. Google Court Fight Heats Up First off today, the Viacom/YouTube lawsuit may be coming to a head. Both sides have filed papers indicating their plans to seek a summary judgement, asking the judge to rule on the case without…
The Nick Simmons Plagiarism Scandal
Over the past few weeks, the plagiarism accusations against Nick Simmons have been the talk of the comic book world, but do they hold up?
3 Count: RIP RealDVD
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: RealNetworks and Movie Studios Settle Lawsuit Over DVD Copying First off today, in a rather stunning turn of events, Real Networks has settled its case with the various movie studios that sued it over its RealDVD product. Under the settlement, Real…
DMCA Takedown 101
If you’ve ever wonrdered about the DMCA Safe Harbor provisions (notice and takedown), here is all you could ever want to learn about it.
3 Count: Dark Days
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: US Top Court Sides with Publishers on $18M Deal First off today, the Supreme Court has unanimously overturned an appeals court ruling throwing out a settlement between authors and newspapers,allowing the deal to go through. The sides struck an $18M settlement…
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