Archive for the ‘Legal Issues’ Category

Image Watermark Hijacking

By Jonathan Bailey • Mar 9th, 2010 • Category: Articles, Legal Issues

Image Watermark Hijacking involves taking your watermark and overlaying it with another image, covering it up. Here’s how to stop it.



The Ad-Blocker’s Dilemma

By Jonathan Bailey • Mar 8th, 2010 • Category: Articles, Legal Issues

Ad blocking has been in the news in a big way. However, the ethics and legality of it are both unsettled.



When NOT to File a DMCA Notice

By Jonathan Bailey • Jan 13th, 2010 • Category: Articles, DMCA, Legal Issues

The DMCA is a powerful tool, but sometimes it is not the right tool for the job. Here are some examples.



Digging Deeper into the Plurk/Microsoft Plagiarism Case

By Jonathan Bailey • Dec 15th, 2009 • Category: Articles, Legal Issues, News

Plurk recently accused Microsoft of plagiarism in the creation of their MSN Juku product, but what is the full story?



Easy Web Copyright Mistakes Small Businesses Make

By Jonathan Bailey • Dec 4th, 2009 • Category: Articles, Legal Issues

Small business owners, without the aid of large legal teams, often make some easy mistakes when setting up their sites. Here’s some to avoid.



The Firebowl Controversy

By Jonathan Bailey • Nov 5th, 2009 • Category: Articles, Legal Issues, News

Sometimes the question “What is Art” is more than philisophical, it’s also a legal query. As is the case with two makers of firebowls at odds in a Tennessee court.



Draft Fair Syndication Guidelines Unveiled

By Jonathan Bailey • Nov 4th, 2009 • Category: Articles, DMCA, Legal Issues, News

The Fair Syndication Consortium has released its draft guidelines for operation. But how viable are the?



Some Friendly Advice for Second Life Creators

By Jonathan Bailey • Oct 7th, 2009 • Category: Articles, DMCA, Legal Issues

Second Life has a lot to teach content creators on the Web about how to protect their work, but can the Web provide some clues back?



Emailing a DMCA Notice to Linden Lab

By Jonathan Bailey • Oct 6th, 2009 • Category: Articles, DMCA, Legal Issues

Linden Lab, the makers of Second Life, is no stranger to DMCA controversy, but there may be a way to send a notice via email and avoid many of the headaches.



Elaine Scott’s Copyright Folly

By Jonathan Bailey • Oct 2nd, 2009 • Category: Articles, DMCA, Legal Issues, News, Punditry

Elaine Scott is suing Scribd. However, her copyright folly could make it harder for you to protect your own work in the future.