Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: RIAA: U.S. Copyright Law ‘Isn’t Working’ First off today, at talk yesterday RIAA President Cary Sherman said that modern copyright law, in particular the DMCA, is not working for content creators and that it leaves too many loopholes for middle men…
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: AP and Mannie Garcia, Photographer at Center of Shepard Fairey Case, Drop Claims Against Each Other First off today, in an act that will likely simplify the Shepard Fairey case, Mannie Garcia and the Associated Press have dropped their claims against…
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Massive Judgment In World of Warcraft Copyright Infringement Case First off today, Blizzard, the company behind the popular World of Warcraft roleplaying game, won a major judgment against Scapegaming, a company that Blizzard said was running an unauthorized World of Warcraft…
It is Friday again and that means that it is time for another episode of the Copyright 2.0 Show. With the holiday weekend in the U.S., it was a slow week for copyright news but that doesn’t mean Patrick and I got to rest any. We had several major developments in the U.S. Copyright Group…
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Angle Sends Cease-And-Desist To Reid — For Reposting Her Own Website First off today, Nevada Senate hopeful Sharron Angle has filed a cease and desist against her opponent, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid after the campaign republished archived copies of her…
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Judge In AP-Shepard Fairey Fair Use Suit Suggests Settlement First off today, the Shepard Fairey case has taken a very dark turn for Fairey as the judge in the case has indicated that the Associated Press, who is suing the artist…
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: U.K. Ministers Water Down Copyright Powers First off today, we have more updated on the Digital Economy Bill (or Digital Britain legislation as it is often referred to). It appears that there has been a push recently to weaken one of…
Got any suggestions for the 3 Count. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Judge: ‘HOPE’ Artist Can Switch Lawyers in AP Suit First off today, Shepard Fairey, the much beleagured artist of the Obama “Hope” poster, found himself in court again yesterday. However, this time, he got some good news as he was allowed…
It is Monday again and that means that it is time for another episode of the Copyright 2.0 Show. Is this thing on? It’s been a month since the last show and longer since Patrick was on the show but not we are back and we have the regular crew working. Both me and Patrick…
Got any suggestions for the 3 Count. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: AP to Obama ‘Hope’ Artist’s Lawyers: We’d Like You to Stick Around First off today, as discussed earlier this week, the Shepard Fairey lawsuit took a strange turn when Fairey admitted he misled the Associated Press, who is suing him, and…
