Creative Commons has introduced a new tool to mark works that have lapsed into the public domain and has already secured a major user.
Tag Archive: Creative-Commons
3 Count: CBC CC See?
IRMA failed to enforce three strikes in Ireland, the CBC ditches Creative Commons and Fox News may suffer a setback in a lawsuit.
Review: Xpert Creative Commons Image Search Tool
Recently, the CC Organization highlighted a new tool to make adding CC-licensed works to your site easier than ever. How does it stack up?
OpenCamp Dallas 2010 Recap
I’ve made it back from OpenCamp 2010 in one piece and here is a brief report on what I saw.
3 Count: Economics Fail
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: RIAA’s Losing Gamble: Spends $63M For Copyright Suits First off today, reports are coming in that, over the past few years, the RIAA spent an estimates $63 million on attorneys and only recouped about $1.4 million in settlements and judgements. Many…
3 Count: Men at Play
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Men At Work Ordered to Pay Song Royalties The Australian group Men at Work, which was recently sued by Larrikin Music, the owners of the copyright to “Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree” have escaped their copyright case relatively lightly….
Copyright 2.0 Show – Episode 158
It is Friday again and that means that it is time for another episode of the Copyright 2.0 Show. It was a week of controversy in the copyright world with a letter from ASCAP sparking a war of words between the organization and various copyleft groups. Likewise, a debate between a Canadian Minister turned ugly…
3 Count: Dazed and Confused
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Copyright War Escalates With NMPA Joining ASCAPs Attack on Free Culture First off today, a letter from American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) to its 300,000+ member artists has stirred controversy by claiming they need money to fight enemies…
3 Count: 37 Dollars
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: LimeWire Gets at Least Two-Week Reprieve First off today, LimeWire may still be alive, but most likely not for very long. Following a summary judgement against it in its lawsuit with the RIAA and the label’s request for an injunction against…
Searching for and Rewarding Legitimate Reuses
There’s more to protecting copyright than stopping bad behavior, sometimes it pays to reward the good as well.
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