Though many understand how the DMCA is designed to function when it comes to removing infringing works, few have any idea what happens after a notice has been submitted. It is time to change that.

Sometimes it is wise to take a moment and go back over some of the basics, both to serve as a refresher for those who have read the site for a long time and as an aid to new readers.

Michigan attorney Carol Ruth Shepherd points, in a recent article, highlights some of the dangers of using the DMCA to remove allegedly infringing work and analyzes several issues citizens may face when protecting their works online.

Artists and photographers, tired of rampant infringement of their work on PhotoBucket, are circulating a petition to push the service to change some of its practices.

Considering that my predictions for 2007 fell somewhere between “mixed” and “unmitigated disaster” I am almost loathe to try again. However, in the spirit of the season, I almost can not control myself.
So, with that in mind, I’m taking a look at the year ahead with seven new predictions about what is in store for [...]

It was this time last year that I began to compile my list of predictions for content theft and plagiarism in the new year. Invariably, some of the predictions were right, others were wrong and some split the difference.
So, before I look forward into 2008, I want to take a moment and look back over [...]

First off, Happy New Year’s Eve! It has been one heck of a year and this one is closing out with a bang, though perhaps not literally.
Since this year ends on a Monday, that means it is time for another episode of the Copyright 2.0 Show, the final one for 2007.
As usual, I sat [...]

First off, to those who are celebrating, Happy Christmas Eve! I hope that you are having a wonderful holiday and enjoying the time away from work.
However, holiday aside, it is still Monday and, as usual, that means it is time for another episode of the Copyright 2.0 Show. Thanks to an extreme sense of dedication, [...]

I had to cut this week’s linkroll a bit short. Due to the holidays Chris and I had to record the podcast on Thursday night rather than, as usual, on Sunday. As such, this week’s linkroll only represents four or five days of stories.
Still, there was a great deal going on and a lot [...]

Since yestserday’s post about offloading images and multimedia to mitigate against false DMCA notices has generated some unexpected interest on the topic, I wanted to take a few moments and look at the companies I’ve worked with and discuss why I use the services that I do.
I also want to open up the floor for [...]