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 with updates to many of the biggest ongoing copyright cases, including one that looks like it might be speeding to a very quick conclusion and another that may…
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Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Stewart Rules: Novell Wins! CASE CLOSED! First off today, SCO’s legal campaign against Linux is, for all practical purposes, over. The judge in the SCO’s case against Novell has ruled that the case be closed. SCO famously claimed that Linux was…
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Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: SCO loses again: Jury Says Novell Owns UNIX SVRX Copyrights First off today, SCO’s legal campaign against Linux may finally be coming to an end. The company lost a critical court case that found the copyright in UNIX code had stayed…
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Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: High Court Finds Newzbin Liable For Copyright Infringement First off today, Usenet search service Newzbin was found liable for copyright infringement in a London courtroom yesterday. The company, which had brought in over £1 million ($1.5 million) in 2009, did not…
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As 2009 draws to a close, we take a look at some of the biggest copyright stories from the past decade.
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Got any suggestions for the 3 Count. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Pirate Bay Appeals Postponed Until Next Year First off today, if you were excited about the upcoming Pirate Bay appeal, it looks like you will have to wait until sometime next year, possibly as late as summer. The appeals trial has…
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Got any suggestions for the 3 Count. Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: It’s Baaaack … Appeals Court Resurrects SCO Lawsuit First off today, we have a zombie infestation. The SCO/Novell case has been brought back from the dead and with it may come SCO’s case against IBM and other parties using Linux. Years…
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It was yet another wild week for copyright news with the RIAA taking a hit in court, Radiohead turning around on the free model and even more news from Madonna and Yoko Ono among many others.
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I want to be clear before I begin that this article is not an attack on open source, copyleft or any of the products listed. Rather, it is an exploration of the role trademark will play in the future of copyleft and intellectual property in general. What do the following have in common: Ubuntu, Firefox,…
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Where do the weekends go? Already is it another Monday and that means it is time for another episode of the Copyright 2.0 Show. As usual, the show brings you yet another collection of copyright news stories, views and abuse as brought to you by myself and Chris Matthieu, the founder of Numly. All totaled,…
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