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 as we have the latest on the ACTA negotiations, the Google Book Search settlement, a potential appeal in the iiNet case and an interesting copyright poll from the…
Continue Reading »
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: A Big Victory for F/OSS: Jacobsen v. Katzer is Settled First off today, we have a settlement that is being hailed as a major win for the open source software community. The case of Jacobsen v. Katzer has been settled on…
Continue Reading »
It has been another busy week for copyright news with stories from all over the world and a major case of role reversal.
Continue Reading »
A recent ruling upholding copyleft licenses has been widely heralded by pundits of all stripes. However, few seems to fully appreciate how bad things could have been for copyleft if things had turned out differently.
Continue Reading »
Creative Commons recently started adding seals to some of their “more free” licenses indicating that they are compatible with free culture works, including Wikipedia and similar sites.
Continue Reading »
It is a very special episode of the WordPress Podcast as Charles and I are joined by three guests as we go through the changes in 2.5 and what it means for end users.
Continue Reading »
It is time for another episode of the WordPress podcast but, this time, the tables are turned on me as I sit in the interviewee chair and get asked about content theft issues.
Continue Reading »
Episode 33 of the WordPress Podcast is now live! Be sure to give it a listen as Charles and I struggle to get caught up on about 2 months worth of news.
Continue Reading »
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,…
Continue Reading »