Understanding the CLASSICS Act
The CLASSICS Act aims to harmonize pre-1972 sound recordings with their more current peers. But will the act do what it promises?
Aggregator vs. Aggregator
Leading Facebook Aggregation company Distractify has filed a lawsuit against its competitor 22 Words, signaling a big change for copyright and the internet.
The Essay Mill Spam Bots of Twitter
Bots are a well-known problem on Twitter. What's less known is that many are pushing essay mill services to students and researchers.
The Dangers of Building Your Business On Someone Else’s Platform
YouTube and Photobucket recently changed their policies and, with it, brought catastrophe to countless creators and businesses.
3 Count
3 Count: Surprise Ending
Judge rules against KindeGuides books, U.S. government investigating Chinese IP infractions and York University vows to appeal Access Copyright ruling.
3 Count: Unsafe Harbors
RIAA argues Spinrilla doesn't qualify for DMCA protection, Sydney man sentenced in pirate DVD case and Sony goes on the warpath over Playstation SDK.
3 Count: Terminated Deadpool
Film studios sued over alleged misuse of visual effects technology, Beyonce can't get Formation lawsuit dismssed yet and Beatles win concert footage case.
Podcast & Video
Interview with Colorado State Academic Integrity Program
Recently, I got the chance to sit down with two Colorado State University and academic integrity tutors to discuss plagiarism in academia.
When Public Domain is Not Public Domain
Imagine being hit with a threat for your own photograph. Now, imagine you had dedicated that image to the public domain. That's what happened to one photog.
Understanding Copyright on YouTube
YouTube's copyright system is both complicated and convoluted, but here's a short breakdown of how it works and how to work within it.
