Tag Archives: copyright

Jeff Tweedy (of Wilco) on Piracy

Posted on 7/1/2009 by chris

From an interview with Jeff Tweedy in NYT Magazine: Q: Although “Wilco (The Album)” was released on Tuesday, you streamed the songs free online in May after they surfaced illegally on the Internet. Wilco: As a musician, I don’t want … Continue reading →

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Facebook TOS and Digital Sharecropping

Posted on 2/20/2009 by chris

The real lesson to be learned from the recent Facebook Terms of Service Change (and reversal) is that people have too much time on their hands… and a lot of that comes from not paying attention in the first place. … Continue reading →

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Some Good Copyright News

Posted on 7/24/2007 by chris

With all the bad decisions and changes making incoherent copyright law even worse, it’s nice to see a bit of good news: UK Rejects Copyright Extension. I stand by what I’ve said before… copyright should be very simple: 14 years … Continue reading →

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Stop Worrying About Copyright

Posted on 12/19/2006 by chris

Nothing particularly earthshaking in this Forbes article about the exaggerated demise of the printed book except that it’s one of the few pieces on this subject in a mainstream media source that points to the much more important– and often … Continue reading →

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Ridiculous Book, Ridiculous Case

Posted on 3/14/2006 by chris

More on authors trying to assert copyright on historical “fact” vis a vis the DaVinci Code. Am I the only one that finds this sickly funny? The authors of Holy Blood, Holy Grail are just trying to have their cake … Continue reading →

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