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Tag Archives: copyright
RIAA and MPAA hijack the border (or someone like them)
Cyberion, at Tazzu, posted a link to the Vancouver Province story on the threatened border checks (ACTA) on the legitimacy of electronic media. (Cyberion’s post) I had some rather strong feelings, and ranted the following: This is one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Liberties, Information Technology, Intellectual Property
Tagged ACTA, Civil Liberties, copyfight, copyright, DMCA, MPAA, RIAA
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Fair Play and Griefing in Second Life
Terra Nova has an interesting piece on the issue of fair play in virtual worlds. I think the question is whether “griefing” could be considered infringement to fair play, which implies that fair play exists as a principle, and infers … Continue reading
Ford gets confused and shoots itself in the foot
So Ford Motor Company is a little bit confused. They are claiming some form of intellectual property in photographs of specific Ford Mustangs. Not in the abstract image of the iconic car, but in the photographs taken by enthusiastic owners … Continue reading
Posted in Business Law, Intellectual Property
Tagged black mustang club, copyright, ford, ford motor company, Intellectual Property, licensing, mustang, trademark
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EULAs aren’t all bad
End-User License Agreements aren’t all bad. They are necessary for interration – that incorporation-like thing for virtual worlds that Castronova talks about – in order to set out and delimit the game space. It is when they violate Castronova’s closed/open … Continue reading
Cry Havoc! and let slip the dogs of Copyfight!
Not discussing the latest Canadian copyright reform bill, or the Canadian DMCA as it has been touted, to kick off weblawg.net would be like Han Solo ignoring his friend in need barreling down the trench of a moon-sized space station. … Continue reading
Posted in Communications, Information Technology, Intellectual Property
Tagged copyfight, copyleft, copyright, copyright reform
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