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New Text-to-Audio Function “Kindles” a Copyright Controversy
Amazon has recently introduced a newer, spiffier version of their wireless reading device, the Kindle. For those of you unfamiliar with this device, it is an electronic book reader that allows you to… more →
JETLawBlog: The Official Blog of the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law
Derivative Works are awesome. Warner music group? Not so much.
Phil wrote 2 days ago: From Wired’s blog: Keyboard cat, the posthumously famous feline formerly known as “Fatso,” is … more →
What is plagiarism?
weavercat wrote 4 weeks ago: Plagiarism is broadly defined as ”presenting someone else’s ideas or work without acknowledging the … more →
Define and discuss plagiarism
weavercat wrote 4 weeks ago: Define and discuss plagiarism Students often come to university without clearly understanding the co … more →
Does Amazon's Kindle 2 audio function infringe an author's copyright?
askinnerlopata wrote 4 months ago: As has been reported elsewhere, the Author’s Guild claims that the Kindle 2 audio reader funct … more →
New Text-to-Audio Function “Kindles” a Copyright Controversy
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jetl wrote 5 months ago: Amazon has recently introduced a newer, spiffier version of their wireless reading device, the Kindl … more →
Watchmen Settlement Reached, But the Fight Could Have Easily Been Avoided
jetl wrote 6 months ago: After a nasty public battle between media giants Warner Brothers and 20th Century Fox, comic book fa … more →
Copyright Horrors: Spielberg Sued
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jetl wrote 10 months ago: Nearly seventeen months after the release of Steven Spielberg’s Disturbia, the estate of Sheldon Ab … more →
Redefining Fair Use and Copyright Law?
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jetl wrote 10 months ago: Yesterday afternoon Judge Patterson of the Southern District of New York ruled that Steven Vander Ar … more →
DOAJ: Continued Growth (plus a Creative Commons bonus)
greyson wrote 10 months ago: Over at the Imaginary Journal of Poetic Economics, librarian Heather Morrison has been tracking the … more →
Mixing Songs
Hexadecimal wrote 1 year ago: I did a lot of mashing over the past few days. I found a few of Motown acappellas on teh intrawebz, … more →
Is IP a natural right?
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Will wrote 1 year ago: At our last meeting we discussed the history of copyright law and the difference between intellectua … more →
Harry Potter Meets Castle Rock
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marcorandazza wrote 1 year ago: J.K. Rowling – Worst British Export Since Rick Astley. What do you think? … more →
Beatrix Potter is A) Boring B) Dead C) In the Public Domain
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Chris wrote 1 year ago: THE TALE OF BENJAMIN BUNNY BY BEATRIX POTTER AUTHOR OF “THE TAIL OF PETER RABBIT, … more →
Supplemental Reading: Don Post Studios v. Cinema Secrets
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marcorandazza wrote 1 year ago: Pull and review Don Post Studios v. Cinema Secrets, Inc. 124 F.Supp.2d 311 (E.D. Pa. 2000). You will … more →
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