Copyfraud is the book club selection this month at Techdirt.
Author Archives: Jason Mazzone
Podcast: Pensando el Derecho
April 2, 2012 – 3:57 pm
Discussion of Copyfraud with Hiram Meléndez Juarbe of the University of Puerto Rico.
Infringement vs. Theft
April 1, 2012 – 3:55 pm
Matthew Ingram explains Why it’s wrong to call copyright infringement “theft.”
Christopher Sprigman reviews Copyfraud
April 1, 2012 – 3:51 pm
At JOTWELL, Christopher Sprigman (University of Virginia) has posted a review of Copyfraud entitled Law in the Books vs. Law in the World. Sprigman writes: The copyright law on the books is not the copyright law we have out in the world. The rights of copyright owners are both broad and relatively clear, and the […]
Surprisingly Free Podcast: Copyfraud Edition
April 1, 2012 – 3:47 pm
Jerry Brito and Jason Mazzone discuss Copyfraud on the Surprisingly Free podcast.
Paying for Fair Use: Super Bowl Edition
February 9, 2012 – 9:34 am
Honda’s Super Bowl ad parodying Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is very likely protected by fair use. Nonetheless, Honda “licensed the concept” from Paramount.
Overreaching: White House Edition
February 8, 2012 – 9:22 am
Works of the U.S. government are in the public domain. Yet this notice accompanies White House photographs posted at flickr: “This official White House photograph is being made available only for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way […]
SOPA Moves North
February 7, 2012 – 9:17 am
The Toronto Star reports on SOPA-like provisions making their way into copyright legislation under consideration in Canada.
Retrieving Files from Megaupload
February 6, 2012 – 9:05 am
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has launched an effort to help lawful users of Megaupload retrieve their files.
Disappearing Games
February 5, 2012 – 12:04 pm
UBISOFT (makers of Myst and many other games) has adopted a policy of only authorizing one installation. Period. This wasn’t clear to a number of customers who changed machines, reinstalled operating systems, or changed video cards and found that the game they “purchased” disappeared.