Copyright

A copyright gives the creator of an original work exclusive rights to that work for a certain period of time. This is intended to protect and promote inventors and artists so that they may receive direct and indirect benefits from their creative or intellectual work. For example, the copyright on Mickey Mouse restricts others from creating derivative works based on his distinctive form and manner for their own profit; anyone not licensed by Disney to sell products or designs featuring Mickey can not make money using that copyrighted mouse.

With the advent of the Internet, the issue of copyright came to the fore as permissions were no longer as easily protected. With file and music sharing, digital media, self-publishing, and a massive increase in publicly-accessible information, tracking down and prosecuting the violators of a specific copyright became infinitely more difficult; legal policies to counteract piracy and unfair use on the Internet began to be enacted.

In response to this, a debate over the redefinition of copyright, and of its necessity, spread throughout the online community. The advent of the Creative Commons, the creation of wikis, and the public, license-free release of creative works indicates a shift in consciousness toward a greater freedom of information; yet, the debate over how creators should be reimbursed, and how they can protect their works from unauthorized modification, will continue for some time to come.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Copyright”

• The kind of police state we like

  
  An Onymous Lefty — Authority: 519
  Conservatives are supposed to be wary of Big Government, right? Then why are they not up in arms over this , from Britain’s now decidedly right-wing “Labour” government? The British government has brought down its long-awaited Digital Economy Bill, and it’s perfectly useless and terrible. It consists almost ...
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• Tikatok profts from your child’s unpaid labour

  
  Stilgherrian — Authority: 462
  “Always read the fine print,” we’re told. Too bloody right when it comes to scummy websites like Titatok . Watch out, kids, they’re stealing your creativity! On the surface it looks pleasant enough. Smiling kiddies, pastel colours and the chance to share your child’s creativity with friends and family. ...
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• Is it illegal to watch New Moon free online?

  
  The Hollywood Reporter | Esq. | Entertainment and Media Law — Authority: 626
  By Eriq Gardner We were as surprised as everyone to see "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" rake in an estimated $140.7 million in its opening weekend. Summit Entertainment has apparently dodged blood-sucking online pirated versions of the film. The Chicago...
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• Internet: A threat to government or the other way around? (Part 4)

  
  ZDNet Government — Authority: 130
  Justice systems around the world have been turned upside down over the past several years because of the Internet. The basic sets of laws, often founded on a nations constitution, are being used in ways that forefathers never anticipated or envisioned.
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• Disney: “No Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep Downloads”

  
  Sankaku Complex — Authority: 637
  Disney has apparently ruled out online distribution of its upcoming Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep on “copyright grounds,” a decision which certainly comes as a blow to Sony’s ill-received PSP Go … A visitor to a recent PlayStation promotional event claims to have been told there would be no PSN ...
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• Stopping the ACTA Juggernaut

  
  Privacy Digest — Authority: 435
  Stopping the ACTA Juggernaut : Via EFF.org Updates . The ACTA juggernaut continues to roll ahead, despite public indignation about an agreement supposedly about counterfeiting that has turned into a regime for global Internet regulation. The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has already ...
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• UK Alert: Stop the Pirate-Finder General!

  
  Privacy Digest — Authority: 435
  UK Alert: Stop the Pirate-Finder General! : Via EFF.org Updates . In the UK, the Labour administrations impatience to pass its "Digital Economy" agenda risks throwing balanced, deliberate reform of copyright law utterly out of the window. With no warning or consultation, the draft Digital Economy bill now includes a ...
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• Try to keep in step

  
  YesBut's Images — Authority: 144
  Click on thumbnail to visit B&W Gallery Posted in Art, B&W photography, Copyright © All text and images by YesBut, Digital art, Digital photography, foto, fotos, humour, internet, Life, London, music, Nikon D40, people, photo, photo blog, photoblog, Photography, photos, pictures, Street Art, street ...
  6 hours ago

• Adventures In Copyright: A Rose By Any Other Name

  
  Fashionista — Authority: 688
  Dear Fashionista, I thought you guys might want to take a look at this copy of Valentinos Rose Bag by some company called Big Buddha that I found on Piperlime. Not that it looks even close to as lovely, but its blatant. Plus it was even a Rachel Zoe pick. I die. Do you think it will end up in her "Alternate ...
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• The Consequences of Movie Piracy

  
  The Copyright Alliance Blog — Authority: 417
  There remains a stubbornness out there among some Internet users, a sense of entitlement to enjoying someone else’s creativity without payment to the creator. In this Chicago Sun-Times story by Kara Spak , Ms. Spak quotes a student at the U. of Illinois at Chicago who enjoys watching unauthorized and infringing ...
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• Copyright Czar Vote Heads To Senate

  
  Business Opportunities Weblog — Authority: 446
  The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved Victoria Espinel’s nomination, paving the way for a full Senate vote to confirm the nation’s first copyright czar, reports Wired . No Senate vote date was set immediately for a nominee who was applauded by both the “copyleft” and the “copyright.” ...
  7 hours ago

• Via Geoffrey Philp – Copyrights and Wrongs

  
  Scavella's Blogsphere — Authority: 100
  Geoffrey Philp has a cautionary tale on the dangers of unregistered creative property: … a few years ago, my son and I were walking through Blockbuster and we saw this movie, XYZ, that was set on a Caribbean island, so we decided to rent it. As we settled back in our seats, a sickening feeling overcame me. ...
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• Finding The Next Million Dollar Idea

  
  Free Internet Marketing Information — Authority: 162
  There are thousands and thousands of million dollar ideas out there. Sadly many of them never see the light of day. However, how can you find these ideas, and more importantly, how can you capitalize on them? The first thing to do is to research the idea. Obviously keep your cards close to your chest and don?t tell ...
  9 hours ago

• More on the “secret copyright treaty”

  
  LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION — Authority: 137
  Is it really that bad?  Last March I took a quick look at what some of the anti’s were saying, and focused mainly on the question of whether the treaty was properly classified.  I didn’t line up, exactly, behind Cory Doctorow, the EFF and friends (I usually don’t, at least not on copyright), but I [...]
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• Associated Press scans Sarah Palin’s book

  
  TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home — Authority: 655
  As long-time readers of this blog are probably aware, the Associated Press has caused a bit of controversy lately involving people ostensibly violating its copyright by copying and pasting too much text out of its stories. It has also been involved in the separate kerfuffle over Google and other news aggregators ...
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• You know what they say- very true, very true

  
  YesBut's Images — Authority: 144
  Click on thumbnail to view B&W Gallery Posted in Art, B&W photography, Copyright © All text and images by YesBut, Digital art, Digital photography, foto, fotos, humour, internet, Life, London, Nikon D40, people, photo, photo blog, photoblog, Photography, photos, pictures, Street Art, street photography ...
  10 hours ago

• Links for November 22nd through November 23rd

  
  Infovore — Authority: 421
  Digital economy bill: A punishing future | Comment is free | The Guardian "It boils Digital Britain down to three Ms – media, music and movies – myopically ignoring the pioneers of new technology, and ? showing a blind spot for all creativity outside the so-called creative industries… Instead of empowering ...
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• Was the Digital Economy Bill Consultation a Whitewash?

  
  Computer & Internet - computer-internet.marc8.com — Authority: 167
  Last week, details finally emerged concerning the Digital Economy Bill. In a nutshell, the bill aims to turn elements of Lord Carter’s Digital Britain report into law. Internet users will face being monitored by the music and movie industries, and their ISPs forced to pass on infringement notices based on rights ...
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• Was the Digital Economy Bill Consultation a Whitewash?

  
  TorrentFreak — Authority: 731
  Last week, details finally emerged concerning the Digital Economy Bill. In a nutshell, the bill aims to turn elements of Lord Carter’s Digital Britain report into law. Internet users will face being monitored by the music and movie industries, and their ISPs forced to pass on infringement notices based on rights ...
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• Using eMachine 627-5279 while We are Working

  
  Technology Info — Authority: 159
  Nowadays, we really need to work fast in order not to be complained by their clients. We have to type many documents and then browse information through the Internet. It makes us really busy with the works. We should have a notebook that has good qualities but its cost is very cheap.Notebook eMachine 627-5279 is ...
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