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Advice for Jammie Thomas-Rasset

Rick Carnes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Copyright Infringement, Songwriters Guild of America, Free Culture, Jammie Thomas-Rasset, P2p, File Sharing, Riaa, Technology News
Rick Carnes

The jury in the latest trial of illegal file sharer Jammie Thomas-Rasset has awarded the plantiffs, Capitol records et al., an award of 1.5 million do...

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Slowed-Down Bieber: A Glacial Victory for Fair Use

Jason Sigal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Creative Commons, Copyright, Copyright Law, Music Industry, Music, Lawrence Lessig, Fair Use, Justin Bieber, Free Culture, Twitter, Arts News
Jason Sigal

Multiple major labels have lent their support to a hugely popular (and quite excellent) 800%-slower remix of Justin Beiber's song "U Smile." This, despite the fact that it is arguably a copyright infringement.

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A Promotion for Progress: Seeking the Third Way for Copyright

Christina Gagnier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Copyright Infringement, Law, Free Culture, Nancy-Gertner, Intellectual Property, Mpaa, Piracy, Copyright, Copyright Law, Reform, Joel Tenenbaum, Riaa, Technology News
Christina Gagnier

A week ago, the damages award heard around the copyright world came with United States District Court Judge Nancy Gertner's decision to slash the dama...

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Sita Sings the Blues: A Vibrant Ramayana Retelling with Humor and Pathos

Alex Remington | Posted 01.25.2010

Read More: Movie Reviews, Free Culture, Nina Paley, Sanskrit, Hindi, Lawrence Lessig, Sita Sings the Blues, Movies, Ramayana, Flash, Dvd Reviews, Entertainment News
Alex Remington

Cartoonist Nina Paley spent six years making Sita Sings the Blues, a tragic love story about a prince named Rama who suspects his wife Sita has been unfaithful.

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How the Commoners Built a Digital Republic of Their Own

David Bollier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Copyright Law, Free Culture, Free Software, Creative Commons, Internet, Media News
David Bollier

An open culture, a sharing economy and a digital republic: the foundations for this new world actually matured during the nightmarish Bush years, beneath its contemptuous gaze.

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