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Ebooks, Copyright, Piracy

Tim Berry | Posted 06.20.2008 | Business

Read More: Copyright Infringement, Authorship, Copyright, Ted, David Pogue, Software Piracy, Ebook Piracy, Nytimes, Ebooks, Business News

What, if anything, do we do about those big bad companies that sue Internet Robin Hoods and cute college students for giving somebody else's stuff away?

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Copyright Taxes Are Killing Democracy

Max Keiser | Posted 06.12.2008 | Business

Read More: Bill Moyers, Insurrection, Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Lawrence Lessig, Business News

I have a question for Bill Moyers, but before I get to that... America was founded by patriots who were sick and tired of, "taxation without represen...

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The Counterfeit Treaty

James Love | Posted 06.03.2008 | Business

Read More: Civil Liberties, Patriot Act, Copyright, Riaa, Patriot Act Civil Liberties, Acta, Business News

This "patriot act" for intellectual property "crimes" may be one of the late legacies of the Bush Administration.

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Searching for the Art of the Possible in Copyright Reform

Gigi Sohn | Posted 05.21.2008 | Media

Read More: Congress, Lawrence Lessig, Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Media News

After 40 years of uninterrupted strengthening and lengthening of copyright laws, we have before us an opportunity for significant reform, and even baby steps should be encouraged.

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Digital Music and the Free Market

Max Keiser | Posted 04.24.2008 | Business

Read More: Adam Smith, Cartel, Mpaa, Copyright, Riaa, Swedish PIrate Party, Bernanke, Ashley Alexandra Dupre, Amiestreet.com, Digital Music, Record Companies, George Soros, Eliot Spitzer, Marketing, Business News

For years, Madonna pretended to be a vamp to make it big. Dupre is an actual hooker scoring big using the indie music site, aimestreet.com, which charges based on user demand.

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Hollywood's Greed Makes April Fool's Joke Believable

Art Brodsky | Posted 04.02.2008 | Media

Read More: Internet, Copyright, April Fools Day, Media News

If there's anything better than a simple April Fool's prank, it's a more complex one that also has a second act -- a delayed reaction that puts the joke into a larger context or proper perspective.

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Von Furstenberg Sues Target Over "Spotted Frog" Dress

Reuters | Posted 01.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Copyright Infringement, Target, Copyright, Diane Von Furstenberg, Business News

A top fashion designer sued Target Corp on Thursday for copyright infringement and other claims, saying the discount store is selling dresses with a p...

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Funny Numbers in Hollywood? We Are Shocked! Shocked!

Art Brodsky | Posted 01.24.2008 | Media

Read More: Congress, Mpaa, Copyright, Pro-IP Act, Movie Piracy, LEK Study, Piracy, Media News

We need realistic debate about the piracy problem before we let private companies go around trampling the rights of American citizens in the name of protecting one industry.

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Note To Striking Writers -- At Least The Studios Aren't Spying On Them

Art Brodsky | Posted 11.15.2007 | Media

Read More: Writers' Strike, Copyright, Writers Guild of America, Writers Guild of America Strike, Filmmaking, Writers' Strike Opinion, Television, Hollywood Strike, Moviemaking, WGA Strike, Hollywood, Media News

It's not enough that AT&T is employing its spying expertise on all of your telephone calls. Now it's bringing the spying ethic to its Internet network, monitoring everyone's data.

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Another Writers Strike? Why I Have Sympathy...

Erik Lundegaard | Posted 11.14.2007 | Entertainment

Read More: Writers Guild of America, New York Times Company v. Tasini, Writers Guild of America Strike, Copyright, Writers' Strike Opinion, Publishing Rights, Hollywood Strike, Writers' Strike, WGA Strike, Hollywood, Amptp, Freelance Writers Copyright, Entertainment News

No matter what amount writers are being paid, someone, somewhere, is making a whole lot more off of their work. Here's to not getting screwed too badly.

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The Thief Next Door

Dr. R. Keith Sawyer | Posted 11.13.2007 | Business

Read More: Cost of Creative Process, Pirating, IP Laws, Creative Media, Internet Downloading, Copyright, Bootlegging, Media Liscencing, World Intellectual Property Organization, Innovation, P2p File Sharing, File Sharing, Lawrence Lessig, Wipo, Business News

The creative entertainment industry argues that if they don't make money from legal sales, then the creative wellspring will dry up. What's often lost in the legal battles is any awareness of actual research on what might make our society more creative.

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