Category Archives: Copyright

TED.com – Defend our freedom to share (or why SOPA is a bad idea)

Clay Shirky deliv­ers a clear and cogent his­tory and expla­na­tion of PIPA/SOPA, walk­ing through through both the intent and what the ram­i­fi­ca­tions of the bill and how it changes the entire legal sys­tem under which web­sites operate.

January 19, 2012 – 5:38 pm | By Justin Yost | Posted in Art, Copyright, Culture, Politics, Quick Posts, Social Media, Technology | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

Electronic Frontier Foundation – The Internet at its Best

EFF high­lights some of the largest sites that par­tic­i­pated in the SOPA/PIPA blackout.

January 19, 2012 – 5:32 pm | By Justin Yost | Posted in Copyright, Politics, Quick Posts, Technology | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

O’Reilly Radar – The President’s challenge

The idea that we’ll be able to go back in time and make it harder for peo­ple to get dig­i­tal information/media/anything is just wrong.

January 16, 2012 – 11:25 pm | By Justin Yost | Posted in Business, Copyright, Economics, Politics, Quick Posts, Security, Technology, User Experience | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

Ars Technica – Sanctioned: P2P lawyer fined $10,000 for “staggering chutzpah”

Seri­ously stu­pid and uneth­i­cal moves by this lawyer.

September 10, 2011 – 3:07 pm | By Justin Yost | Posted in Copyright, Quick Posts | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off

Electronic Frontier Foundation – Open WiFi and Liability for Copyright Infringement: Setting the Record Straight

The line about “online debates” had me giggling.

August 19, 2011 – 1:13 am | By Justin Yost | Posted in Copyright, Quick Posts, Security, Technology | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off

TorrentFreak – Why Is It Rocket Science That Laws Should Apply Online Too?

Why indeed?

April 2, 2011 – 4:07 pm | By Justin Yost | Posted in Communication, Copyright, Politics, Technology | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off

CrunchGear – Record Industry: Limewire Could Owe $75 Trillion – Judge: “Absurd”

The judge has exactly the right idea, absurd indeed.

March 24, 2011 – 9:44 pm | By Justin Yost | Posted in Copyright, Economics, Quick Posts | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off