Entries from ©ollectanea tagged with 'copyright reform'
Scattering thought across the Web
It's funny how things connect up. Since I returned home from the CIP annual Symposium on UMUC's campus, I've been reading the copyright news with little enthusiasm. I see important things going on (like the brewing ACTA storm), but I...
Communia -- new EU public domain project
Peter Suber, Open Access News reports that the EU has just provided 1M euros in funding for a project to explore issues related to the public domain in a digital age. One million euros! That is a lot of money....
Creative Commons nets first lawsuit
A personal injury lawyer has named Creative Commons in a lawsuit, charging that its license that permits commercial uses fails to adequately specify that the license does not entitle uses that might violate other laws, such as those protecting privacy...
Pam Samuelson's "Preliminary Thoughts" on copyright reform is a great framework document
I've just finished reading Pam Samuelson's initial thoughts on overhauling copyright law, linked from Boing Boing, Boing Boing: Proposal to reboot and de-cruft US Copyright Law. This is a very good framework document, easy to read (sort of like the...
What publishing can learn from the iPhone
Are you anticipating the launch of the iPhone in two days? Are you at this moment in a line to buy one? You could be. You probably aren't. But if things go even a little bit like everyone is predicting...
Jonathan Lethem Celebrates How Culture Builds on Itself
This short article is just brimming with ideas about how an author can better integrate his or her creative works into the flow of creationCopy This Book — Jonathan Lethem on Life as a Copyfighter -. Although I think there's...
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