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A look at Creative Commons and European approach to copyright reform

Cash-strapped editor seeks easy creative collaboration online: Me: Law-abiding journalist who takes blurry photos. Looking for illustrative photograph to run alongside article or blog post. Editor at a not-for-profit by day, sometimes producing video for established media brands. You: A … Continue reading

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Oh free Internet, you stupid utopia!

The French legislature passed the Hadopi bill yesterday. According to EU Observer: “French culture minister Frederic Mitterrand cheered the bill’s passage: ‘Artists will remember that we at last had the courage to break with the laissez-faire approach and protect their … Continue reading

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APtly put: Does this wire service have its wires crossed?

Wired has a great infographic and article explaining how AP’s content “protection” system works – or rather, doesn’t. Helpful in general, but a few grafs in the middle have confused me, especially this bit: “Indeed, it is designed to detect … Continue reading

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Quoting the AP: Fuhgetaboutit

Big brother got a kid sister today, and she’ll be watching you closely. The media blogosphere was a-crackin’ today after The Associated Press announced its intent to: “create a news registry that will tag and track all AP content online … Continue reading

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Facebook Terms of Service

This is proof that railing against “the man” (even if he does have the face of a 12-year-old) can make a difference, at least online. And that Internet users who use social networking are not free slave labor. Indeed, massive … Continue reading

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