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Copyright Fair Use and How it Works for Online Images

You’ve heard the adage that a picture is worth a thousand words, but when that picture is protected by copyright, the picture is only more

Copyright info and examples

File Sharing Approved As An Official Religion In Sweden

After a year of bureaucratic struggles, the Missionary Church of Kopimism is now an official religion in Sweden, enjoying the constitutional more

Just a Reminder...

A word of warning:
Expecting that nobody will notice if you make use of an image that you just take without permission is foolish, tools more

Give Credit Where Credit Is Due

"The Internet is vast, vast, vast. And original sources are often impossible to find. I get that. As a blogger, I’ve come across dozens of more

If you are worried about your images?

Although the usage of images on the web can be a touchy subject, we all need to be responsible in that if we are worried about other's using more

Creepy Steve Jobs Doll Nixed by Apple Lawyers

well, that didn't take long. tho, it's still available for order at the manufacturer's website: http://inicons.com/

What RIAA Won’t Tell You.. Who is Abusing Trust & Misusing ...

What the RIAA Won’t Tell You
The CEO of the RIAA who penned this opinion piece won’t tell you that: 1) the Congressional sponsors of more

Video game industry still supports SOPA, despite reports

Despite a flurry of reports suggesting that the world’s largest video game companies have dropped their support for the controversial Stop more

Anti-Piracy Group Caught Pirating Song For Anti-Piracy Ad

... Corruption Scandal Erupts In Response

Sugarhill Gang Fights to Get Their Name Back

The hip hop pioneers document their 30-year battle with the record industry in new film.

Where to Submit your Copyright Registration

Canada: online to the Copyright Office, Canadian Intellectual Property Office Web site
http://www.cipo.ic.gc.ca (fee Can $50) more

Latest Siri hack for earlier jailbroken devices still complex; of iffy legality

Data is in the wrong hands

From the title, you would think this article is about theft, and you would be right. My friend Carolyn's take on copyright and patent more

Universal Music Takes Down 50 Cent's Official YouTube Video

Remember how the music labels like to say that everything they do is for the sake of the artists on their label? Yeah. Then remember how more

File-sharing recognized as a religion in Sweden

Finally file-sharing is a religion, atleast in Sweden, the thing with file-sharing is that its not illegal itself but of course sharing more

What is the ‘real’ Value of Music in the World of Digital ...

TMV had the privilege of being specially invited to the inaugural PRS/TIGA summit at British Music House in London on 14th October 2011. more

Legalize It! Switzerland Says Downloading for Personal Use Is OK

While France keeps intensifying its anti-piracy clampdown, Switzerland keeps moving in the opposite direction. Ahead of the weekend, the more

Viacom gets another shot in court against YouTube

In one of the most important court cases facing Web entertainment, Viacom, parent company of MTV, Paramount Pictures, and Comedy Central, more

RIAA chief: Copyright bills won't kill the Internet

Editor's note: This is a guest column. It is a rebuttal to an October 31 column written by Molly Wood, a CNET editor.
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