Block SOPA
Friday, November 11th, 2011Terrible law is terrible law. I have written my congress creatures. Please write yours and protest this terrible law. PROTECT IP Act Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo.
Explaining Fair Use
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008I am not opposed to creators making money with copyright by any means, but I am very much in favor of creators respecting fair use as part of the trade off. What is fair use you ask? This video explains it nicely.
Letting Go
Sunday, December 16th, 2007There has been another copyright hubbub this week with a photographer, Lane Hartwell, had one or her photos appear in a parody video that got to be popular. She got mad, asked them to remove it, when they were flip with her she got a lawyer and filed a “notice and takedown” under the DMCA [...]
New Copyright Criminals: Christmas Carolers
Monday, December 10th, 2007I say lock them up and throw away the bloody key. Are there no poor houses? Wha.. oh, this is one, well that is no excuse. Edit: It gets worse, now you are supposed to hide from Carolers as you cower in fear in your own home.
Public Use
Saturday, November 24th, 2007I am passionate about public domain. It is going away. It is being eroded by our bought out Congress who are constantly giving away extensions of copyright and trademark terms without getting anything for the public back in return. They are betraying us in favor those who give them campaign contributions, understandable, but ultimately unacceptable [...]
We Will Beat Our Fans
Monday, October 15th, 2007We will beat our fans until we have no fans left. That seems to be the motto of lawyers for Twentieth Century Fox Television who have put a stop to licensed Buffy the Vampire Slayer sing-a-longs being held by fans around the country. It is more important for them to stifle anything that they can’t [...]