Category Law

Getty Images Launches Automated Rights Licensing for Photo Sharing Services

Getty Images PicScout makes it easy for social image-sharing sites to do the right thing on copyright. So how many such sites will want to do the right thing?

The DMCA and Presidential Politics

Abuse of copyright, yes. Evil lawyers at major music companies, no.

DRM Anticircumvention for Dummies

Myths and realities of anticircumvention laws such as DMCA 1201 in the United States.

The Loweryquake

It’s time to admit that the perceived value of music has dropped to nearly zero.

Copyright and Technology London 2012 and Hadopi

The Secretary General of Hadopi cancels his keynote address, leading to speculation over the future of the French graduated response agency.

Roots of the Online Upheaval of SOPA/PIPA

A PhD thesis sheds light on how the online community rose up to defeat the antipiracy legislation and offers some clues for the pro-copyright faction to follow in the future.

Library E-Lending with DRM-Free E-Books?

The coming showdown over Digital First Sale and library e-book lending.

CCC’s OnCopyright Conference

Last Friday’s event provided a very real and practical illustration of limitations of copyright today.

UK Digital Economy Bill Survives Last Legal Challenge

Copyright owners win the two-year battle… but not in the way they claim.

Public Knowledge’s “Blueprint”

Public Knowledge’s list of suggested copyright reforms is not a response to SOPA and PIPA; it’s a response to the hype over SOPA and PIPA.