Intellectual Property and Open Movements (IP&OM)

Issues and developments related to Intellectual Property (e.g. Copyright, Fair Use, Patents, Trademarks, Trade Secrets) and Open Movements (e.g. Open Access, Open Data, Open Educational Resources (OER)), examined in the "Intellectual Property and Open Movements" and "Ethics of Data, Information, and Emerging Technologies" graduate courses I teach at the University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information. -- Kip Currier, PhD, JD

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Saturday, April 23, 2011

There's a better way to beat the ebook pirates; Observer via Guardian, 4/24/11

Russell Davies, Observer via Guardian; There's a better way to beat the ebook pirates:

"Apparently shocked by the number of pirated ebooks available, the publishers' trade body has decided to create a "copyright infringement portal" where publishers can report any infringing works they find so take-down notices can be issued...

They seem not to have realised that the only way to compete with pirates is to offer a better product and better service; a better combination of price, convenience and availability."