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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Friday, February 3, 2012

Does Honda Get a Day Off From Paying a ‘Ferris Bueller’ Copyright Fee?; New York Times, 2/3/12

Brooks Barnes, New York Times; Does Honda Get a Day Off From Paying a ‘Ferris Bueller’ Copyright Fee? :

"If you want to sell a car by parodying a 26-year-old movie do you have to pay the owner of that movie a copyright fee?"