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

Showing posts with label licensing issues. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

AP Apparently Less Concerned About Others' Copyrights; Sued For Infringing By Courtroom Artist; TechDirt.com, 5/9/11

Mike Masnick, TechDirt.com; AP Apparently Less Concerned About Others' Copyrights; Sued For Infringing By Courtroom Artist:

"Now, you may recall that the Associated Press is one of the more aggressive news-related organizations out there in screaming about the importance of protecting copyright. And, remember how ridiculously aggressive it's been in suing lots of people and companies over their usage of the Obama "Hope" poster images -- which were loosely based on an AP photograph."