Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica; Why Mickey Mouse’s 1998 copyright extension probably won’t happen again
"Most of the public considered copyright to be a boring subject with
little relevance to their daily lives, so there was little grassroots
interest in the issue. Karjala hoped that professional associations of
librarians and historians—which had traditionally been important
advocates for the public interest on copyright issues—would help stop
the bill. But the legislation had so much momentum that these groups
decided to settle for minor changes to the legislation. So the bill
wound up passing without a significant fight.
The rise of the Internet has totally changed the political landscape
on copyright issues. The Electronic Frontier Foundation is much larger
than it was in 1998. Other groups, including Public Knowledge, didn't
even exist 20 years ago. Internet companies—especially Google—have
become powerful opponents of expanding copyright protections."
Issues and developments related to IP, AI, and OM, examined in the IP and tech ethics graduate courses I teach at the University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information. My Bloomsbury book "Ethics, Information, and Technology", coming in Summer 2025, includes major chapters on IP, AI, OM, and other emerging technologies (IoT, drones, robots, autonomous vehicles, VR/AR). Kip Currier, PhD, JD
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Super-scholars: MPAA offers $20,000 for academic research in copyright battle; Guardian, 5/7/15
Sam Thielman, Guardian; Super-scholars: MPAA offers $20,000 for academic research in copyright battle:
"If you’re an academic who loves conservative interpretations of copyright law, the MPAA might be willing to pay you enough to go see The Avengers about 1,500 times (not in 3D, though). In an effort to “fill gaps in knowledge and contribute to a greater understanding of challenges facing the content industry”, the Motion Picture Association of America is available to fund academic research to the tune of $20,000 per successful proposal, according to guidelines released recently by the movie industry lobbying group. An email from the Sony WikiLeaks hack, quoted by copyright news site TorrentFreak, had a fairly direct statement about the conference’s purpose from Sony global general counsel Steven B Fabrizio: “[T]he MPAA is launching a global research grant program both to solicit pro-copyright academic research papers and to identify pro-copyright scholars who we can cultivate for further public advocacy.”"
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