Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica; Mickey Mouse and Batman will soon be public domain—here’s what that means
"Until recently, I assumed that the same interest groups would try to
extend copyright terms again in 2018. But the political climate for
copyright legislation has changed radically over the last 20 years.
A year ago, Ars Technica broke the news
that three of the nation's most powerful rights holder groups in the
country, the Motion Picture Association of America, the Recording
Industry Association of America, and the Authors Guild, were not even
going to try to pass legislation extending copyrights.
"It's not something we are pursuing," an RIAA spokesman told me.
The reason was simple, Grimmelmann argues: they knew they weren't going to win."
Showing posts with label remix culture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label remix culture. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
Friday, June 8, 2018
BBC; Copyright law could put end to net memes, June 8, 2018
BBC; Copyright law could put end to net memes
"Digital rights groups are campaigning against the Copyright Directive, which the European Parliament will vote on later this month.
The legislation aims to protect rights-holders in the internet age.
But critics say it misunderstands the way people engage with web content and risks excessive censorship.
The Copyright Directive is an attempt to reshape copyright for the internet, in particular rebalancing the relationship between copyright holders and online platforms."
"Digital rights groups are campaigning against the Copyright Directive, which the European Parliament will vote on later this month.
The legislation aims to protect rights-holders in the internet age.
But critics say it misunderstands the way people engage with web content and risks excessive censorship.
The Copyright Directive is an attempt to reshape copyright for the internet, in particular rebalancing the relationship between copyright holders and online platforms."
Sunday, January 9, 2011
The 373-Hit Wonder; New York Times, 1/9/11
Zachary Lazar, New York Times; The 373-Hit Wonder:
"You might expect that Girl Talk’s success has made Gillis a legal target. His sound collages are radically different from their sources, far more than the sum of their parts, but to an entertainment lawyer they might look like a lawsuit. Or, in the words of Lawrence Lessig, author of “Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy,” “a gold mine.”
To secure permission to use the 373 samples on “All Day” would cost, Gillis estimates, millions of dollars. Some labels would refuse, others would draw him into endless negotiation. But he has never been sued. No one has ever asked him to stop doing what he’s doing. One of the acts he samples on “All Day,” the Toadies, proudly put a link to Girl Talk on their home page.
“We don’t realize how much the notion of creation has changed for people under the age of 25,” Lessig says. He suggests that in 20 years the sampling issue will seem “completely bizarre.”"
"You might expect that Girl Talk’s success has made Gillis a legal target. His sound collages are radically different from their sources, far more than the sum of their parts, but to an entertainment lawyer they might look like a lawsuit. Or, in the words of Lawrence Lessig, author of “Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy,” “a gold mine.”
To secure permission to use the 373 samples on “All Day” would cost, Gillis estimates, millions of dollars. Some labels would refuse, others would draw him into endless negotiation. But he has never been sued. No one has ever asked him to stop doing what he’s doing. One of the acts he samples on “All Day,” the Toadies, proudly put a link to Girl Talk on their home page.
“We don’t realize how much the notion of creation has changed for people under the age of 25,” Lessig says. He suggests that in 20 years the sampling issue will seem “completely bizarre.”"
Thursday, May 20, 2010
[Documentary] When Copyright Goes Bad; YouTube via BoingBoing.net, 4/21/10
Cory Doctorow, YouTube via BoingBoing.net; [Documentary] When Copyright Goes Bad:
"Ben Cato Clough and Luke Upchurch's "When Copyright Goes Bad" (from Consumers International) is a great, 15-minute mini-documentary on what copyright can do, what it is doing, and what it needs to stop doing. Appearances by Fred Von Lohmann - Electronic Frontier Foundation; Michael Geist - University of Ottawa Law School; Jim Killock - Open Rights Group; and Hank Shocklee - Co-founder of Public Enemy."
http://www.boingboing.net/2010/04/21/when-copyright-goes.html
"Ben Cato Clough and Luke Upchurch's "When Copyright Goes Bad" (from Consumers International) is a great, 15-minute mini-documentary on what copyright can do, what it is doing, and what it needs to stop doing. Appearances by Fred Von Lohmann - Electronic Frontier Foundation; Michael Geist - University of Ottawa Law School; Jim Killock - Open Rights Group; and Hank Shocklee - Co-founder of Public Enemy."
http://www.boingboing.net/2010/04/21/when-copyright-goes.html
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