Res Ipsa Loquitur: The thing speaks for itself. The term is used to assert that an act proves the causation of that act without the need for additional proof—that it can have only one possible cause. It’s also a term with specialized meaning in the area of Tort lawsuits for negligence. For example, there was…
Ars Technica – Law and Disorder
- Reporters use Google, find breach, get branded as “hackers”
- Tim Cook tells Congress why Apple won’t move $100 billion back home
- Airbnb host gets fined $2,400 for breaking hotel laws
- Senate report shows Apple avoided billions in taxes on foreign income
- Brocade and A10 settle patent case one hour before a jury hears it
Techdirt
- Angry Judge Tells Prenda To Stop Falsifying Alan Cooper's Signature; Calls It Fraud
- More Details Emerge On Key Legal Fight Over DMCA Abuse
- NYC Says Renting Out Your Place Via Airbnb Is Running An Illegal Hotel
- If You Think You Should Actually Own Products You Bought, Now Would Be A Good Time To Call Congress
- Makers Of Nutella Force Fan Who Created World Nutella Day To Shut It Down [Updated]
The Art Law Blog
- "So while Cariou v. Prince can rightly be considered a victory for appropriation art to some extent ..."
- Richard Dorment on the Warhol Foundation
- Six of one
- "Since the full price of artworks donated to charity are not tax deductible for the artist, new records are a major incentive for their participation."
- Much Better Than The Impractical Advice Panel
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Copyright: The Visual Matrix
My final project for Systems Visualization class at MIT, a copyright critique / parody of the Matrix, starring such characters as: Cory Doctorow as Morpheus, and Richard Stallman as the Oracle.
Stallman the Oracle
With what's going on with the movie studios and big content industries, it's incredibly ironic that there are so many movies produced with a "good little guy vs. the big wicked system".
The Blue Pill
I'm currently producing an interactive visual narrative that will parody The Matrix and comment on the ridiculousness of current copyright laws and legal strategies. Plus, some xkcd comics I found hilariously inspiring.
When is a Blog Post an Article, and What is Twice as Long as a Tweet?
So, what would be twice as long as a Tweet? At my last Iron Blogger meet-up (Check out The Rules or our Blogroll) we got in a very interesting discussion about social media and the inadequacy of standard literary terms and units of measurement.
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