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.
Ars Technica – Law and Disorder
- RIAA pulls 20 million links off Google, but “system isn’t working”
- Patent troll that wants $1,000 per worker gets sued by Vermont A-G
- Motorola beats attorney-owned patent company at trial over Bluetooth
- Prenda blows sanctions deadline, ordered to pay an extra $1,000 per day
- Reporters use Google, find breach, get branded as “hackers”
Techdirt
- Eric Schmidt Still A Fan Of Figuring Out A Way To Erase The Past
- Chinese Hacks Of Google Database Of Surveillance Targets Highlight How Dumb Technology Backdoors Are
- Released Video From Silva Beating Shows His Last Moments; Video Of Actual Beating Still Missing
- AT&T Says You Can Use Any Video Streaming App You Want... Just As Soon As It Can Get The Meter Running
- Reporters Find Exposed Personal Data Via Google, Threatened With CFAA Charges
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
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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 No Use is Fair Use
User-generated content (“UGC”) is ubiquitous on the Internet. Sites develop around providing users a platform to upload their creations. Yeah, well, technically a lot of that stuff’s illegal. Modders, mixers, or makers of machinima may participate in the free exchange of creative material, yet strict application of copyright law may criminalize them as willful infringers…
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