April 2009
15 posts
“That said, Patel labeled the CSS a “trade secret” after only a few moments of...”
– Public Booted from DVD Copying Trial Over ‘Secret’ CSS Code | Threat Level
6 Famous Characters You Didn't Know Were Shameless... →
They say there are no original ideas out there, and we can believe that. Storytelling themes are universal and we understand when a character or scene gets “borrowed” here and there. But it’s hard not to feel betrayed when you find out that some of the stories around which your entire childhood revolved were, for the most part, copied and pasted in with a cavalier attitude of,...
“Warner Music has issued a takedown of one of my presos on YouTube. Someone send...”
– Lessig (lessig) on Twitter
“But if Second Life continues growing, I believe that sense of good faith...”
– EFF Lawyer Says Second Life Copyright Issues “In Some Ways Worse” Than Real Life
“Use of material from a given country is subject to whatever restrictions that...”
– Slashdot | Ancient Books Go Online
“DON’T MISS OUT THE LUNAR LAND RUSH!
Yes, the Lunar Land rush is finally...”
– LunarLand.com
“By some estimates, video of Boyle’s performance of “I Dreamed a Dream” on...”
– Susan Boyle Video Profits: $0
CagleCartoons.com - The Pirate Bay →
An editorial cartoon about the recent Pirate Bay verdict.
WatchGYCW: British Rip-Offs | ScrewAttack.com
A recap of some of the greatest Britich video game plagiarisms of history. Not sure if this is a copyright fail or a plagiarism win considering only one of the titles was actually pulled from shelves.
Warning: NSFW language
Slashdot | $74k Judgment Against Craigslist... →
Jason Fortuny, the Craigslist prankster who was sued last year for publicly posting responses to a fake personal ad. The Citizen Media Law Project’s summary of his case now includes a recently entered default judgment (PDF), fining Fortuny “… in the amount of $35,001.00 in statutory damages for Count I, violation of the Copyright Act; $5,000 in compensatory damages for Count II,...
“In 2002, Mr. Ealy notified the IRS that his name had been copyrighted and that...”
– Welcome to the US Attorney’s Office, Western District of Michigan Press Release Page
Busted for taking camera to Hannah Montana movie... →
The audience at a weekend performance of “Hannah Montana: The Movie” included the usual hordes of young girls, along with a Hoffman Estates man operating a video camera from his seat, authorities said Monday.
Anger over fake parking tickets - national |... →
An Auckland bar has been accused of breaching copyright after handing out 2,000 fake parking tickets to Parnell motorists. The tickets are almost identical to those issued by the Auckland City Council, but were plastered on car windscreens last week as part of an marketing ploy by Parnell bar Ivory Lounge.
“Roger Friedman, a well-known entertainment columnist for FoxNews.com, discovered...”
– Fox News Entertainment Columnist in Hot Water for Column About Pirated “Wolverine” - Carpetbagger Blog - NYTimes.com