May 2009
23 posts
“I SWEAR
You better don’t Let me catch you if you’re copy my...”
– We are copyrighted Blogs
Yes, this is supposed to be a real license. There is just too much FAIL in this license for one quote. Click through to the link to get the full load…
“The Conference Board of Canada bills itself as “the foremost, independent,...”
– The Conference Board of Canada’s Deceptive, Plagiarized Digital Economy Report
“So, in an example of how twisted our legal system can be, Cosmic Debris (owners...”
– Emily the Strange Sues Possible Inspiration Source
Public Domain Fail
“iText is distributed under the Mozilla Public License with the LGPL as an...”
– Open Source Developer Intends To Block Belgian Government From Using His Technology Over Tax Dispute
“The problem has tripled the processing time for a copyright from six to 18...”
– Move to Electronic System Means Long Waits at U.S. Copyright Office
The 14 Most Ridiculous Lawsuits Filed by the RIAA... →
“The behavior of the RIAA/MPAA during the last decade has been nothing short of a schoolyard bully who has the teacher in his pocket. It’s not just the consumers who’ve had enough of the Industry’s nonsense, the ISP’s and even the actors and musicians who just ten years ago claimed they were being robbed are now standing up to call out the associations for their wonton disregard for their...
Danger Mouse's EMI-killed CD will be released as a... →
EMI has told Danger Mouse that his latest CD won’t see the light of day due to “legal issues,” so he’s responding by releasing the disc as a blank CD-R in a jewel case with art and liner notes. Fans can just download the music off a P2P site and burn it to the CD-R.
Unsure who the fail is on with this one, but there is definitely fail to be found…
“So it’s striking to see Larry King’s blog, on the CNN website, outright steal...”
– Blogging: CNN and Larry King Caught Stealing Blog Content
Plagiarism, Contracts, and You →
Here’s where things get a little strange: Author #2 wrote the articles for Quest Software. His contract with Quest allowed him to keep the material for his own use too, and he could use it in seminars and books. Author #2 modified the articles, and contributed them to a book for Author #1. Author #1 noticed the similarity and asked us to take ours down. From Quest’s perspective, it’s fine: we...
“But that’s not what this column is about. What I want to ask is, how did...”
– Cory Doctorow: When love is harder to show than hate
Chrono Trigger fan mod receives Cease-and-Desist... →
Chrono Trigger: Crimson Echoes was a fan-made ROM modification for the widely-acclaimed SNES RPG Chrono Trigger. I say “was” because Square Enix have sent the fans a Cease-and-Desist letter, letting them know that if the project is released, there will be a lawsuit. The mod “featured ~35 hours of game play, 10 multiple endings, and 23 chapters, much like the original Chrono Trigger; it was around...
“this is not copyright infrigment. This was made by people.
Yeah, because only...”
– YouTube - the simpsons in 3d
“Interestingly, the law firm that sent out these notices may soon have its very...”
– Music Industry’s Plea for Pirate Bay Damages Backfires
“Regular NewTeeVee commenter Nicolas Charbonnier, who goes by the alias Charbax,...”
– 20th Century Fox Sics Takedown Notices on Its Own Mashup Promotion
WatchMPAA suggests teachers videotape TVs instead of ripping DVDs. Seriously.
The Fate of Session Musicians →
The singer of “Louie Louie” hasn’t seen a cent off of the song in all of the years it has been a hit.
“There’s been this argument about Coldplay stealing this melody from Joe...”
– Coldplay Accused of Plagiarism – Again
“Hey, remember when NOM went all copyright on everybody’s ass because of...”
– Joe. My. God.: Deeeeelicous!!!!