Category Archives: IP

Intellectual property

When copyright goons attack

Posted on July 1, 2010 by cbd

ASCAP and NAMP go after Creative Commons, EFF, and Public Knowledge. Good responses from Mike Masnick and Gigi Sohn. Continue reading →

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Open source on campus

Posted on March 4, 2010 by cbd

Open source software on campus: how faculty can encourage IT staff to install and support. Answering questions from Clancy Ratliff. Continue reading →

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YouTube: not so fast, cbdilger!

Posted on October 1, 2009 by cbd

I revisit YouTube’s partnership program and discover it’s not as IP-progressive as I’d hoped. Continue reading →

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YouTube: make money fast, cbdilger!

Posted on September 14, 2009 by cbd

YouTube asks me to sign up for its “partnership” program: fair use? Monetizing? Hrm…. Continue reading →

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Thank you, Peter

Posted on July 1, 2009 by cbd

Peter Suber is reducing his work with Open Access News to focus on his new position. Continue reading →

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Appeal denied in Turnitin case

Posted on April 19, 2009 by cbd

Not much on the web about this: Fourth Circuit’s Turnitin.com Ruling Brings More Trouble for Plaintiffs. The fourth circuit’s opinion is fairly short, but given that I haven’t read the original decision, I can’t make heads or tails of it. … Continue reading →

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Google Books settlement

Posted on April 19, 2009 by cbd

Objections to the Google Books settlement start to come in, and a good piece on the proposed agreement by Pamela Samuelson Continue reading →

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Fair use best practices

Posted on November 17, 2008 by cbd

The Center for Social Media releases best practices for fair use in media literacy education: a strong document with few problems. Continue reading →

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Fair if you are Elsevier’s wallet

Posted on September 23, 2008 by cbd

Proposed HR6845, “Fair Copyright in Research Works Act”, ain’t. Call Washington! Continue reading →

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WebCT safeassign

Posted on September 9, 2008 by cbd

Starting to think about WebCT accessibility, or lack thereof, I discovered its “safeassign” plagiarism detection has come to WIU. Continue reading →

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