I was wrong… Xmas has come WAY early for the Content Industry!
Wow… I sure as heck didn’t see this coming! Attorney General Eric Holder gave a speech yesterday announcing a full-blown government campaign against intellectual property theft. After 300+ years,...
View ArticleGovernment Campaign against Intellectual Property Theft debunked
Both Mike Masnick at Techdirt and Nate Anderson at Ars Technica ripped to pieces the recently announced government campaign against intellectual property theft. I do believe the “buffoonery” in the...
View ArticleRE: SOPA & PIPA — It’s not over, by a long shot!
Just in case you’re feelin’ pretty cocky right now with respect to the protests against these ridiculous copyright bills, along with members of both Congress & Senate pulling their support —...
View Article3 “MUST-SEE” videos concerning copyright & what’s yet to come…
Yes… last week millions from the Internet opened the door, powerfully if briefly, on the powers that dominate policymaking in Washington, and effectively stopped Hollywood’s latest outrage to address...
View ArticleCoffee & Copyright Law…
I saw both of these videos last August and meant to post them. Both were produced by C.G.P. Grey (Grey’s Blog) and they are OUTSTANDING! Even if you’re not a coffee drinker, I think you’ll enjoy the...
View ArticleIs the movie industry really that stupid? (or do they just think we are)
Warner Bros. recently announced a new initiative called “disc-to-digital” to allow consumers to use a variety of methods (e.g., take your discs into stores) to turn their DVDs into digital copies...
View ArticleWatch Out! ISP’s to become “copyright cops” starting July 1, 2012
In case you’re not aware, on the 1st of July Internet Service Providers (ISPs) such as AT&T, Cablevision, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Verizon — to name a few — will begin monitoring our Internet...
View Article“The Case for Copyright Reform”— Free Book! — Read it!!!
Christian Engstrom and Rick Falkvinge have just released The Case for Copyright Reform, a 107-page eBook (PDF, ePub, mobi) outlining a vision for reconciling copyright protection with the reality of...
View ArticleISPs Now Copyright Cops —“Six Strikes” Copyright Alert System
If you or anyone in your household (or even a neighbor) use a BitTorrent client to download alleged copyright material using your Internet account, then be wary if your current Internet Service...
View ArticleCan Copyright Be Fixed? The Content Industry (monopoly) won’t allow it
GIZMODO had a great article on Digital Copyright a few days ago titled “Everything Wrong with Digital Copyright (And How to Fix It).” It provides an excellent summary of many of the biggest problems...
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