Jan
22
If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em: Free video games
Posted by Dirk Avery at 8:41 pm under Copyright, Internet, Video games.
Copyright law is often used for renting seeking. Most often, the rent is in the form of advertising. Television and radio both are all about selling stuff. The commercials are the point. The content: the TV shows, the songs, is just the vehicle to get people to watch the commercials. […]
Jan
17
Incentive and the public domain
Posted by Dirk Avery at 8:57 am under Copyright, DMCA, Incentive.
Meritocracy or Innovation Desert?
What would happen if incentives to create under copyright, including the DMCA, were decreased? I know, I know. The concept brings gasps. Despite the parade of horrors often offered, the world would get along just fine.
A Utilitarian Model
Intellectual property in the US is decidedly utilitarian as a result of the IP […]
Jan
15
Copyright in fashion design?
Posted by Irene Soto at 5:40 pm under Copyright.
The Design Piracy Prohibition Act (H.R. 2033 and S. 1957) pending before Congress would provide three years of design protection to fashion designs. Interestingly, the Act requires the Register of Copyrights to examine the application and determine if, on its face, it meets the subject matter requirement that it be an original design.
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