Pages Tagged “Copyright”
Reviews
- Not Cross-Posting to Better World Books I recently picked up some used books, which worked out great. But I’m not cross-posting my reviews there because they claim copyright over user submissions, not just a perpetual license.
Blog Posts
- Self-DMCA, Antivax Anger, Specter Switch
Warner Music issued a DMCA takedown notice to an official Warner Music video channel. I think I need some popcorn. From @david_colquhoun via @BadAstronomer: Guardian science editor’s daughter gets measles. He’s angry with the anti-vaccination brigade. I nearly mistyped “foreign” as “foregin.” It sounds like an appetizer you should eat before drinking gin. Senator Arlen […]
- Ticketmonster & DMCA Yourself!
Ordered tickets to see Vienna Teng! Amazing how Ticketmaster can turn two $15 tickets into a total of $50. Associated Press sends nastygram to their own affiliate for using AP’s official YouTube channel. (via @ThisIsTrue)
- Sci-Tech Links
Scientists have built a computer model of the Neanderthal vocal tract based on fossils, and have simulated the kinds of sounds they could have produced. Ever since I read Robert J. Sawyer’s Neanderthal Parallax novels, I’ve been fascinated by the idea that there were two distinct human species, living side by side, for perhaps thousands […]
- Whaam!
I’d known that artist Roy Lichtenstein‘s most famous works were done in the style of gigantic comic book panels. Something I didn’t know was that many of those paintings weren’t just in the style of comic panels, but were blown-up copies of specific panels from actual comic books (done, of course, by other artists). An […]
- The bunnies have died in vain
Looking at the list of “most popular” links on Del.icio.us, it seems someone has scanned the entire Book of Bunny Suicides and its sequel, both by Andy Riley. Good grief, people—you can pick up the book for $7.00 at any bookstore. I can understand posting a couple of excerpts, but from what I can tell, […]
- Copyright law: All ficced up
We were having a discussion last night about the specifics of copyright law on derivative works, sparked by a ridiculous flamewar discussion thread on fan-made music videos. While it’s generally known that posting fanfic and fanart is illegal, we were speculating on when exactly these creations become violations of the law. Is it when you […]