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McCain in Trouble for Copyright Infringement

Perhaps it was the mention of disputed fair use that caught my attention.
Jackson Browne is not a conservative AND has a history of not allowing his music to be used in ads. Yet, part of “Running on Empty” evidently was matched to video in a McCain presidential ad.
Now, the lawyers are involved. [...]

Posted 20 November 2008 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

I Agree with MicroSoft on This One

I have written previously arguing that it is the responsibility of educators to model and explain copyright issues. I simply do not agree with the position that easy copying makes the practice OK.
Microsoft has just released the results of a survey contending that teens are less likely to violate copyright when made aware of the [...]

Posted 13 February 2008 † § Policy ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

More on “Fair Use”

Here a few more comments related to yesterday’s post on “fair use” in educational settings.
My understanding of what educators should encourage is based largely on my reading of the TEACH Act and related commentary (e.g.., Georgia Harper). The very necessity of the TEACH Act suggests to me that educational fair use should not be interpreted [...]

Posted 04 January 2008 † § Ed Practice ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

I must respectfully disagree

I hate to begin the new year by complaining, but I find that I must. Perhaps I should suggest that my comments are intended to offer a different perspective. I guess you are free to interpret my remarks as you will.
This post was prompted by a recent post on the 21st Collaborative blog concerning intellectual [...]

Posted 03 January 2008 † § Ed Practice ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Not so funny when it is your data??

I have struggled with the copyright issue in several past posts. In my opinion, part of the problem seems to be to get people to examine the issue of “rights”. What is it they have a right to do? Why do people who have the free choice to ignore a resource if they disagree with [...]

Posted 25 November 2007 † § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Boy Scout Copyright Patch

I am a regular TWIT podcast listener. In a recent show, Leo spent a significant amount of time commenting on a Boy Scout “patch” for learning about copyright, fair use, etc. The tone of the comments as well as comments provided by other technology sources (boingboing criticism) was critical because of the connection with the [...]

Posted 25 October 2006 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Copyright - Berkman Center White Paper

A recent White paper provided by the Berkman Center for the Internet and Society contends that copyright law represents one of the major obstacles to the use of the Internet in education. Their paper provides a nice summary of copyright law (copyright fundamentals) and through several case studies examines some significant areas of frustration. [...]

Posted 20 August 2006 † grabe § Policy ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: