Monthly Archives: August 2010

That My Baby

Terry Hart • August 30, 2010 • Posted in Copyright Criticism • Comments closed

Check out this amazing video: Impressive, right? I mean, it’s no “Star Wars according to a 3 year old”1 , but if you check out the stats, you’ll see it has gotten over one million views. Why all the fuss? Lenz v. Universal Music Group Stephanie Lenz, the mother of the child in the video, [...]

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ACTA: Thought for FUD, Part 2

Terry Hart • August 27, 2010 • Posted in International copyright • Comments closed

This is the second installment of a point-by-point look at the proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. Check out ACTA: Thought for FUD, Part 1 for more details and a comparison of Section 1 of ACTA (civil enforcement) to existing US law. I’d like to reiterate that the purpose of this is to get a better grasp [...]

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Is the Sky Falling: Lemley

Terry Hart • August 25, 2010 • Posted in General • Comments closed

Earlier this month, Mark Lemley asked Is the Sky Falling on the Content Industries? In the paper (a draft), he traces content owner claims over the past two centuries that new technologies will disrupt their businesses. The essay quickly spread across the blogosphere – garnering mentions on sites like Hypebot and Techdirt – and hitting the [...]

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Copyright Reform Step Zero

Terry Hart • August 23, 2010 • Posted in Copyright reform • Comments closed

I’m happy to announce that my article, Copyright Reform Step Zero, has just been published in volume 19, issue 2, of the journal Information & Communications Technology Law. I’m especially happy since this is my first published article. You can find the article at http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=1360-0834&volume=19&issue=2&spage=147; I have a pre-print version on my ‘about me’ page for those [...]

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ACTA: thought for FUD, Part 1

Terry Hart • August 20, 2010 • Posted in International copyright • Comments closed

FUD – Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt – was originally coined to describe a deliberate strategy of creating insecurity in customer’s minds to keep them from adopting competitors products. Since then, it has also been used to describe the outrage or fear that may build over a particular issue based on incomplete and erroneous information. In [...]

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Viacom Appeals Lawsuit Against YouTube

Terry Hart • August 18, 2010 • Posted in Secondary liability • Comments closed

On August 11, 2010, media giant Viacom filed notice with the Second Circuit that it would be seeking an appeal in its legal battle against YouTube. The Southern District Court of New York essentially threw out the case, granting summary judgment to YouTube on June 23. Viacom originally sued the video site in 2007, claiming that the site [...]

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Why Copyright?

Terry Hart • August 9, 2010 • Posted in General • Comments closed

Why Copyright? Let’s get things started with an overview of copyright. Most people start off these kinds of discussions with the what of copyright – what is protected, what is the length of protection, etc. I’m more interested in the why. Learning that Title 17 of the US Code governs copyright, which is authorized by [...]

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About

Terry Hart • August 8, 2010 • Posted in Site • Comments closed

Now with more footnotes1 William Patry has said we are in the midst of a “copyright war.” Now that high-speed internet has become the norm, debate over the future of entertainment, culture, knowledge, and communication is heating up. Traditional content providers – book publishers, newspapers, the music industry, film studios, etc – struggle to adapt to rapid [...]

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