Monthly Archives: January 2011

Lelia Broussard

Terry Hart • January 31, 2011 • Posted in Creator Voices • Comments closed

I’ve been a fan of singer-songwriter Lelia Broussard since hearing her song ‘Satellite’ on thesixtyone.com and seeing her perform live along with the equally talented Allison Weiss and Bess Rogers. Like most emerging artists, Lelia makes full use of the internet to promote her music. Besides her website and thesixtyone, she’s on YouTube, Twitter, and [...]

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Copyright and Censorship

Terry Hart • January 25, 2011 • Posted in Copyright Criticism • Comments closed

On January 19, 2011, members of New York City’s theater community and human rights supporters gathered to mark the one month anniversary of Belarus’ contested presidential election. The election was widely condemned as fraudulent, accompanied by the arrests of many peaceful protesters in Belarus with thousands more beaten. Members of the Belarus Free Theatre joined [...]

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Domain Name Seizures Don’t Violate First Amendment

Terry Hart • January 17, 2011 • Posted in Copyright news • Comments closed

Earlier this month, Techdirt posted a rebuttal to my article on last November’s domain name seizures. If you recall, the warrant and affidavit for the seizure of five domain names as part of the US government’s Operation in Our Sites 2.0 made its way online. Techdirt initially pointed out what it saw as errors in [...]

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The “Fallacy of Intellectual Property” Fallacy

Terry Hart • January 5, 2011 • Posted in Copyright Criticism • Comments closed

“No one would create without monetary incentives.” Surprisingly, many opponents of copyright firmly believe that the above statement accurately reflects the views of creators and the creative industries — that they think but for copyright, creativity would not exist. It provides an easy target to knock down: “Clearly, people have created for thousands of years [...]

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Happy New Year

Terry Hart • January 3, 2011 • Posted in General • Comments closed

I would like to wish a happy new year to all my readers and fellow bloggers. I hope everyone had a warm and happy holiday season. Here’s to a new year filled with happiness. Just a few notes from around the blogosphere: Entertainment attorney Lionel Sobel has a new blog — Entertainment Law Reporter. Sobel [...]

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