What can we learn from Lily Allen?
When Lily Allen wrote: “I think music piracy is having a dangerous effect on British music” she probably didn’t expect the storm of criticism that followed. This even culminated in a song adressed to her that I posted here. The artist world is extremely divided over the issue with some siding with Allen while others [...]
Pirate Bay ordered to shut down
A district court in Stockholm has ordered the founders of popular BitTorrent tracker The Pirate Bay to shut down their website or face a fine. Pirate Bay admins Godfrey Svartholm Warg and Fredrik Neij could both be on the hook for 500,000 kroner—which translates to $71,500—if the site remains operational. via Swedish judge to Pirate [...]
Picscout connects image buyers with copyright owners
Picscout announced a new technology solution, Image Exchange™ today that tags images and shows users who owns the Copyright on the content. It will also enable potential users to contact the copyright owner. From the press release: Though every image by default is copyrighted for use, until now images have not always been [...]
Fighting piracy, Copyright Czar appointed.
The “copyleft” and the “copyright” are both applauding the presidential appointment Friday of Victoria A. Espinel to become the nation’s first copyright czar.Congress created the new czar position last year as part of intellectual property reform legislation. via Obama Appoints Scholar as New Copyright Czar | Threat Level | Wired.com.
Entire LIFE Magazine on Google books, including pictures
Right in the middle of the heated debate about Google’s plan to scan countless books comes the announcement that it scanned all issues of LIFE magazine. Following the earlier press release the Google blog explicitely mentions the availability of iconic photographs like Eisensteins kissing couple on times square. From the google blog: Im excited to [...]
Demand for IP rights on the increase
A few days after the publication of the interview with Six Degrees IP on Fast Media Magazine the World Intelectual property organisation released a report that shows the demand for IP rights continued to increase. Here’s the introduction and the part about trademarks. This development shows the continued need for the awareness of IP rights in [...]
Video with Six Degrees interview
Minneapolis Ad Agency, Carmichael, utilized New York’s Six Degrees to handle all clearances for the July 1 release of “Hand Me Down” for Subaru’s Brand Campaign. In “Hand Me Downs”, a young man is shown receiving some less than desirable cast-offs including a bicycle that he cuts the pink tassels off of, a Frankie Say [...]
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