Copyright is NOT a Monopoly
For all these years, most of us have been playing Monopoly wrong. As a blog post that went viral in 2013 explains, according to the actual rules of the game, […]
Copyright: Fuel for the Economy
Today, the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) released a new report – Copyright Industries in the U.S. Economy – The 2016 Report – on the economic impact of copyright-dependent industries […]
“Stream-Ripping” A Growing Threat to the Music Industry
Over the years, the music industry has embraced the internet and the growing capabilities of technology to make music more widely available and more easily accessible to music fans. Unfortunately, […]
Is Bitcoin the Next Big Thing in the Fight Against Piracy?
It might not be easy to understand. It might be unproven. It might sound sketchy. But it might very well provide a new tool to fight against online piracy. It […]
Do we really want to go back to the days of cassette tapes and floppy disks?
It’s 7:15am. Then 7:30… 7:45… 8:00. At 8:13 your eyes finally open, just in time to have completely missed your morning gym session. You could’ve sworn you’d set the alarm […]
A Message for the Candidates. Signed, the Creative Community.
Voters across the country will soon elect the 45th President of the United States, but they aren’t waiting until election day to let their voices be heard. Instead, they’re speaking […]
Creative Millennials: Do You Know Your Rights?
Much has been said about the millennial generation. Among other things, we’ve been called lazy, stupid, and “the worst” — and those are just Google’s autofill suggestions for “Millennials are.” […]
Here’s how much copyright contributes to the US economy
We talk a lot about the value of copyright protection — no surprise there. Copyright fosters creativity and leads to the development of culturally rich and historically significant works of art. It […]
The BIG Deal About Copyright Small Claims
On September 21st, the Copyright Society of the USA, the Congressional Caucus on Intellectual Property Promotion and Piracy Prevention, and the Copyright Alliance co-sponsored The Big Deal About Copyright Small […]
Lemley uses old-fashioned scare tactics in support of FCC’s set-top box proposal
In a recent op-ed in The Hill, Stanford Law Professor Mark Lemley attempts to explain away the copyright implications of the FCC’s latest set-top proposal and asks readers to accept […]