My article on how human rights trump copyrights is now available in the Essays section. It has also been republished at OpenSource.Com.
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★ On Copyright Aggregation
Posted on September 1, 2010 by Simon Phipps
Contributor agreements that aggregate the copyrights of open source code in favour of a single corporate sponsor are a sure sign of a community where one member has more rights than the rest. This article explores why they happen.
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✍ Copying Is Not Theft; Saying It Is IS Spin
Posted on April 5, 2010 by Simon Phipps
A guide to spotting spin, with a charming little jingle.
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☞ Politics of Copyright
Posted on March 27, 2010 by Simon Phipps
The Politics of Intellectual Property by Jessica Litman This much shorter paper (from a conference address) is valuable as an explanation and description from a respected and knowledgeable expert on why we are getting such bad law proposed around copyright. The reason? The scope of stakeholdership has expanded (you and I are now stakeholders in [...]
☞ Time For Intervention
Posted on March 10, 2010 by Simon Phipps
Joint European Parliament ACTA Transparency Resolution Tabled, Vote on Wednesday This is an excellent motion, placing restraint on the ability of the European Commission to conduct opaque negotiations that will effectively bind the European parliament before they have been exposed and reviewed. Looking forward to reading the highlights of the debate. If you have a [...]
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☞ Collaboration Barriers and Enablers
Posted on March 3, 2010 by Simon Phipps
Bogus Copyright Claim Silences Yet Another Larry Lessig YouTube Presentation The finest possible visual aid for why we can't rely on automatic means to "filter" content. Lessig, as the world's leading authority on "fair use", is assumed guilty until he declares – and perhaps proves – himself innocent. (tags: Lessig music FairUse dmca YouTube copyright [...]
Filed under: Links | Tagged: Collaboration, Copyright, Digital Economy Bill, DMCA, Etherpad, Fair Use, Lessig, Music, Ubuntu, UbuntuOne, YouTube | 2 Comments »
