On AlterNet: copyright

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "copyright"

The Stop Online Piracy Act is Class War in Cyberspace, Enriching the 1% at the Expense of the 99%

Dean Baker, TruthOut.org. December 5, 2011.

SOPA would require every web site in the country to become unpaid copyright enforcement officers for Time Warner, Disney and The Washington Post, among others.

Media Chain Gets Media-Reform Video Pulled From YouTube

Dave Saldana, Save the News. July 8, 2011.

As internet providers take the government's place as copyright enforcers, a media-reform organization finds itself shouted down by a chain of TV stations.

;) Are Emoticons and Other Image-Based Communications Changing the Way Our Brains Work?

Blanca Mendez, AlterNet. June 2, 2011.

Memes, twitpics, emoticons, photojamming and glitter text may be altering the way we process communication.

Remix Culture: Making Fair Use Your Friend

ZP Heller, AlterNet. May 19, 2009.

Answering the nagging question, "How do I know if it's fair use?"

The O'Reilly Video CBS Doesn't Want You to See...

ZP Heller, Brave New Films. May 14, 2008.

Bill O'Reilly's "Inside Edition" meltdown (musical remix)

Hollywood is Watching You

Art Brodsky, Huffington Post. March 18, 2008.

The MPAA is railing against net neutrality and trying to partner up with ISPs to spy on Americans who have done nothing wrong.

The Professional Suicide of a Recording Musician

Bob Ostertag, QuestionCopyright.org. April 11, 2007.

An experienced musician explains why most musicians today would be much better off sharing music via the Internet than signing standard industry recording contracts.

Cartoons, comediennes, and copyright

Philip Barron, March 19, 2007.

Philip Barron: Family Guy's take on Carol Burnett: Infringement, fair use, or just plain mean?