Hey #sherlockholmes is free! http://freesherlock.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/klinger-order-on-motion-for-summary-judgment-c.pdf ……Continue Reading Sherlock Holmes is free!
What do businesses really think of IP? eh, not so much. BoingBoing covers ( http://boingboing.net/2013/12/22/nsf-study-shows-more-than-90.html ) NSF study ( http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf12307/ )…Continue Reading NSF study on intellectual property
appreciating @rtushnet at the US PTO panel today. http://new.livestream.com/uspto/copyright…Continue Reading PTO copyright panel today
#NSA video : “The NSA is coming to town” … http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pcWlyUu8U4 … ……Continue Reading NSA video from the ACLU
November 14, 2013 The Google Book Search is a “highly transformative” fair use, according to an opinion issued today by the District Court in the long-running Authors Guild v. Google case. Judge Denny Chin granted summary judgment to Google on the the issue of fair use, citing amicus briefs from library associations and digital humanities scholars…Continue Reading Google Books Wins on Fair Use in the District Court
Getting excited about Chris Hansen / ACLU coming to campus to discuss Myriad Genetics case. November 13, 7pm! #UMass #AmherstMA…Continue Reading Chris Hansen coming to campus to discuss Myriad Genetics
Librarycongress As of Oct. 1, Library of Congress closed until further notice. Events canceled, most web sites inaccessible http://loc.gov…Continue Reading Library of Congress closed as of Oct. 1 – government shutdown
I’ll be on a NISO webinar with Brandon Butler and Scott Klebe, on August 14, 2013. Topic is: “Copyright Decisions: Impact of Recent Copyright Decisions on Libraries and Publishers”….Continue Reading NISO webinar on Recent Copyright Decisions
Greg Ginn suing Henry Rollins & other Black Flag members for TM & (c) on Black Flag. http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/08/black-flag-sues-flag-henry-rollins-for-copyright-infringement/…Continue Reading Greg Ginn suing Henry Rollins
The Marrakech Treaty for the blind was signed. See BoingBoing….Continue Reading Marrakech Treaty for the Blind signed