In a recent post on Lucas Film’s decision to open up the Star Wars archive to creative remixers around the world, my coauthor Don Tapscott says “the fate of content creation and distribution on the web will be bogged down by legal wrangling for years.” It seems, however, that George Lucas isn’t the only one [...]
Entries Tagged as 'copyright'
Making mash-ups legally legit
May 21st, 2007
Tags: YouTube · copyright · mass collaboration
Tipping the balance of copyright law
November 28th, 2006
Guardian columnist Victor Keegan recently joined a growing chorus of forward-thinking people in calling for lawmakers to roll-back or at least counter-balance the ever-tightening regime of copyright law. Keegan laments the efforts of entrenched Hollywood interests to further extend the lifespan of copyright protection and calls for lawmakers to tip the balance of copyright law [...]
Tags: copyright · intellectual property · policy · sharing