September 4th, 2007
“It’s easy enough to find out how long copyrights last, but much harder to decide how long they should last—but that didn’t stop Cambridge University PhD candidate Rufus Pollock from using economics formulas to answer the question. In a newly-released paper, Pollock pegs the “optimal level for copyright” at only 14 years.”
September 4th, 2007
Earlier this month, the Computer & Communications Industry Association1 filed a complaint with the FTC alleging that professional sports leagues, Hollywood studios, and book publishers were all using copyright notices that misrepresented the law. Now, the group has launched a web site called Defend Fair Use that shows they are serious about making […]
June 11th, 2007
Articles worth reading: A poorly thought out call for perpetual copyrights and a claim of copyright on public domain photographs.
March 26th, 2006
NewsForge has a good opinion piece titled RIAA: Who are the pirates? Free and uncut! that is well worth the read.
From the article:
“It seems to me that every few days there is yet another article on the Web about the recording companies’ attempts to bring rampant pirates to justice. I think the RIAA’s idea of […]
March 26th, 2006
A great video over at ZDNet explains why DRM is a load of C.R.A.P.
I fully agree with most of what Mr Berlind is saying but I think he places the blame at the end of the video in the wrong area. He states we should boycott media players due to DRM but the problem really […]
November 16th, 2005
Last week I talked about Sony’s rootkit maleware and how to prevent yourself from becoming infected with it. Since then good things have happened in light of the situation.
Lawsuits!
Last thursday Sony earned a class action lawsuit in the Los Angeles Superior Court.
In California, the class action suit alleges that Sony’s DRM has caused harm to […]
May 30th, 2005
The Luminous Landscape has an interesting article written by an attorney named Andrew J. Roman on the issue of encrypting raw file data. The article takes a look at the legal ramifications of doing so as it relates to Canadian law.
By now most readers are familiar with what is currently the most important issue facing […]
May 27th, 2005
A new article has been posted on the Luminous Landscape titled “The Raw Flaw” (also published on this site) that takes a look at the issues with raw file longevity and calls the camera manufacturers into action demanding that they either openly document their raw formats or adopt an open standard such as DNG.
I fully […]
April 27th, 2005
In light of all the hoopra over the Nikon WB encryption Luminous Landscape forum member DiaAzul (David Plummer) wrote a light-hearted and humorous story on the subject based on the Star Wars saga.
Photoshop news has the full thing posted on their site or you can visit the original thread and read some additional commentary.
May the […]