David Lammy, Minister for Higher Education & IP, on Google’s deal with the Author’s Guild and AAP.
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neilstewart
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neilstewart
A really excellent piece from Steven Poole on intellectual property, writing and the concept of “free”. As people on the internet say, OTM!
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neilstewart
Inner Temple have covered this, but I think it’s worth flagging in its own right- Outlaw are reportingthat the music industry are lobbying for a tax on MP3 players, to “compensate” for losses incurred by the transfer of CDs to MP3. All redolent of the Home Taping is Killing Music campaign waged by the music industry in the eighties.
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connie
New idea: donating your intellectual property to the public domain upon your death. See – Becoming an intellectual property donor
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neilstewart
The Open Rights Group reports on the second reading of a Private Members Bill that will extend copyright terms to a whopping 95 years. The ORG urges people to write to their MPs to protest against this.
