Archive for category Copyright
The Economist: Copyright and wrong
Just ran across a very interesting article from The Economist, “Copyright and wrong“: Over the past 50 years, however, that balance has shifted. Largely thanks to the entertainment industry’s lawyers and lobbyists, copyright’s scope and duration have vastly increased. In America, copyright holders get 95 years’ protection as a result of an extension granted in [...]
When Nerd Lawyers Clash: WordPress and the GPL
Posted by Jason in Copyright, Free Software on March 2, 2010
If WordPress were a country, our Bill of Rights would be the GPL because it protects our core freedoms. – WordPress Blog I’m a fan of WordPress: not only is it the best blogging platform I have ever used, but it is also a big proponent of the GPL. WordPress is a great example of high-quality, useful [...]
All Source is “Open Source” to Someone
Posted by Jason in Copyright, Free Software, Microsoft on February 26, 2010
Color me not-surprised Look. I wasn’t surprised when Microsoft launched yet another patent/IP FUD attack against Linux and Open Source, and I’m not surprised that some organization with the Business Software Alliance as a member is attacking Open Source. It is what they do. If you are surprised or shocked, you aren’t paying attention. Let [...]
Copyright Assignment
Posted by Jason in Copyright, Free Software on February 2, 2010
Copyright Assignment is a tricky topic in the FLOSS world. The first time copyright assignment drew my attention was in how Novell’s go-oo hypocritically uses it as FUD against Open Office, and – of course – how ignorant and/or malicious mono apologists used it as a talking point. Today, I read a very interesting post [...]
Stallman, The Pirates and Copyright
Recently, Stallman authored a short essay outlining some problems he sees in the Swedish Pirate Party’s position that the copyright term should be limited to 5 years.
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