Donald P. Harris, associate professor of law at Temple University discusses the regulation of file sharing. Harris explains that Alcohol Prohibition of the 1920s and 1930s as an historical example of laws that were inconsistent with the vast majority
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Donald Harris on copyright law and alcohol prohibition
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That reddit guy on a podcsat
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Jonathan Coulton on music piracy
Jonathan Coulton, a musician, singer-songwriter, and geek icon, who releases his music under a Non-Commercial Creative Commons License, discusses his thoughts on piracy from an artist’s point of view. Coulton talks about quitting his day job so he could focus on his music. He bypassed the traditional route of becoming a musician, which usually means signing to a record label, and began releasing one song per week on his website. This lead to eventual success, according to Coulton, who now makes his living as a full-time musician by touring and selling his music on his website. The discussion then turns to piracy. Coulton explains why he thinks piracy cannot be stopped and describes what he considers “victimless piracy.” He goes on to discuss the difficulties of addressing piracy issues, especially when taking fairness and practicality into account.
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What You Really Need To Know About The Internet - Tech Weekly podcast
John Naughton discusses his new book, the latest on RIM and Kodak’s troubles as well as the SOPA protests. Plus, Charles Arthur visits Finland’s tech hub and brings back lights to put into your ears…
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A Little Bit Pregnant: Why it’s a Bad Idea to Regulate Computers the Way We Regulate Radios, Guns, Uranium and Other Special-Purpose Tools - Cory Doctorow
In his keynote speech Cory addresses the issue of computer regulation in general and, more specifically, asks: What happens when we take the failed regulatory model from the copy-right realm and try to import it into other realms too? What are the consequences?
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Shaun Inman on The Web 2.0 Show
We snagged Shaun Inman while we were at SXSW this year. We chat about what he has done, mint, piracy, and many other interesting things!
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Book piracy in Peru
In Peru, book piracy is bigger than the legitimate publishing industry.
When Paulo Cueolo’s bestselling, spiritually minded book The Winner Stands Alone was pirated there was a crackdown on the industry. But as Daniel Alarcon discovered, the pirated books were on the street the next day.
Daniel Alarcon was born in Peru but raised in the US. He still has connections there and visits regularly. In Granta’s issue on the theme of work, Daniel Alarcon writes about the contradictions of the book piracy industry in Peru.
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Bringing Data to the Debate on E-Book Piracy
http://beyondthebookcast.com/bringing-data-to-the-debate-on-ebook-piracy/ As e-readers and e-books gather momentum in the early days of 2010, some book publishers find themselves on the horns of a marketing dilemma. Do they join the new e-book club to capture sales, or do they stand back to keep their content safe from online “pirates”?
In a conversation with Chris Kenneally at the recent Digital Book World in New York, media industry consultant Brian O’Leary discussed his firm’s research on the effect on sales when a title finds its way into an unsanctioned online market. The findings – a significant jump in sales – have surprised many in the business.
Magellan Media Partners Logo“When people hear what we have to say, [they think] I might be saying … I don’t worry about piracy when in fact, what I’m saying is, I don’t worry about piracy that helps sell more books,” O’Leary stressed. “I just don’t know the difference between the piracy that hurts, and the piracy that helps,until we study it.”
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Michael Geist: Why Copyright? presentation
"Why Copyright?" is the central question in locating the importance of copyright within larger political debates — what are the impacts of copyright reform on art, creativity and culture? What are the impacts of copyright regulation on the future of the internet and other mobile technologies? What are the larger issues of digital advocacy inspired by current copyright debates? And finally, what are possible repercussions on online public forums and governance?
Answered in four parts by Dr. Geist, the fate of creativity and cultural preservation, and a more general address of how Canadians can access, use and share knowledge serves to counter common arguments in the media couched in issues of illegal downloading through peer-to-peer networks, digital locks, and software piracy.
From http://www.cjc-online.ca/index.php/journal/multimedia/view/1
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Neil Gaiman at Open Rights Group on Piracy vs Obscurity
Neil Gaiman, ORG’s Patron, explains why Piracy is not a threat, but Obscurity is. Protect your digital rights, help ORG reach 1500 supporters: http://www.openrightsgroup.org/support-org
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