Tag: copyright
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WordPress Themes Must be GPL
Image via CrunchBase This is a simple explanation of how GNU’s GPL works for programs like WordPress, Drupal, etc. which are open source, but nonetheless licensed. It also contains a very clear explanation of why the php must be GPL, but also, how that doesn’t mean a theme or other GPL product can’t be commercial.…
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The Silver Lining
The Silver Lining Vivendi Universal moves to shut down fan-created gaming site, The Silver Lining, after eight years. The Silver Lining was a King’s Quest mod, but Vivendi would not allow them to have a non-commercial fan license. This happened after Sierra IP changed hands and is now controlled by Activision
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For nearly two decades, it seemed to work. Edge Games successfully struck settlements with movie and comic book companies, further strengthening his grip on the four-letter word, but then Langdell attempted to swat down what should have been his easiest target: tiny French indie developer Mobigame, and their iPhone debut, titled, of course, Edge (pictured…
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The Edge Case: Indies Rally To Raise Copyfight Awareness – Boing Boing
For nearly two decades, it seemed to work. Edge Games successfully struck settlements with movie and comic book companies, further strengthening his grip on the four-letter word, but then Langdell attempted to swat down what should have been his easiest target: tiny French indie developer Mobigame, and their iPhone debut, titled, of course, Edge (pictured…
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Don’t miss this: OVC presents Wireside Chat with Lawrence Lessig
Image via Wikipedia The talk The lecture by Lawrence Lessig will last 45 minutes, and will be followed by a 30 minute interactive Q & A session. The event will be moderated by Elizabeth Stark of the Open Video Alliance. Questions can be submitted using the hashtag #wireside. This is a talk about copyright in…
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IFPI statement on copyright before Telenor Decision
This is Google’s cache of http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_views/what_is_copyright.html. It is a snapshot of the page as it appeared on Sep 6, 2009 17:32:50 GMT. The current page could have changed in the meantime. Learn more Text-only version What is copyright? Copyright is the means by which a person or a business makes a living from creativity. Copyright…
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Pirate Party Wins and Enters The European Parliament | TorrentFreak
Pirate Party Wins and Enters The European Parliament | TorrentFreak Pirate Party will have seats in EU Parliament
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Pirate Party will have seats in EU Parliament
Pirate Party Wins and Enters The European Parliament | TorrentFreak
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TV networks, government in So. Korea lead crack down on copyright infringement
According to a story in Korea Times, Korean television networks and the government are going to institute a new law that will allow the government to close websites and even to take away individual Internet accounts. While this might seem fair, the problem is that the definition of what is copyrighted content, is open enough…
Barbara K Iverson 