Stories from the Week that Was – 12/25/11-12/31/11

02 Monday Jan 2012

Posted by Kenan Farrell in Artists, Bloggers, Copyright, Federal Initiatives, Intellectual Property, Legislation, Litigation, Privacy, Social Media, Stories from the Week that Was, Tech Developments

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Google, NDAA, PhoneDog, SOPA

Stories from the Week that Was – 12/25/11-12/31/11

2011 was quite a year. We witnessed intellectual property trump civil liberties time and time again. I’ll continue to archive the most important stories from each week, although I’m no longer certain it’s best for my mental health. Onward and upward (hopefully).

Copyrights Are No Longer About Copies (Part 1): William Patry

Creativity Springs From Careful Copying (Part 2): William Patry

Statement by the President on H.R. 1540 (the “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012)

Artists: Can You Be Sued for Including a Real Person in Your Painting?

SOPA is the end of us, say bloggers

Company sues former employee over right to Twitter followers

Scottie Pippie Files Suit Claiming Websites Falsely Labeled Him as Bankrupt; Is Blog Tag Defamatory?

Google+ Censoring Borderline Offensive Profile Images; Author Images in Search Results To Blame?

Stories from the Week that Was – 12/18-12/24/11

26 Monday Dec 2011

Posted by Kenan Farrell in Bloggers, Copyright, Federal Initiatives, Legislation, Privacy, Stories from the Week that Was, Tech Developments

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SOPA, USPTO

Stories from the Week that Was – 12/18-12/24/11

Dear Internet: It’s No Longer OK to Not Know How Congress Works

USPTO gets a new website

In the eyes of the law, are we all public figures on Facebook?

Don’t Break the Internet

“The intellectual property situation is bad and getting worse. To be a programmer, it requires that you understand as much law as you do technology.” – Eric Allman