Fair Dealing: What Can Be (Fairly) Criticized?
“A picture is worth a thousand words.” That remark might be trite, especially in the era of selfies and Instagram, but a book is more
November 11, 2016
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No Laughing Matter: Copyright Protection for Jokes
Some people just can’t take a joke. Other people have taken jokes, and it has landed them in court. Two recent American copyright cases offer
November 11, 2016
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The Partnership on AI: A Modern Manhattan Project?
On June 29, Sam Harris delivered a TED Talk in which he posed the question: “can we build artificial intelligence without losing control of it?” He proposed
October 26, 2016
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Big Telecom versus Video Games: Big Implications
As reported on Kotaku.com – “British Telecommunications, a multinational mega-conglomerate with origins dating back to the 1800s, is suing Valve, a video game company that can’t
October 26, 2016
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Stop Gaming the System, Gamers: Twitch Sues Over Fake Viewer Bots
As the New Yorker caption goes, “On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.” Update that for 2016: on the Internet, nobody knows you’re a
August 18, 2016
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This is Why You Have an Editor: Politics, Plagiarism, and Copyright
The inescapable world of U.S. politics, especially in an election year, consistently offers much legal debate. Somewhat less often, politicians and their entourages accidentally wade
July 27, 2016
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