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arnie Grossblatt

London School of Economics: piracy isn't killing big content; government needs to be sk... - 0 views

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copyright piracy

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  • arnie Grossblatt on 05 Oct 13
     
    Claims of damage from IP piracy are overstated according to a study by the LSE,
Ryan Holman

Smaller damages sought in music case - The Boston Globe - 0 views

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damages music copyright infringement copyright copyright law file sharing P2P

shared by Ryan Holman on 24 Feb 10 - Cached
  • Ryan Holman on 24 Feb 10
     
    Interesting take on the music piracy issue and a highlight of the punitive nature of the current laws.
Derik Dupont

Publishers: It's Time for an Intervention - Advertising Age - DigitalNext - 0 views

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Publishers Advertising Ad Networks

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  • Derik Dupont on 24 Feb 10
     
    Publishers buying ads on remnant ad networks threaten to undermine their brands, splitting their price structure and doing untold damage.
Natalie Barnes

Publishr: Declaration of rights for the author - 0 views

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rights authors publishers

shared by Natalie Barnes on 02 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • rights hoarding is as damaging as market hoarding in any other business. His solution is a three-year renewal contract
  • but since the Publishng project exists more in the world of R&D, I’d like to suggest something even more shocking: Think licensing. Not selling.
  • Natalie Barnes on 02 Oct 10
     
    Brian Joseph Davis suggests a new style of author contract.
arnie Grossblatt

The New Presumption of Transparency - 0 views

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publishing libel censorship transparency

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  • In the U.S., public figures have to prove that statements about them are false and made with malice -- but in Britain a statement that harms one's reputation is enough to justify a libel action. Defendants must prove that statements are true or "fair comment." This has a chilling effect on the reporting of damaging facts.
  • "If information cannot be freely exchanged, if journalists must fear being sued over information reported in good faith on matters crucial to our defense, matters such as the financial networks supporting jihadist terror, then we cannot make sound security policy," former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy said at a recent conference on "libel lawfare." This is a useful term to describe lawsuits to suppress facts about radical Islam and terrorism.
  • The Web means that publishing anywhere means publishing everywhere, thus subjecting authors and publishers to litigation in pro-plaintiff jurisdictions
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  • Among the proposals under consideration is to broaden the law to give American publishers the right in the U.S. to sue plaintiffs who bring what U.S. law would consider abusive lawsuits.
  • Digital technology makes sharing information possible and, increasingly, makes it mandatory.
  • arnie Grossblatt on 09 Jun 09
     
    "The Web means that publishing anywhere means publishing everywhere, thus subjecting authors and publishers to litigation in pro-plaintiff jurisdictions"
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