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Harry Sahyoun

Do we need copyright? - 1 views

  • Yet we are trained to hold copyright as a natural right. People who infringe on copyright are labelled as pirates, thieves. We are told that they literally steal from hard-working creators.
  • Fourth myth: We know that copyright makes us collectively better off. The evidence points in the opposite direction. Germany had weak copyright laws up until the Copyright Act of 1901. Yet, maybe because of these weak laws, it became a literary and scientific power: (…), only 1,000 new works appeared annually in England at that time – 10 times fewer than in Germany – and this was not without consequences. Höffner believes it was the chronically weak book market that caused England, the colonial power, to fritter away its head start within the span of a century, while the underdeveloped agrarian state of Germany caught up rapidly, becoming an equally developed industrial nation by 1900. (No Copyright Law The Real Reason for Germany’s Industrial Expansion? by Frank Thadeusz)
  • Without copyright, authors would not get paid.
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  • Similarly, Japan, Korea and Taiwan have maintained weak intellectual property regimes. It is believed that this was a key factor to explain
  • My position: I see no justification for copyright. I am effectively a writer: I write lecture notes, research articles and blog posts. I get paid without relying on copyright. Instead, I have patrons: funding agencies, students, and blog readers. But if we insist on having copyright, it should at least be limited to a short term (say 5 years or less).
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    Yet we are trained to hold copyright as a natural right. People who infringe on copyright are labelled as pirates, thieves. We are told that they literally steal from hard-working creators.
Pierre Beaudoin

Search Results web social - 1 views

  • Fourth myth: We know that copyright makes us collectively better off. The evidence points in the opposite direction. Germany had weak copyright laws up until the Copyright Act of 1901. Yet, maybe because of these weak laws, it became a literary and scientific power: (…), only 1,000 new works appeared annually in England at that time – 10 times fewer than in Germany – and this was not without consequences. Höffner believes it was the chronically weak book market that caused England, the colonial power, to fritter away its head start within the span of a century, while the underdeveloped agrarian state of Germany caught up rapidly, becoming an equally developed industrial nation by 1900. (No Copyright Law The Real Reason for Germany’s Industrial Expansion? by Frank Thadeusz)
  • Fifth myth: Without copyright, authors would not get paid.
  • Open access
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  • Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) which would allow the government to shut down web site that is suspected of violating copyright. Using SOPA, a publisher could have a repository of research papers shut down. While at it, the publishers are also promoting a bill, the Research Works Act which would make it illegal for government agencies to require open access from publicly funded researchers.
  • we finally get a hint at why it is so hard it is to open up science: the business of science has become intertwined with businesses like the publishing business.
  • Do we need copyright? The concept of property is a social construction
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  • First myth: Copyright is meant primarily to protect authors.
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  • My position: I see no justification for copyright. I am effectively a writer: I write lecture notes, research articles and blog posts. I get paid without relying on copyright. Instead, I have patrons: funding agencies, students, and blog readers.
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    Yet we are trained to hold copyright as a natural right. People who infringe on copyright are labelled as pirates, thieves. We are told that they literally steal from hard-working creators.
André St-Yves

Does Facebook Own Your Photos? - 0 views

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    it sounds like I am giving up any rights I have on my photos I upload to them, essentially passing over ownership of said items to Facebook - | Tyler Ingram Dot Com
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    Un blogue à propos de nos droits sur nos informations personnelles lorsque nous utilisons les médias sociaux.
Zakia Cherif

Les services de stockage en ligne (Fileserve, VideoBB, Filepost, …) diminuent... - 0 views

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    Changement de politique pour les services de stockage en ligne : plusieurs comptes utilisateurs fermés à leur insu. Par Yohann Poiron
André St-Yves

Twitter, Facebook, Google and others take out full-page NYT ad to protest copyright law... - 0 views

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    A group of nine internet and technology companies including Google, Twitter, Facebook, Yahoo, and Zynga ran a full-page ad in the New York Times yesterday - NYT
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    Des protestations des grandes compagnies internet sur le NYT.
ulrich Ariel

Apple ordered to publish Samsung "did not copy us" notice | IT PRO - 0 views

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    Voici la suite de la saga judiciaire que mène Apple contre les autres fabricants de tablettes ou téléphones fonctionnant sous un autre système d'exploitation En effet le géant vient de subir un méchant revers en Grande Bretagne où le tribunal lui ordonne d'afficher le texte "Samsung n'a pas copié le design du Ipad" sur son site web et dans un certain nombre de journaux papier.
Ramzi Sleilaty

Please respect FT.com's ts&cs and copyright policy which allow you to: share links; cop... - 1 views

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    The message for China from Tahrir Square
carlverret

(27) How I Fixed My COPYRIGHT STRIKE Takedowns - YouTube - 0 views

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    Comment la pression sociale peut faire changer d'idée les méga compagnies de disque
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