Reputation: Libel, slander, and the purpose of defamation laws
Techdirt has an interesting article discussing reputation as a scarce commodity in reference to the Cooksource fiasco. Techdirt is right: reputation is a scarce commodity; difficult to build yet easy...
View ArticleWhat’s the point of the DMCA if I have to keep taking down content?
Infringing copyright content isn’t always cut and dry. Sometimes people try and abuse copyright law to silence critics or competition. Sometimes there is a genuine dispute over what elements of a work...
View ArticleProtecting Reviewers: Why review sites are limited in their defense of reviewers
Timothy B. Lee of Ars Technica writes that review websites like Yelp.com “could do more” to protect their reviewers from bogus DMCA claims made against their reviews. “For example,” Mr. Lee goes on,...
View ArticleBitcoins, trademarks, and a roadmap for the Bitcoin community
A lawyer from New York filed a trademark application for the mark ‘bitcoin’ on behalf of a client. This has caused an uproar in the Bitcoin community. The uproar has led to statements by the lawyer...
View ArticleWhy deleting your Pinterest boards over copyright concerns is an overreaction
Kirsten Kowalski of DDK Portraits wrote a blog post about why she “tearfully” took down her Pinterest boards. The reason she gave was her concern over copyright infringement and the liability she felt...
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