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Jeff Roberts Mar 3, 2015 (Jun 11, 2020) -- A legal root canal

Bad dentist must pay $4,677 in case over Yelp threats

It’s bad enough having a toothache. It’s much worse when your dentist rips you off for $4,000 and then threatens to sue you for complaining…

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Technology, Work & Collaboration
Kevin Fitchard Feb 13, 2015 (Jun 11, 2020) -- A wireless turf war brews

Wi-Fi industry is worried about mobile invading its airwaves

There’s a new technology buzzing around mobile carrier circles called License Assisted Access that promises to make our 4G networks faster by dipping…

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Mobile, Technology
Jeff Roberts Jan 16, 2015 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Shaking off copyright

Republicans embrace fair use (and Taylor Swift) to hit Obama

Many Republicans like to take a hard line against perceived pirates who use copyright without permission  – but what if those people…

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Media, Technology, Work & Collaboration
Jeff Roberts Dec 31, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- King's words still off-limits

Selma soars despite MLK estate’s copyright clutches

Selma, a new film about Martin Luther King’s role in seminal 1965 civil rights marches, is a triumph not only because of critical acclaim, but because biopics about…

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Media, Technology
Jeff Roberts Dec 22, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Play it everywhere

The fair use case to show The Interview if Sony will not

After Sony cravenly cancelled The Interview, people who had no interest in the comedy now want to see it — mostly so…

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Media, Technology
Jeff Roberts Dec 9, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Gonna Run this Town Tonight

Jay Z crushes sample troll who claimed copyright in word “oh”

It’s been a good week for Jay Z: the rap star chatted court-side with visiting royalty at a Brooklyn Nets game and, hours earlier,…

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Media, Technology
Books
Jeff Roberts Dec 3, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- 10 years and counting

In Google Books appeal, judges focus on profit and security

The Authors Guild took its latest courtroom swing in a decade-long dispute over Google’s decision to scan millions of out-of-print books and, based on…

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Media, Technology
Jeff Roberts Oct 28, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

Twitter and Etsy get high marks in report card on copyright and free speech

When it comes to balancing creative rights on the internet, companies like Twitter and Pinterest play an important role as middlemen. How are they performing?…

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Media, Technology, Work & Collaboration
Jeff Roberts Sep 8, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

WordPress shames Janet Jackson for bullying bloggers and issues a new takedown report

Powerful celebrities and companies are bullying some of the millions of bloggers who use the popular WordPress platform with outlandish copyright claims. Wordpress just called attention to some of the worst offenders.…

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Technology, Work & Collaboration
Jeff Roberts Aug 17, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

Amazon’s fan-fiction portal Kindle Worlds is a bust for fans, and for writers too

Amazon lets aspiring writers use characters from popular series like Gossip Girl and Vampire Diaries to write stories of their own. So why isn't Kindle Worlds catching on?…

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Media, Technology
Jeff Roberts Aug 15, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

Can you share sports videos online? Premier League says no, but it’s not clear why

The world's most prestigious soccer league is warning fans not to share goals on social media, even though there is no apparent business or legal justification for doing so.…

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Media, Technology, Work & Collaboration
Jeff Roberts Jul 21, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Blog Post

Music label sues YouTube “beauty bestie” over unlicensed songs

YouTube can help unknown musicians and performers gain an audience -- but it can also create tension when a performer like Michelle Phan, who is now snared in a copyright dispute, becomes famous.…

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Media, Technology, Video, Work & Collaboration
Jeff Roberts Jul 1, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Do you have a fair use right to publish World Cup goals? ESPN takedowns raise questions

Goal highlights are the most exciting, shareable and spontaneous moments of the World Cup. But ESPN and others are using copyright law to remove them from social media.…

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Media, Video
Jeff Roberts Jun 10, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

In win for libraries, court rules database of Google-scanned books is “fair use”

The Authors Guild has lost yet another legal battle in a long-running dispute over who can access digital copies of library books created under Google's book-scanning program.…

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Media, Technology, Video
Jeff Roberts May 13, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

GoldieBlox could pay $1M to license Beastie Boys song. Is that fair?

A closely watched parody case turns out to have resulted in a potential $1 million payout -- but, as with everything else in the case, there's more than meets the eye.…

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Technology
Paul Sweeting Apr 19, 2014 (Jun 11, 2020) -- Weekly Update

Justice Department could hold key to Aereo outcome

The outcome of the Aereo case could turn on whether a majority of the justices can get comfortable distinguishing Aereo from Cablevision, allowing them to craft an opinion that finds Aereo to be illegal without disturbing the result of the Cablevision case.…

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Consumer
Jeff Roberts Mar 18, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Beastie Boys and GoldieBlox settle “Girls” copyright case

Toy maker GoldieBlox’s decision to turn a sexist rap song into a girl power commercial touched off a lawsuit last fall and led…

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Technology
Jeff Roberts Mar 12, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Transformative or just taking? Lawyers struggle to define fair use in wake of Google Books case

The idea of "fair use" provides a critical exception to copyright law for artists, journalists and others. Increasingly, courts are asking if the new use is "transformative" - does this make sense?…

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Media, Technology, Video
Jeff Roberts Feb 3, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

GoldieBlox rocks Super Bowl with girl power, adds to copyright controversy

Toy maker GoldieBlox is using mass media to empower little girls to pursue science and engineering. But what about the artists whose songs the company is using to spread its message?…

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Media, Technology, Video
Jeff Roberts Jan 28, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Teens’ photo feed is a viral hit – and a copyright conundrum

Images are everywhere on the internet these days and some see them as a shortcut to viral fame. The case of wildly popular @HistoryInPics raises familiar questions about how to draw lines over attribution and ownership.…

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Media, Technology, Video
Jeff Roberts Jan 7, 2014 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Go ahead, use that tweet: no one can stop you!

A studio published a Times' critic's tweet about Inside Lleywn Davis without permission -- despite what some are saying, neither Twitter or the critic can do anything about it.…

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Media, Technology, Video
Jeff Roberts Dec 10, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Beastie Boys countersue as fair use fight over “Girls” song escalates

A famous rap group says in a new court filing that GoldieBlox, a maker of girls toys, had no right to use its song as part of a clever marketing campaign about girl empowerment. The group may be right.…

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Media, Technology, Video
Mathew Ingram Nov 27, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

The Beastie Boys vs. GoldieBlox: More evidence that copyright is broken and we are all worse off as a result

What has gotten lost in the Beastie Boys vs. GoldieBlox hysteria is that fair use is an important principle when it comes to copyright, and we would be better off as a society if we supported it rather than chipping away at its effectiveness…

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Technology
Jeff Roberts Nov 27, 2013 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

GoldieBlox removes Beastie Boys song from girl power video: smart or cynical?

Toy maker GoldieBlox, which is at the center of a controversy over their use of a rap song to celebrate girls and science, threw in the towel. Was this a real copyright controversy or just marketing?…

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Media, Technology, Video

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