Category Archives: IP
4 things about copyright
1) New Canadian “Copyright Modernization Act” bill C-32 (yes, again) introduced yesterday. Lots of commentary on it sprouting up all over. General sentiment, so far as I can tell thus far, is that many things are much improved over past … Continue reading
Internet Linking is Analogous to Citation
Everyone with whom I have discussed the issue of Internet linking agrees that Internet hyperlinks are a form of citation. But the subset of the population with whom I discuss these issues is not representative of the entire world, clearly. … Continue reading
Filed under censorship, copyright, digitization, Intellectual freedom, Internet, IP, Other blogs, publishing
Librarianly committments + Privacy improvements = Facebook for me?
In my previous facebook post I said it would take 2 things to get me on Facebook (FB): trust and better terms of service (ToS, which FB now calls “Statement of rights and responsibilities”). Since then, it has become likely … Continue reading
Filed under copyright, globalization, IP, privacy, technology
Conflating OA with other issues we like
At the 2nd International Public Knowledge Project Conference‘s CLA pre-conference, a bunch of librarians and a few assorted others got together to talk about open access (OA). One thing I kept finding myself coming back to is something I’ve been … Continue reading
Filed under academic libraries, IP, OA, publishing
The Olympic Games & Information Issues (for those who don’t live here)
Most people who live in British Columbia are well aware of the multitudinous controversies surrounding the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, which will take place in Greater Vancouver & Whistler next February. However, when I talk to friends and family from … Continue reading
Filed under community development, copyright, government information, IP, privacy, privatization
What would it take to get me on Facebook?
In a word: Trust. Nearly every week, I consider making a Facebook account. I get notices about events for which the full details are on Facebook. I hear stories about people connecting with old friends. My old students and old … Continue reading
Filed under IP, privacy, technology
Making sense of DRM
Here’s a confession: I don’t really ‘get’ DRM. I mean, I can describe what it is, talk about related legislation, and discuss its impacts on intellectual property law and practice, but I don’t really know the extent to which it’s … Continue reading
Filed under copyright, digitization, inclusion/exclusion, IP, preservation, technology, Uncategorized
DOAJ: Continued Growth (plus a Creative Commons bonus)
Over at the Imaginary Journal of Poetic Economics, librarian Heather Morrison has been tracking the Dramatic Growth of Open Access over the past couple of years in a series of blog posts. On Friday, Morrison noted that the growth rate … Continue reading
Filed under copyright, IP, OA, Other blogs, publishing, tips and tools, Uncategorized
YouTube-Viacom lawsuit and IT-ignorant government
If you’ve heard about this week’s court order (ArsTechnica plain-English breakdown here) in the Viacom-YouTube lawsuit, you probably already know it makes a parody of privacy. It clearly states for the world that corporate IP such as search algorithms should … Continue reading
Filed under business, copyright, digitization, government, IP, privacy, technology, Uncategorized
