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Senator Orrin Hatch... And The Lies The Copyright Industry Tells
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| In my last post, I walked through the misleading or outright false arguments
| by Rep. Wexler in defense of stronger copyrights. At the same event, Senator
| Orrin Hatch also spoke, and it's worth responding to him as well.
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| You in this room are the artists, the innovators, and leaders of the
| world copyright industry. Not only do your artistic works continue to
| encourage the creation of new works that inspire and delight us, but also
| your industry is one of the few that consistently generates a positive
| balance of trade.
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| This assumes, incorrectly, that copyright is the sole reason for the creation
| of artistic works or that positive balance of trade. The evidence suggests
| otherwise. There are many reasons why people create. Some have nothing to do
| with monetary incentive -- but even those that do have found that "copyright"
| is not the only way to make money, and, in fact may not be the best way to
| make money. Yet, those who do creative things are often limited by copyright.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090612/1235555213.shtml
Once Again, Before Sending A DMCA Takedown, It Helps To Actually Own The
Content
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| But, basically, someone used a video to respond to a guy from the Discovery
| Institute concerning a recent appearance he made on Fox News. The Fox News
| video is Fox's copyright. Yet, the Discovery Institute sent the takedown
| notice. Furthermore, the use of the video (even if Fox had sent the takedown)
| is almost certainly fair use. It was used for commentary in a non-commercial
| manner.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090612/1251365214.shtml
Recent:
DMCA Coupon Flap Ends — Nobody 'Won'
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| A federal judge on Thursday rejected an online coupon-generating company's
| bid to reopen a copyright infringement lawsuit against a North Carolina man
| who posted commands allowing users to print an unlimited number of valid
| coupons.
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http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/04/dmca-coupon-fla.html
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