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Intellectual property at issue
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| The proposed policy would include lesson
| plans, and states that any material written,
| created or developed with district support
| âshall be the sole property of the State
| College Area School District and is to be
| used only by students and staff of the
| district, unless otherwise reviewed and
| approved by the superintendent.â
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http://www.centredaily.com/news/local/story/1720051.html
Marvel owners seek to invalidate Kirby heirs' copyright claims
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| Jack Kirby was a renowned artist instrumental
| in the creation and shaping of these
| characters, his family argues, and is thus
| entitled to profits like any other copyright-
| holder. Disney has maintained that Kirbyâs
| work was considered for-hire and that his
| heirs are thus not owed any further profits.
|
| Like other heirs to 20th century comic book
| artists, Kirbyâs progeny have become more
| aggressive in seeking to recoup their share
| of the profits.
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http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/01/the-battle-between-marvel-and-the-jack-kirby-estate-is-bringing-out-each-sides-hulkthe-comicbook-company-has-unleashed-a.html
Copyright is a Complex Issue
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| And are things as bad as you think? In 2009
| theatre sales were at their highest ever,
| even in the United States, which was
| suffering a depression. And Hollywood has
| produced some damned good stuff. And
| delivered in in upgraded, more comfortable
| theatres, with better seating. So why the
| complaints? Your sales are better than ever,
| and you still whine? Really? Hell, I was
| planning on going to see Alice in Wonderland
| (Tim Burton is one of my fav directors), just
| to get 2010 off to a good start for you
| (because of the nerve damage, and the pain, I
| donât normally go to theatres. Iâll put up
| with it to see Alice.
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http://madhatter.ca/?p=93
AP Summarizes Other Journalists' Article; Isn't That What The AP Says Violates The Law?
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| But what I find even more amusing is that if
| you look at the AP report, it's basically
| just a quick blurb rewrite of the Albuquerque
| Journal story. It's only 125 words, and just
| summarizes what the other paper wrote. Why is
| that amusing? Because that's exactly what the
| Associated Press has been claiming bloggers
| unfairly do to it -- insisting that others
| simply rewriting its stories in short blurbs
| are violating the "hot news" doctrine.
| Apparently, that doesn't apply when the AP
| does it itself?
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20100107/0251577648.shtml
Whereâs AP In Google News? Apparently In Limbo, As Contract Running Out
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| Itâs been noticed that new Associated Press
| stories â hosted by Google itself â are no
| longer appearing in Google News. Itâs true.
| Since Dec. 24, Google has no longer added new
| AP content, something the company confirmed
| with me today. I received this statement:
|
| We have a licensing agreement with the
| Associated Press that permits us to host
| its content on Google properties such as
| Google News. Some of that content is
| still available today. At the moment
| weâre not adding new hosted content from
| the AP.
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http://searchengineland.com/wheres-ap-in-google-news-33164
Recent:
Associated Press will sell you a license to quote the public domain
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| They tell me I have to use the sentence "exactly as written" and heaven help
| me if I don't include the complete footer with their copyright boilerplate.
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http://www.boingboing.net/2009/08/02/associated-press-wil-1.html
AP Charges $12.50 To Quote 5 Words
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| The AP is known for having some fairly unconventional tactics toward the use
| of their content online. Sure, a company should be concerned with how their
| content is being used online... but how far is too far?
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http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/08/03/ap-charges-1250-to-quote-5-words
AP Launches Open Source Ascribenation Project
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| Meanwhile, a small suggestion to the AP: Get your legal department's
| footprints off your home page (where the top item is "Protecting AP's
| Intellectual Property"). In fact, push them to the nether regions of the
| website. It's not friendly stuff.
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http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/ap-launches-open-source-ascribenation-project
By The AP's Own Logic, The AP Ripped Off Obama
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| I must admit that I tend to disagree with a significant percentage of
| Lichtman's conclusions on intellectual property, but unlike many copyright
| maximalists, I tend to believe he's much more intellectually honest on these
| issues. His positions don't seem to come from a "more is absolutely better
| because it makes me/my clients more money" position, but he honestly tends to
| believe that greater copyright leads to a greater net outcome, and tends to
| argue reasonably about it -- though, I believe some of that reasoning, and
| the assumptions that underpin it are faulty.
|
| [...]
|
| No, what's not fair is claiming that any of that is the AP's to own. None of
| it. Not a single part of it was. All of that -- the hope, the way he was
| looking, was simply there. What made him choose it was the look on Obama's
| face -- which is not Garcia's creative output, and thus cannot be covered by
| copyright. In fact, the most frustrating thing of all is that Cendali
| repeatedly claims that Fairey was ripping off Garcia (and the AP), but misses
| the obvious problem with that argument: which is that if her argument is
| correct, then the AP and Garcia also ripped off Obama, since it was his
| creativity in looking the way he did and making the facial expression he did.
| Once again, such externalities are apparently only acceptable when the AP
| benefits. But, Cendali seems to ignore that, and Lichtman lets her get off,
| noting that he basically agrees with her.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090721/1828265616.shtml
Is The BBC An AP Parasite?
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| Anyway, not long after that, I saw that the BBC appears to have a very
| similar article, and it's quite clear that all they did was rewrite the AP's
| article. At one point, they do credit the AP, but the article is almost a
| direct paraphrase of the AP's. So does the AP start calling the BBC a
| parasite, too? Or does it finally realize that no one owns the news, and lots
| of publications often rewrite the news and have for ages?
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090722/0126305618.shtml
Industry study claims strong copyrights fuel economic engine
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| A report released by the International Intellectual Property Alliance shows
| that copyright-related industry has been booming in recent years. But a
| closer examination of the data shows that the numbers don't add up so easily.
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http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/07/industry-study-claims-strong-copyrights-fuel-economic-engine.ars
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