Larry Lessig pens an op-ed in the NY Times explaining how the DMCA has resulted in copyright law being used as a tool for censorship.
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“They Indeed Have Gone Crazy”
People keep sending new C-61 mashups – this time Canadian Heritage Minister Josee Verner, Larry Lessig, and the CBC's Sandra Abma play the starring roles in They Have Indeed Gone Crazy. Prime Minister Harper stars in the parody below.
Lessig on the U.S. Orphan Works Bill
The NY Times features an op-ed by Lawrence Lessig that criticizes the current orphan works bill in the U.S., advocating instead for a registration system after 14 years of initial protection.
Must Reads
This has been an exceptionally busy week, but I don't want some important stories to fall through the cracks: The NY Times on how courts are citing Wikipedia entries with growing frequency, while Simon Chester at Slaw provides a comparative Commonwealth look at the issue. Romania's President tells Bill Gates […]
Code 2.0
Larry Lessig's Code 2.0 – an update of his remarkable book – is available for purchase or download.
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