Advocacy groups and think tanks across the nation are celebrating Copyright Week this week, intended to highlight a series of discussions supporting key principles that should guide copyright policy. Copyright law impacts everything from Internet access to the music we listen to the books we read. So we decided to join the fun and create “R Street’s Greatest Hits on…

The following was originally published on Huffington Post here. by Joshua Lamel, Executive Director, Re:Create This week marks the four year anniversary of the largest online protest in history, when 75,000 websites and 15 million users protested legislation supported by the entertainment industry that threatened freedom of expression online. Defeating the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and PROTECT IP Act…

We’re taking part in Copyright Week, a series of actions and discussions supporting key principles that should guide copyright policy. Every day this week, various groups are taking on different elements of the law, and addressing what’s at stake, and what we need to do to make sure that copyright promotes creativity and innovation. Today’s topic is “You Bought It, You Own It: Copyright policy should…

Recent cases, disputes, and announcements have renewed interest in the public domain and the ways that works protected by copyright wind up there. This interest brings with it questions about copyright terms, private works incorporated into public law, and efforts by governments and others to make information more available. As we explore these questions, there is a growing sense that…

  We’re taking part in Copyright Week, a series of actions and discussions supporting key principles that should guide copyright policy. Every day this week, copyright allies are taking on different elements of the law, addressing what’s at stake, and discussing what we need to do to make sure that copyright promotes creativity and innovation. Yes, you read that right:…

We’re taking part in Copyright Week, a series of actions and discussions supporting key principles that should guide copyright policy. Every day this week, various groups are taking on different elements of the law, and addressing what’s at stake, and what we need to do to make sure that copyright promotes creativity and innovation. The encroachment of long copyright term…

Do you own the software embedded in your mobile phone, car, or robot bartender? According to the software’s copyright holder, probably not. Chances are that software is subject to a licensing agreement that restricts what you may do with it. The same is true for the e-books, movies, and music you buy online. Even though clicking the “Buy Now” button may…

It’s Copyright Week, a series of activities and discussions supporting key principles that should guide copyright policy. Every day this week, various groups are taking on different elements of the law, addressing what’s at stake and what we need to do to make sure that copyright promotes creativity and innovation. Today’s topic is “Building and Defending a Robust Public Domain: The public domain is our…

Federal Ruling Marks End To Copyright Monkey Business. A federal judge ruled on January 6 that a monkey who snapped a selfie on a nature photographer’s camera cannot own the copyright to those pictures. In Judge says monkey cannot own copyright to famous selfies, Ars Technica reports the judge told the courtroom, “This is an issue for Congress and the…

Highlights from Re:Create Coalition Members’ Comments on the European Union’s Copyright Consultation WASHINGTON—The European Union (EU) recently solicited feedback from stakeholders in a consultation on the “Regulatory environment for platforms, online intermediaries, data and cloud computing and the collaborative economy” to inform the rulemaking process to establish a Digital Single Market (DSM). The current structure of the EU allows for…