In an apparent misunderstanding of what encompasses “fair use” the Associated Press has sent out take down notices to some prominent bloggers who have used quotes from articles they have published.
Posts Tagged ‘Fair Use’
Writer vs. Writer vs. Writer
May 2, 2008My apologies for the silence recently. I’m in full-throttle essay-writing mode right now. I’m currently 12 pages into 35 pages worth of writing, all of which is due next week! Once that’s done though, I’ll be posting here fairly regularly regarding $P@MM3R!!1! and other creative projects, as well as the progress in designing the Writing Across Media class and redesigning my Desktop Publishing (now called Information Design) class for next semester.
Anyway, I read this today and wanted to share:
The controversial science fiction writer, Orson Scott Card, posted an editorial blasting J.K. Rowling for her lawsuit regarding the Harry Potter Lexicon published by a fan without her consent. If we can disregard some of the highly problematic opinions OSC has expressed on various subjects in the past and his overly pathos-ridden rhetoric, I think he makes some interesting points about copyright. Read the article and see what you think.
A Fair(y) Use Tale
April 1, 2008This video (created by prof. Eric Faden of Bucknell University) presents an amusing criticism of fair use and copyright law from the mouths of popular Disney characters. Let’s all take a moment to thank the Walt Disney Corporation for being the fascist bastards they are. 
