Freedom for IP
This blawg "explores the intersection of intellectual property and human rights, while providing resources, references and news about IP and human rights issues."
Author: Blawg founder Brian Rowe is a 2L at Seattle University School of Law; Sarah Davies is Internet Operations Manager for the ACLU of Washington; and Riana Pfefferkorn is a 2L at the University of Washington School of Law.
Blawg Related Categories: Civil Rights • Intellectual Property Law • Copyright Law • Patent Law • Seattle University • University of Washington • Law Student
Recent Posts from Freedom for IP
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Tech Update: FFIP Wiki Changes
We recently moved several of our web pages to wiki pages (case law, IP Writings and Other IP Organizations) thanks to Esther Benson our former Technology MLIS Intern. Since the wiki launch we have had…
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FFIP goes to Canada
The first annual Drupal Camp Victoria is being held this weekend and we are head up to attend. The event coincides with The Great Canadian BeerFest which is running in Victoria the same weekend. …
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IP3 Awards Winners: Scott, Von Lohmann, Malamud
PK’s 2008 IP3 award winners are: Fred von Lohmann - Electronic Frontier Foundation Senior Staff Attorney - champiang of fair use of intellectual property. He is at the forefront of advocating new policies to protect…
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Info Camp Speakers: Wobbrock and Adlin
Introducing our keynote and plenary speakers! We are proud to introduce our speakers for the keynote (on day 1) and plenary (on day 2) sessions at InfoCamp Seattle 2008: Jacob O. Wobbrock and Tamara Adlin!…
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Born Digital @ EMP in Seattle
Another good book reading comes to Seattle! Event Reading and Reception for Born Digital: Understanding The First Generation of Digital Natives Who: John Palfrey and Urs Gasser Date: Wednesday, September 17th, 2008 6:00PM, to…
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First Open Access Day: October 14, 2008
SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), Students for FreeCulture, and the Public Library of Science (PLoS) have jointly announced the first international Open Access Day just 2 days after the National Students…
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How To Use the DMCA Safe Harbor: IO Group v. Veoh
Here are some Best Practices for using the DMCA Safe Harbor to protect your Web 2.0 site from a crippling infringement lawsuit: 1. Establish Terms of Use and Acceptable Use policies, which are posted on…
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Alice Video: UGC Remix, Addicting
One of the things I love about being in a SFFC chapter is the cutting edge new media that other members of the group point out. This video is a great Alice in Wonderland remix…
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Opentape to Replace Muxtape
The RIAA threatened Muxtape with a lawsuit closing them down recently. The side effects of throwing lawyers at problems are often not well understood. The RIAA has effectively destroyed a central service that they…
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Is Mickey Mouse PD? Yes!
Until recently I was under the impression Mikey was still in copyright. There has been some scholarship that shows that the original copyright notice of Mickey Mouse with regards to Steam Boat Willie is…