Monthly Archives: March 2010

EFF on YouTube’s automatic censorship

YouTube’s Content ID Censorship Problem Illustrated | Electronic Frontier Foundation. As I would have expected, the EFF has a great response to the Lessig-on-YouTube debacle.  I’m glad they agree on the (strong) word “censorship.”

March 3, 2010 – 10:35 pm | By john | Posted in Copyright, Mass Communication Law, Worth a Look | Comments (0)

Lessig chat hit with automatic censorship

Bogus Copyright Claim Silences Yet Another Larry Lessig YouTube Presentation | Techdirt. Lessig recently gave a “webside chat” on the usual issues of copyright and fair use that was posted to YouTube.  The video included clips of music that is covered under copyright, but in this context appear to be fair use. The details aren’t …

March 2, 2010 – 6:29 pm | By john | Posted in Copyright, Mass Communication Law, Technology, Video | Comments (0)

Shift from print

Internet overtakes print in news consumption among Americans. Between this report and the Post Office’s request to cut home delivery, it would seem as though we are in the midst of a huge shift away from print. I wouldn’t say that it is going away, but this begins to highlight the importance of a number …

March 2, 2010 – 6:15 pm | By john | Posted in Journalism, Media / Sociology | Comments (1)