The DJ Girl Talk has won media attention for his new album “Feed the animals”. Besides positive reviews, Girl Talk has been put at the forefront of a phenomenon that…
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Life after CCH: Flexibility or Uncertainty?
In a controversial decision, the Supreme Court of the State of New York held that the use of a music recording in a film falls under the protection of “fair…
Steal This Hook? D.J. Skirts Copyright Law
In his New York Times Article “Steal This Hook? D.J. Skirts Copyright Law” Robert Levine presents Girl Talk, a D.J. “at the forefront of a group of musicians” who in Levine’s…
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Lawrence Lessig, copyright activist and founder of Creative Commons, is promoting his new book “Remix”. In a recent Wall Street Journal column, he raises a number of criticisms of copyright…
New Zealand ISPs to cut off internet access for P2P file-sharing
The New Zealand government has taken a novel approach to try to fix what seems to be a nagging problem for governments in today’s connected world: peer-to-peer file-sharing. On Oct.…