The Fire Hose
Dateline SXSW – I’ve written over the last year about how Instagram is creating a commercial service to supply photos for editorial and marketing purposes. The legal foundation was laid in
March 17, 2014
The Instagram Papers
DAM Useful Publishing and ASMP have just released The Instagram Papers, a collection of essays about the current Instagram Terms of Use, and the rights that they give the company.
August 15, 2013
SOPA and PIPA
Here’s a simplified outline of the problems, as I understand it. The bill seeks to let the government create a naughty list. If you are on the naughty list, or
January 19, 2012
SB3 Review
I have just returned from the ASMP’s Strictly Business 3 conference, and several people have asked me to report on the worthiness of the event. I can say with real enthusiasm
January 24, 2011
Cory Doctorow – How copyright threatens democracy
It would probably be more accurate to say “how copyright enforcement by multi-national entertainment companies can threaten democracy.” No, I’m not going all “copyleft” on you. This movie picks up
July 27, 2010
RIP: A Remix Manifesto
Last year at SilverDocs, I saw a great piece of agitprop – RIP, A Remix Manifesto by Brett Gaylor. In this film, Gaylor makes the case for remix culture: essentially
July 4, 2010