Category Archives: Copyright

Kirby’s Remixes are Everything!

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Andy Rush

Everything is a Remix Part 3 from Kirby Ferguson on Vimeo. If you’ve been living under a new media rock, then you might not have heard of Kirby Ferguson’s “Everything is a Remix” series. If you have been fortunate enough … Continue reading →

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Scientists: The Ultimate Remixers

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Andy Rush

Here’s a great argument for implementing Creative Commons in the sciences. This video, directed by Jesse Dylan, explains that those information silos that we speak of exist in spades for scientists. Of course, the best line of the video is … Continue reading →

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Students, we’d like to prepare you for the digital world . . .

Posted on November 18, 2007 by Andy Rush

  . . . but it would violate copyright – paraphrased from comments by Elizabeth on this post – Inside Higher Ed :: When It’s OK to Copy . So obviously we need to amend the copyright law, but before … Continue reading →

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Lessig’s New Direction

Posted on June 22, 2007 by Andy Rush

Some interesting news was brought to my attention this morning, via Wes Fryer, that Stanford law professor Lawrence Lessig will be shifting his focus from academic work, to what he calls the “corruption” of the political process. He states that … Continue reading →

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More Lessig Presentations

Posted on February 21, 2007 by Andy Rush

Lawrence Lessig is doing some great online presentations (again) with a whole series of Internet Policy “videos”. The first presentation, featured above, talks about a little-known subject regarding copyright called “Orphan Works”. Lessig’s presentations are always informative, and the presentation … Continue reading →

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