Category Archives: copyright

Practicing for the big talk

Posted on February 3, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

  I am putting the final touches on my presentation for the eTech Ohio 2008 conference.  I have more than 300 hundred slides and only 45 minutes to present.  Timing is critical.  To get ready I have been practicing using … Continue reading →

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Copyright in 2028

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

David Pogue has an article about copyright and the views of different generations.  He poses a list of questions about copying movies or music and asks audience members to raise a hand if the they think the act is wrong. … Continue reading →

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Creative Commons from a professional’s standpoint

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Alvin Trusty

Here’s a different view on Creative Commons from Dan Heller, a professional photographer.  Dan sees the downfall of CC resulting from misuse by the little guy.  Here is the simple example he gives: -A pro photographer places a copyrighted photo on … Continue reading →

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Creative Commons Plus

Posted on December 19, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

Creative Commons has announced CCPlus.  +  This is not a new license, but a method of facilitation to acquire more use of a non-commercially licensed CC protected work.  In theory, the gold link would take a potential user of the … Continue reading →

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Copyright doesn’t protect your feelings

Posted on December 16, 2007 by Alvin Trusty

TechCrunch has a story where copyright law has gotten out of hand.  A guy does a parody video using a Billy Joel tune.  When I first saw the headline I thought the musician has ordered the take down because the … Continue reading →

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