YouTube, Facebook, and the responsibilities of intermediary gatekeepers
In my previous post, I argued that, as a matter of principle, the controversial American anti-Islamic video should not be censored. The most obvious form of censorship comes from government action, Continue Reading
Who Said France Does Not Have Fair Use? | SAIF v Google
An important decision of the Paris Court of Appeal was rendered yesterday in a litigation between Google and a French Collective Society for Visual Works (SAIF). The Collective Society Continue Reading
Fair Use: Be careful what you wish for!
A little later than promised, here are some thoughts that occurred to me at the recent seminar on Promoting innovation – Reshaping the Law for the Digital Economy (which I blogged here and here). Continue Reading
Reshaping the Law for the Digital Economy – II – the liability of intermediaries
As I said my first post yesterday, last Friday morning I attended a seminar on Promoting innovation - Reshaping the Law for the Digital Economy, hosted by Google Ireland, co-sponsored by the Continue Reading
Reshaping the Law for the Digital Economy – I
Last Friday morning, I attended a seminar on Promoting innovation - Reshaping the Law for the Digital Economy (Irish Times | SiliconRepublic here and here). It was hosted by Google Ireland and Continue Reading
Gallimaufry
Dr Johnson defined gallimaufry as 1. A hoch-poch ... 2. Any inconsistent or ridiculous medley. ... Here's another hoch-poch, or hotch-potch (though, of course, not a hotchpot) of links Continue Reading
Ten Copyright Myths
At Ignite Dublin #4, held in TCD's Science Gallery as part of last week's Trinity Week celebrations, I gave a 20-slides-in-5-minutes presentation on Ten Copyright Myths, in part because the previous Continue Reading
The Internet never forgets
I remember this one time, at BarCamp Dublin, I went to Darren Barefoot’s presentation, and he said Things live forever on the web … the internet never forgets. Total recall online is now a Continue Reading
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