Podcasting Law

The EFF is reaching out for help after a company called Volomedia got the Patent Office to grant them exclusive rights to ‘a method for providing episodic media’ that could threaten the community of podcasters and millions of podcast listeners. ‘It’s a ridiculously broad patent, covering something that many folks have been doing for many [...]  

nstructors in higher education are disseminating instructional content via podcasting, as many rally behind the technology’s potential benefits. Others have expressed concern about the risks of deleterious effects that might accompany the adoption of podcasting, such as lower class attendance. Yet, relatively few studies have investigated students’ perceptions of podcasting for educational purposes, especially in relation to different...  

Creative Commons Creative Director, Eric Steuer, was quoted at this eMusician.com article:Can you name some of the other high-profile musicians who use CC licenses?We've worked with all kinds of artists. Beastie Boys, Deerhoof, Dangermouse, Pearl Jam, Girl Talk and T-Pain are just a few that use CC licenses.How do you think Creative Commons and copyright fits into this new music industry?We're in a transition period. And I think that an...  

Listen to podcasts: http://www.podcastalley.com/ http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/ http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_directory.php Record your podcast: http://www.wikihow.com/Record-a-Podcast-with-Audacity http://www.mypodcast.com/create.html *Sound Recorder (PC) http://audacity.sourceforge ...  

As they say themselves, BuzzSprout.com is the “best way to publish your podcast.” So far, from my initial look, it looks like it delivers. Signing up was easy without a required registration email check, and customizing my look was fast. And seriously, uploading and starting it was literally a few s ...  

Blubrry PowerPress brings the essential features for podcasting to WordPress. Developed by podcasters for podcasters, PowerPress offers full iTunes support, the Update iTunes Listing feature, web audio/video media players and more. PowerPress is designed as an upgrade to PodPress.  

The internet is awash with websites that provide music and sound effects, but quite often using them in your own projects would breach copyright rules. Luckily there are many sites that now provide audio files under a creative commons licence. You can use these freely, as long as you attribute the original source. Sometimes you can even licence them to use commercially if you wish.  

Critics of Google online-books deal seek delayReutersIn that suit, authors and publishers had accused Google of copyright infringement. Google's plan to create a massive digital library has been praised for ...Opinion: Proposed Google book settlement leaves libraries' rights in questionSan Jose Mercury NewsEthics @ Work: When the good is the enemy of the bestJerusalem Postall 9 news articles »  

AFPDutch court rules against Pirate Bay againBusinessWeekThe suit was brought by Stichting Brein, which represents copyright holders, against Frederik Neij, Peter Sunde and Gottfrid Warg. In April, a Swedish court ...Pirate Bay Again Told To Shut Down Copyrighted LinksIP Law360 (subscription)Dutch court orders Pirate Bay to remove linksAFPPirate Bay Ordered to Delete TorrentsTom's GuideSlyck -Digital Media Wire -TorrentFreak (blog)all 23 news...  

Washington PostChinese group says Google violating copyrightsThe Associated PressThe objections raised by a government-affiliated group called the China Written Works Copyright Society are the latest in the conflict between Google and ...A Copyright Complaint From ChinaForbesEU Calls For Action To Solve Online Books Copyright IssuesWall Street JournalGoogle Books project draws fire in ChinaAFPCIOL -Hard OCP -China Dailyall 409 news articles »  

Washington PostHow does fair-use law work? - Tim Wu - Slate MagazineSlateCopyright lawyers, when asked about fair use, love to emphasize its complexity and opacity. I won't deny that fair use can be a little dense, ...Shepard Fairey's Piracy: Rank Hypocrisy in the Art CommunityBig Hollywood (blog)Despite Fraud, 'Hope' Remains for Obama Artist Shepard FaireyWired NewsObama Copyright Dispute Takes Strange TurnWall Street Journal (blog)The Am Law...  

InternetNews.comGoogle Books in China; Chapter TwoWall Street Journal (blog)Today's headline read, “Oodles of woe for Google,” and the lead paragraph says the company “may draw up a new statement to put out its copyright fire in ...Oodles of woe for GoogleChina DailyChina authors say Google violated copyrightsReutersChinese writers seek redress on Google e-booksFinancial TimesJLM Pacific Epoch -DigitalEastAsia.com (blog)all 53 news articles »  

RIA NovostiKalashnikov copyright defendedThe Press AssociationRussia has been a major market for counterfeit music, movies and computer programs from around the world, but at least one Russian product has been pirated ...Russia, China draft Kalashnikov copyright dealRIA NovostiRussia to defend Kalashnikov copyrightToronto StarRIA Novosti: Russia, China draft Kalashnikov copyright dealKyiv Postall 25 news articles »  

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