Tag Archives: copyright

Copyright Protection Racket

Posted on 2015-01-12 by arjaybe

CANIPRE (pronounced canny prey,) Canadian Intellectual Property Rights Enforecment, in an undated piece, announced that in 2015 it would be protecting our copyright by tracking our Internet traffic. They will sell their services to rights holders. They managed to get … Continue reading →

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Public Domain Day 2015

Posted on 2015-01-01 by arjaybe

“What is the ‘public domain’? The public domain is the realm of material — ideas, images, sounds, discoveries, facts, texts — that is unprotected by intellectual property rights and free for all to use or build upon. It includes our … Continue reading →

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Bound by Law

Posted on 2014-12-05 by arjaybe

“A documentary is being filmed. A cell phone rings, playing the “Rocky” theme song. The filmmaker is told she must pay $10,000 to clear the rights to the song. Can this be true?” The Center for the Study of the … Continue reading →

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