When it comes to copyright infringement, the internet—namely social media platforms—has taught even very large commercial entities some very bad habits. When I read yesterday morning that singer/songwriter Jason Mraz filed suit yesterday against MillerCoors LLC for making infringing use of his mega-hit “I’m Yours” on Instagram, my first thought was “Of course they did,” when it really should have been ...
Over the past three years since the internet industry first had to respond to the so-called “Techlash,” various comments on the theme that “the internet didn’t turn out like we expected” have generally shared one common flaw—a failure to acknowledge that the expectation itself was folly. Whether parties are debating the amount of moderation that should or should not be done ...
YouTubers call it the adpocalypse. It’s a word is used to describe the steady erosion of YouTube’s support for small and independent creators by demoting or demonetizing their channels in favor of more traditional, mainstream material. Julia Alexander at the The Verge wrote in April of this year … “Between 2011 and 2015, YouTube was a haven for comedians, filmmakers, writers, and performers who were ...
After the CASE Act passed the House (410-6) on October 22 and moved onto the Senate, the various groups opposed to this copyright small-claim bill turned up the volume on the eerie headline that says Share a Meme. Lose $30,000! I and others responded that this allegation is simply not grounded in reality, and to this, Meredith Rose of PublicKnowledge replied with the ...
I had to stop myself from responding on Twitter to Masnick’s comments about the CASE Act because I do not like to devolve to pure ad hominem as a form of argument. Yet there are few things as offensive as outright nonsense disguised to sound like thoughtful consideration. To wit, I present the following … Nobody has “ignored” those considerations; they just ...
