Archive for the 'copyright' Category

Is this new ? iTunes can’t be used as Ringtones

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

I note in a new version of iTunes terms and conditions,

Usage

(viii) You may not use The Products as a musical ‘Ringer’  in connection with phone calls

First of all this is fair use, second of all its unenforceable, third of all its a classic example of the record company regouging for every new format of a piece of content you already own.

Music executives should have their eyes taped open while they watch Larry Lessig’s talk on copyright at TED.

Larry Lessig’s talk at TED

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

Its much linked to, but Larry Lessig’s talk at TED is a fantastic treatise on the bogon field that is modern copyright law.