Tag: fair use

Notes from the Electronic Cottage 3/8/18

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Two topics today, both very important in our daily lives in different ways. March 11-17 is Sunshine Week, a time devoted to thinking about how much access we taxpayers and citizens have to the information that our governments generate. The name comes from the famous line by Justice Louis Brandeis that “Sunshine is said to be the best disinfectant.” We also take a look at what money is in today’s world, and why a new digital currency called bitcoin, and the technology it is based on called blockchain, have a very good chance of changing the way we shop, pay bills, make contracts, and more. Here’s why.

Notes from the Electronic Cottage 3/1/18

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Copyright is supposed to strike a balance between the rights of copyright holders and the rights of users. One tool to help do that is Fair Use. Fair Use Week offers a great opportunity to become more familiar with the Fair Use provisions of our copyright law.
Here are some resources, discussed in today’s program, that might be useful in expanding our understanding of Fair Use.

fairuseweek.org
gutenberg.org
librivox.org
fairuse.stanford.edu/overview/fair-use/four-factors/
www.law.duke.edu/cspd/comics/

Notes from the Electronic Cottage 2/25/16

Producer/Host: Jim Campbell

Are you celebrating Fair Use week? Didn’t know it is Fair Use week? Aren’t sure what Fair Use even is? Listen up – it’s important to know about for anyone who creates or uses creative materials – in other words, all of us.