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The Nation: Copyright Monopolies

The Nation has an editorial on the Eldred ruling, Copyright Monopolies.

Alpha Draft of Anti-Spam Bill Inspired by Professor Lessig

An unnamed House of Representatives staff member is working on a bill To prevent unsolicited commercial electronic mail, based upon Professor Lessig’s wager earlier this month, “Putting My Job Where My Mouth Is.” More details on the bill can be found on various posts to the Politech mailing list.

PC Magazine: SBC Takes Aim at a Slew of Web Sites

Professor Lessig is quoted in a PC Magazine article on SBC’s recent patent disputes on web interfaces. The SBC Takes Aim at a Slew of Web Sites cites Professor Lessig as a vocal opponent of certain kinds of patents.

Tom the Dancing Bug

Tom the Dancing Bug has a comic strip on the Eldred decision.

Chicago Tribune: Copyright and the Constitution

The Chicago Tribune reports on the Eldred ruling in Copyright and the Constitution.

Economist: A Fine Balance

Professor Lessig is mentioned in an Economist issue on digital dilemmas, A Fine Balance.

More and More on Eldred

The Sacramento Bee has an editorial on Eldred v. Ashcroft in Mickey Mouse in Chains, while Alternet has Techsploitation: Free Copy on the effects of the case ruling. Comic strip Foxtrot also chimes in with commentary, as does the Freedom Forum Online with Copyright extensions put profits ahead of the public.

Yahoo! Finance Report: E-Commerce Report: Taming The Frontier — The Internet Was Going To Be A Place Without Rules, Without Borders; Well, Guess What?

Professor Lessig is mentioned in a Yahoo! Finance E-Commerce Report, Taming The Frontier — The Internet Was Going To Be A Place Without Rules, Without Borders; Well, Guess What?.

More Articles on Eldred

TheStar.com: Copyright gets sweeter for big business
Rocky Mountain News: Copyright decision scores against music performers
AP: After high court ruling, erosion in public domain feared

On the web: Eldred and Post-Eldred

The Washington Times: Why piracy control matters
curlio.com: Supreme Court supports the Copyright Extention Act
Stanford Daily: Law prof Lessig dismayed by Supreme Court defeat

Economist.com: A Radical Rethink

The Economist has posted an editorial, Copyrights: A Radical Rethink, stating “The best way to foster creativity in the digital age is to overhaul current copyright laws.”

In These Times: An Uphill Battle

In These Times has an article with Professor Lessig, An Uphill Battle.

Updates on Eldred Coverage

Doc Searls discusses the Eldred ruling’s potential effect on Linux, in the January 16th issue of SuitWatch.
globetechnology.com and atnewyork.com both have opinion columns on the case: Competition in court and Get Your Head Examined!
Boston Globe Online: Content owners, open-access camp on to next round
NY Times Letters Section: Great Works, Owned Forever?
NewsForge: Commentary: A Double Whammy by Big Media
FindLaw’s Writ: The Supreme Court’s Copyright Extension Decision
Stereophile Guide to Home Theater / News Desk: Consumer Electronics Association Responds to the ruling.
Doc Searls ruminates on the Eldred decision on the American Open Technology Consortium blog in Going deep.
kuro5hin.org on Voluntarily Limiting Copyright Terms .
GrepLaw: Critique of Lessig’s Copyright Tax Suggestion.
The Globe And Mail: The Mouse’s pro Bono project

The Seattle Times: Digital art forming new battleground over royalties

The Seattle Times has an article on the Eldred case and the Creative Commons:Digital art forming new battleground over royalties.

Slashdot: Lessig’s Next Copyright Proposal

Slashdot comments on the proposed Eric Eldred Act in Lessig’s Next Copyright Proposal.

Eldred Act FAQ

Professor Lessig has posted an FAQ for his proposal of the The Eric Eldred Act, as described in his op-ed in the New York Times, Protecting Mickey Mouse at Art’s Expense.

NY Times: Protecting Mickey Mouse at Art’s Expense

Professor Lessig has a column in the New York Times on the Eldred case, Protecting Mickey Mouse at Art’s Expense.

Eldred, Eldred and More Eldred

Reason has a “conversation” with Mickey Mouse himself on the Eldred case — Mickey Mouse Clubbed: Disney’s cartoon rodent speaks out on the Eldred decision.
The ABA Journal eReport on the Eldred ruling: Long Life for Copyright
Internetnews.com: Supreme Court Decision Spurs Debate
Slashdot goes Beyond Eldred v. Ashcroft
NY Times, Connections: The Owners of Culture vs. the Free Agents

Renaissance Now: Save the Public Domain!

Erik Möller posts a thread to Kuro5hin: Renaissance Now: Save the Public Domain!. He announces the new Action Mailing List (and associated Wiki page), newsly created and devoted to the specific issue of international copyright term reform. Also of interest is the InfoAnarchy.org sponsored Mickey Mouse Release Day: “If not for the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, Mickey Mouse would be released into the public domain on April 15, 2003. On this day, we call for all websites to display Mickey’s likeness in protest.…”

And on a similar note, the Inquirer net.wars Column proclaims Of course, you know this means WAR and offers suggestions for “a campaign of civil disobedience.”

Yet More Eldred Case Coverage

Salon.com: After the copyright smackdown: What next? by Siva Vaidhyanathan.
BBC NEWS: Supreme Court protects US copyrights
Yahoo! News International Column: 0.2% For The Mouse!
The Nashua Telegraph: ‘Copyright will lose its meaning’ — includes interview with Eric Eldred
Glenn Reynolds: Copyrights and Creativity

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