Dennis D. McDonald (ddmcd@ddmcd.com) consults from Alexandria Virginia. His services include writing & research, proposal development, and project management.

All in Fair Use

Jun 18
Jun 18 How Different Are Your Blog's Copyright Interests from the Associated Press?

Dennis D. McDonald

Advertising, Business Models, Copyright, Facebook, Fair Use, Google, Internet, Publishing, RSS, Squarespace

Given my longstanding interest in copyright, I’ve been following the AP anti-fair-use story with some interest (e.g., see this by Jason Kintzler, or this by Julian Baldwin; there’s also an interesting discussion thread ongoing at the Linkedin Bloggers group on Yahoo! Groups).

Sep 23
Sep 23 Fair Use Antics

Dennis D. McDonald

Business Models, Copyright, DMCA, DRM, Fair Use, Podcast, Publishing,

I'm listening to another one of Command Line's podcasts, this time Rant: Is Fair Use a Right? (Command Line produces one of my five favorite podcasts.) Despite the logical nature of Command Line's thesis (he believes that copyright Fair Use is a "right," not just a legal defense) I'm still skeptical about being able to unambiguously explain to people what their "fair use" rights actually are.

Sep 16
Sep 16 The CCIA's "Fair Use in the U.S. Economy" Report

Dennis D. McDonald

CCIA, Copyright, Fair Use

The Computer and Communication Industry Association (CCIA) has published a research report titled Fair Use in the US Economy: Economic Contribution of Industries Relying on Fair Use. This is how Fair Use is described in relation to copyright law:

Jun 18 Jun 18 How Different Are Your Blog's Copyright Interests from the Associated Press?

Sep 23 Sep 23 Fair Use Antics

Sep 16 Sep 16 The CCIA's "Fair Use in the U.S. Economy" Report

Jun 18
Jun 18 How Different Are Your Blog's Copyright Interests from the Associated Press?

Sep 23
Sep 23 Fair Use Antics

Sep 16
Sep 16 The CCIA's "Fair Use in the U.S. Economy" Report