Derivative Works
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IG Amicus Brief in Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts vs. Goldsmith, 21-869
People who make money off of other people’s stuff gotta pay.
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Needed: Ping Service for Creative Commons Item Usage
I currently have more than 13,000 images available to the world under a Creative Commons via my Flickr account under the most liberal license available. All you have to do is let people know that you got this image from me, and you are free to use it any way you like. Over time, my…
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Let’s Get Past Shepard Fairey and Move Toward A Fair Derivative Works Compensation System
As the URL of my Web site might indicate, I am a huge supporter of the use of derivative works to create new art. And I've long thought that the Shepard Fairey HOPE Poster dude was a selfish liar. He used someone else's copyrighted work to create something completely brand-new and wonderful. And then sued…
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Pay, Shepard Fairey, Pay.
So Shepard Fairey, the really great street artist who created the Obama Hope poster, has sued the Associated Press in order to get a judge to say that he did not infringe on their copyright of the image that an AP photographer took. Shepard Fairey, you have an opportunity to help the newspaper business in…
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Derivative Works for Online Video: GreedTube Comes Close
So I’ve been loooking for YouTube to reasonably compensate people who submit content to their site and generate ad revenue. GreedTube comes close: GreedTube – Submit Videos and Make Money! Have you ever wanted to make money from the videos find on Youtube? Now you can! Greedtube shares fifty percent of all the ad revenue…