How it makes of your face a stone…
I have had Carol Ann Duffy’s first poem as laureate – Politics – stuck up on my fridge since it was published in June. Tucked somewhere within it is the reason I decided I’d had enough of lobbying in...
View ArticleCopysouth website relaunch
The team at Copysouth have relaunched their website today. Established in December 2004, this loosely-affiliated group of researchers seek to investigate the consequences of the global copyright...
View ArticleGreeting your public
This week’s Net Report went live on the New Statesman’s website this morning. I note that Ben Goldacre posts the unedited copy of his weekly Bad Science column to his blog. This seems like a fair...
View ArticleThree Strikes… and you’re out?
Could it be the curse of Gowers? It’s been over 3 years since the former Financial Times editor made his seemingly doomed 39th recommendation in his otherwise excellent review of intellectual property:...
View ArticleHelp raise £20K in 20 days for Just Do It, an exciting new CC film about...
One of the last things I did before I quit being ED of ORG was to visit Brussels to implore MEPs not to extend copyright term in sound recordings. The hearing was dominated by members of the Green...
View ArticleSpotted! Me at Arts Picturehouse, Cambridge
I will be appearing on a panel after a screening of RIP: A Remix Manifesto at Cambridge Arts Picturehouse this Saturday. The screening starts at 3pm. Why not buy a ticket and come along? Here’s what...
View ArticleMy piece on James Joyce and the public domain in the Atlantic Wire
Update: The piece has been picked up by Techdirt, where it is being discussed at some length. I’ve written a short piece for Atlantic Wire celebrating the first Bloomsday since James Joyce entered the...
View ArticlePhishing email cites Digital Economy Act
And so it begins… Image of phishing email received this afternoon, citing the Digital Economy Act I received this email this afternoon, accusing me of copyright infringement and demanding £50. The Open...
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