“Will the RIAA Sue Me?”: Resources for Glee Fans

As they say in the Starship Troopers movie, “Would you like to know more?” Glee highlights important issues in copyright law. So, if you’re interested in making mash-ups or posting videos on youtube and similar sites, what should you know? What resources are available to help you figure out what to do?
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Copyright: The Elephant in the Middle of the Glee Club

The fictional high school chorus at the center of Fox’s Glee has a huge problem — nearly a million dollars in potential legal liability for copyright infringement.

ISP Fellows featured in “Why Open Video?”

On the same weekend as the ISP’s conference, A2K4: Access to Knowledge and Human Rights, the Free Culture X conference was taking place in Washington DC. As part of that event, they released Tim Kothran’s great ten-minute educational movie entitled “Why Open Video?”

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Access to Knowledge and Human Rights Conference

February 11-13, 2010 at Yale Law School
This conference seeks to lay the groundwork – conceptual and strategic – to build bridges between the A2K and human rights communities pursuing common goals of promoting greater access to knowledge, culture, technology and tools for innovation worldwide.

A2K4 Workshop: The Right to Read: Copyright and Access for Persons with Disabilities

This panel will discuss the proposal for a WIPO treaty for disabilities, as well as other topics concerning the right to read for persons with disabilities.

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  • A2K4 Update

    Thanks to all the sponsors, partners, volunteers, and participants who made A2K4 such an enormous success!

    Video is now online for all plenary panels. Workshops will follow soon, as well as short video interviews.

    To access videos, summaries, and additional resources, please visit the blog posts for each panel, indexed at:

    http://yaleisp.org/2010/02/a2k4main/

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