I'm not sure if I should report this to the Advertising Standards Authority or not, but it's annoying me enough that I am seriously tempted .. Amazon recently launched a new TV series that has been getting very positive reviews "The Man in the High Castle". At the moment the only way to view it legally is via Amazon Prime Video However, for some really stupid reason, … [Read more...] about Amazon Advertising Services It Won’t Sell Me
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Copyright Cluelessness At Its Worst
While I can appreciate that understanding the subtleties of intellectual property law is challenging, getting the basics right isn't that hard. If I produce "work" it is mine. I hold the copyright to it unless I publish it under some form of license that allows sharing - that could be a CC license or a simple "go ahead and (ab)use this content". There is no issue with … [Read more...] about Copyright Cluelessness At Its Worst
Free License To Quote
The tweet says it all https://twitter.com/Glinner/status/355032995255681024 … [Read more...] about Free License To Quote
There’s Two Sides To Every Story – Minister Sean Sherlock Explains
This is a slight departure from the stuff I normally post and while I have posted several times about the copyright debacle on the company blog, as well as covering it at length on the technology.ie podcastthis doesn't quite fit there either .. so it's here .. Tomorrow there's going to be a public debate about copyright in the Science Gallery. I was contacted the week before … [Read more...] about There’s Two Sides To Every Story – Minister Sean Sherlock Explains
Irish Political Party Plagiarise BBC But Think They’re Cool
The BBC have a serious online presence which probably costs them a fortune to maintain every year.None of the Irish political parties have an online presence that comes anywhere near it (and you wouldn't really expect them to either... )But when an Irish political party blatantly rips off the BBC's design and thinks they can get away with it, what kind of message does that … [Read more...] about Irish Political Party Plagiarise BBC But Think They’re Cool