The Cutest Video That Argues Copying Isn’t Theft
"Copying is not theft" is a meme minute video produced by QuestionCopyright.org in collaboration with award winning illustrator and free culture activist Nina Paley. The...
Can You Really Make Money With Copyright?
Giuseppe Verdi couldn't prevent other people from using his song. Today it's 1000x easier to do this, but people still produce songs and still...
How To Be a Dick & Sue Every “Parental Plagiarist”
Got a parental trick and you're annoyed that someone else is using it?
The Onion presents a parody video on how to patent parenting tricks...
Too Much Copyright is Detrimental to Creators and Users Alike
You can't talk about Mickey Mouse and show him on screen because that's a copyright violation. Similarly, you can't make cat GIFs if you...
Upload Filters are Already Broken
The European Union plans for introducing a mandatory censorship machine to filter all uploads. Unfortunately, even if “there is scientific consensus that Article 13 cannot...
Zombies: When Lack of Copyright Gives Life to Culture
George Romero's "Night of the Living Dead" is a perfect example of what happens if ideas are not owned. First, as was the case...
Game of Thrones Owes It’s Fame and Profit to Piracy
Despite being the most pirated show years on end, more people than ever are buying Game of Thrones merchandise, breaking HBO’s own sales records....
The Irony of Disney Forever Owning Remixed Stuff
Wondered how awesome it would be to legally make a new Star Wars movie? Or to remix Disney's movies? Well ya can't.
Even if both...
Creativity is Remix. But We Still View It As Property
Ideas don't have the boundaries of the physical world. The pool of creation is entagled, full of layers that go back centuries. And because...
You Break Copyright Law Each and Every Day
So you think you're not a pirate? Think again.
If you doodle a cartoon, make a copy of book for classroom or send a chain...
