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...
How Expired Copyright Helped “It’s a Wonderful Life” Become Popular
"It's a Wonderful Life" wasn't critically acclaimed or popular when it first came out. It became well known only after its copyright expired and...
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...
How Piracy Built Hollywood. Yes, Piracy.
Without piracy, the movie industry would have never gone off the ground. Edison did not only produce flickers, but also pirated European films, and...
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...
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...
How Copyright Always Takes the Industry’s Side
When there's talks of actually changing copyright for the better, the industry's side is always the one that's listened to, as if the industry...
Why Our Intellectual Property System Becomes Slowly Obsolete
When technology gets cheaper and more people have access to it, the concept of 20 year cycle we envisioned in the XIX century goes...
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...
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...
