http://chris.pirillo.com/copywrong/ News and Reviews! Geek, Internet Entrepreneur, Hardware Addict, Software Junkie, Book Author, Once TV Show Host, Technology Enthusiast, Shameless Self-Promoter, Tech Conference Coordinator, Early Adopter, Idea Evangelist, Tech Support Blogger, Bootstrapper, Media Personality, Technology Consultant, Thicker Quicker Picker Upper. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://chris.pirillo.com/copywrong/#comment-1440 Anonymous Mon, 25 Mar 2002 00:06:17 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2002/03/13/copywrong/#comment-1440 In fact, the law does not require a copyright be defended in order for it to remain valid. There is no danger of your work becoming public domain if you fail to register it or defend it. The term of a copyright is set by law, not by your vigor in defending it. The author of this piece has confused trademark and copyright. Trademarks must indeed be defended to remain valid. This is why you should never take legal advice from anyone but a lawyer (even me, of course). In fact, the law does not require a copyright be defended in order for it to remain valid. There is no danger of your work becoming public domain if you fail to register it or defend it. The term of a copyright is set by law, not by your vigor in defending it. The author of this piece has confused trademark and copyright. Trademarks must indeed be defended to remain valid.
This is why you should never take legal advice from anyone but a lawyer (even me, of course).

]]> http://chris.pirillo.com/copywrong/#comment-1439 Anonymous Thu, 14 Mar 2002 01:12:10 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2002/03/13/copywrong/#comment-1439 Many interesting discussions on this topic at SXSW (I *really* wish you could have been there... it was great!) Especially a good keynote by Lawrence Lessig and another one by Bruce Sterling (sci-fi author) and Cory Doctorow (boingboing.net) plus mroe inbetween. Copyright is a huge issue, and the laws were created for a "flat" medium - print. Not the web. I think we need to step back and really look at them before we move forward. Many interesting discussions on this topic at SXSW (I *really* wish you could have been there… it was great!) Especially a good keynote by Lawrence Lessig and another one by Bruce Sterling (sci-fi author) and Cory Doctorow (boingboing.net) plus mroe inbetween. Copyright is a huge issue, and the laws were created for a “flat” medium – print. Not the web. I think we need to step back and really look at them before we move forward.

]]> http://chris.pirillo.com/copywrong/#comment-1438 Anonymous Wed, 13 Mar 2002 17:06:55 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2002/03/13/copywrong/#comment-1438 That was a very interesting opinion. As a copywrite holder (not involved with media) I would be concerned about the statement : "If the copyright holder is aware that copyright is being infringed and makes no effort to stop it, then the work enters the public domain. " I would consider this information educational if I knew the poster's credentials. Chris, do you know this gentleman? That was a very interesting opinion. As a copywrite holder (not involved with media) I would be concerned about the statement : “If the copyright holder is aware that copyright is being infringed and makes no effort to stop it, then the work enters the public domain. ” I would consider this information educational if I knew the poster's credentials. Chris, do you know this gentleman?

]]> http://chris.pirillo.com/copywrong/#comment-1437 Anonymous Wed, 13 Mar 2002 04:21:26 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2002/03/13/copywrong/#comment-1437 Yes, but it's a good one. A nice contrast to the choppier multi-item posts. Yes, but it's a good one. A nice contrast to the choppier multi-item posts.

]]> http://chris.pirillo.com/copywrong/#comment-1436 Anonymous Wed, 13 Mar 2002 02:40:43 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2002/03/13/copywrong/#comment-1436 Well thats a doozy! Well thats a doozy!

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