fair use
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YouTuber Hit With Ungodly Number of Anime Copyright Strikes Gets a Win for Everyone
In a new video, Mark Fitzpatrick of the anime YouTube channel Totally Not Mark revealed he not only won a battle in his copyright strike war with Toei Animation but also influenced YouTube to create a new copyright rule for content creators. The new YouTube rule allows for flexibility among international copyright laws where a…
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When The Internet Archive Forgets
A few weeks ago, while recording my podcast, the topic turned the old blog written by The Ultimate Warrior, the late bodybuilder turned chiropractic student turned pro wrestler turned ranting conservative political speaker under his legal name of, yes, “Warrior.” As Deadspin’s Barry Petchesky in the aftermath of Warrior’s 2014 passing, he was “an insane…
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Wikipedia Is Joining The Fight To Update Australia’s Fair Use Laws
“Wikipedia uses fair use to share knowledge across the world. Soon Australia could too, with your help.” If you head to Wikipedia in the next three weeks, you’ll see this banner plastered on the website, as it joins the campaign to bring Australia’s fair use laws up to date.
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Proposed Australian Copyright Law Changes Still Don’t Cover Fair Use
The Department of Communications has released a draft of proposed amendments to the Copyright Act, but Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) says it doesn’t do enough to address digital content and fair use.