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[ NNSquad ] Why Johnny can't stream: How video copyright went insane
Why Johnny can't stream: How video copyright went insane http://j.mp/OuPxWQ (ars technica) "To understand what Cablevision decided and why it matters, we need to understand a bit about how copyright law treats broadcasting and streaming. For a very long time, copyright has covered more than just making copies. In 1856, for example, Congress gave playwrights an exclusive right to stage their plays in public. That "public performance right" has gradually expanded to cover almost everything that can be copyrighted and performed, from movies to musicals." - - - --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info - Data Wisdom Explorers League: http://www.dwel.org - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://vortex.com/g+lauren / Twitter: http://vortex.com/t-lauren Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com _______________________________________________ nnsquad mailing list http://lists.nnsquad.org/mailman/listinfo/nnsquad