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SXSW 2010: Can you copyright a tweet? – Telegraph Blogs

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SXSW 2010: Can you copyright a tweet? Telegraph Blogs: "A panel at SXSW this morning looked at whether it’s possible to copyright a tweet. Fred Benenson, who teaches at NYU and works at kickstarter.com, pointed out that there have been copyright lawsuits over haikus so why couldn’t somebody sue over a tweet?"

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BBC News - Copyright group Creative Commons targets web users

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BBC News - Copyright group Creative Commons targets web users

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Copyright mark makes it easier to find royalty free works - The Inquirer

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said the PDM will 'increase the.

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Creative Commons: Part of the solution? Or simply more copyright woes? | Media Sphere - Josh Wolf blogs about the new information age - CNET Blogs

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Or simply more copyright woes? Media Sphere - Josh Wolf blogs about the new information age - CNET Blogs: "When Creative Commons first surfaced, it was heralded as a means to share media without being ensnared by the complications accompanying traditional copyright. Creative Commons: Part of the solution?

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What the Creative in 'Creative Commons' Really Means - News and Analysis by PC Magazine

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What the Creative in 'Creative Commons' Really Means - News and Analysis by PC Magazine: "It gives creators who never went to law school the vocabulary they need to work through the copyright system,' says Vaidhyanathan. 'It It lets creators understand that copyright is not one right; it's a bundle of rights.

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Microsoft to Issue Blanket License to NGOs - PCWorld Business Center

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after the New York Times reported that Russian police have used software copyright raids to seize computers of activist groups." Microsoft to Issue Blanket License to NGOs - PCWorld Business Center: "Microsoft will issue a blanket software license to nonprofit groups and journalist groups outside the U.S.

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Facebook faces furor over content rights - CNN.com

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Facebook faces furor over content rights - CNN.com: "But for advocates of copyright reform and privacy, not to mention photographers and writers who may want the photos they upload or 'notes' they write on Facebook to eventually lead to some kind of profit, the news was alarming.Some prominent Twitterers and bloggers, like New Yorker music critic Sasha (..)