GrafoDexia: September 2008

GrafoDexia

This site is devoted to copyright and issues of 'intellectual property,' particularly the issue's analytical aspects. It also concerns itself with the gap between public perception and the true facts, and with the significant lag time between the coverage on more technical sites and the mainstream press. For site feed, see: http://grafodexia.blogspot.com/atom.xml To see the list of sites monitored to create this site, see: http://rpc.bloglines.com/blogroll?html=1&id=CopyrightJournal

Monday, September 15, 2008

Just saw these on the OpenEconomics Data Store:
http://www.openeconomics.net/store/copyright_registrations_us
http://www.openeconomics.net/store/5f014cc2-e1d1-11db-aac4-00145101c316

--Ari

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Random tidbit from a forum I read:
"US Government statistics indicate the following percentages of foreign ownership of American industry:
• Sound recording industries - 97% "

I personally have no problem with this; given the statistic, however, the recording industry making the argument that long-duration high-protection copyright laws are necessary to "support American industry" seems disingenuous.

--Ari