http://www.uniquetracks.com/blog By Creative Director, John Bickerton Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:34:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just pointing out a great article by Patrick Ross at copyrightalliance.org that argues against the prevailing current of opinion that "Copyright owners should accept infringement as a reality and pursue other paths for compensation" The article is titled Infringement is Real, Ignoring it is Unreal Here's a brief quote... But it’s disingenuous to ... http://www.uniquetracks.com/blog/intellectual-property/copyright/dont-ignore-copyright-infringement/   FreeCreditReport.com is running at least six commercials featuring a down-on-their-luck rock band singing in various settings bemoaning the fact that their credit is bad.  The actors are obviously musically talented, the drummer actually knows how to play drums, you can tell by looking at him.  I found out that the ... http://www.uniquetracks.com/blog/advertising/freecreditreportcom-jingle-power/ This fine article from Forbes.com describes the current cloud surrounding interpretations of legal doctrine of Fair Use.   The Fair Use doctrine is a part of US  Copyright law that describes the conditions that have to be in place when using copyrighted material without permission from the creators. Digitization and the ... http://www.uniquetracks.com/blog/intellectual-property/copyright/copyright-fair-use-and-the-internet/ Interesting article about the true costs of "free" on the internet... Mega-sites like YouTube and Facebook face huge operating costs and they are not recouping those costs using the advertising model.  Though these businesses are immensely popular, they are not generating profits. YouTube, according to Credit Suisse, will lose $470 million ... http://www.uniquetracks.com/blog/media/the-true-cost-of-free-on-the-internet/