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EFF Creates a "Hall of Shame" for Disputed Takedowns

in News on October 30, 2009 at 8:42 am PT

The Electronic Frontier Foundation’s latest effort to call out what it considers violations of copyright and trademark law comes in the form of a mock-awards page, complete with “honorees,” called the Takedown Hall of Shame. The tech-advocacy group highlights a handful of cases it calls “the most egregious examples of takedown abuse,” usually involving businesses or organizations that cry foul–or issue takedown notices–even when their copyrighted materials are used in accordance with fair-use laws.

A Gathering Storm of Viral Videos on Gay Marriage!

in News on April 22, 2009 at 5:30 am PT

The issue of gay marriage is always good for controversy and lots and lots of rancorous lobbying on both sides of the issue. These days, of course, that includes a battle of online videos. The latest two are dueling it out on the issue, using a menacing storm as the theme, one quite serious and the other not at all, since it includes a giant gay repellent umbrella. Watch them both here.
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