3 posts and columns on U.S. Copyright Office

Would You Pay $1 a Month for Pandora?

in News on July 13, 2009 at 10:44 am PT

Pandora has finally emerged from a two-year battle with the Copyright Royalty Board over royalty payments for the artists of songs streamed online. And for the first time in its history, the popular streaming-music service will charge its heaviest listeners a fee for using it.

iPhone Jailbreaking is Illegal. No It's Not. Who Cares?

in News on February 13, 2009 at 2:42 pm PT

We hold these truths to be self evident: That as long as Apple’s iPhone is locked, there will be those who wish it open. And that as long as this is the case, iPhones will be jailbroken and outfitted with third-party applications not vetted by Apple. And this will remain so regardless of whether or not Apple manages to convince the U.S. Copyright Office that jailbreaking an iPhone is copyright infringement.

iPhone Jailbreaking is Illegal. No It’s Not. Who Cares?

in News on February 13, 2009 at 2:42 pm PT

We hold these truths to be self evident: That as long as Apple’s iPhone is locked, there will be those who wish it open. And that as long as this is the case, iPhones will be jailbroken and outfitted with third-party applications not vetted by Apple. And this will remain so regardless of whether or not Apple manages to convince the U.S. Copyright Office that jailbreaking an iPhone is copyright infringement.