People Power: Facebook Revolt Sees Off Dodgy New TOS Clause
Posted by Mike Slocombe on 19 February 2009 | Tagged as: Legal, Licensing, Social software, Web 2.0
Virtual people power sees off Facebook’s dodgy new Terms Of Service clause.
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Flickr/Getty Deal: Analysis
Posted by Simon Perry on 10 July 2008 | Tagged as: Analysis, Business, Content Deals, Industry Trends, Licensing, Photography
The deal between Getty and Flickr, which exclusively gives Getty the right to pick the best images from Flickr and sell them via gettyimages.com to their customers in the creative, commercial and editorial industries — they call it the ‘first commercial licensing opportunity for photo-enthusiasts in the Flickr community’ — is, in many ways, inevitable.
Getty [...]
Video ID Matches: YouTube’s Anti-Piracy Tools
Posted by Simon Perry on 28 March 2008 | Tagged as: Geographic, Legal, Licensing, YouTube
GPL Legal Action In USA Against Monsoon Multimedia
Posted by Simon Perry on 21 September 2007 | Tagged as: Legal, Licensing, Open Source, USA
US company, Monsoon Multimedia is being taken to court for violating the terms of the open source NGU General Public License (GPL) of the BusyBox project.
This is the first time this has happened in the US, as previous infringements have been sorted out through correspondence and talking. Having been through this process already and not [...]
Google Car License Plate: Sweden
Posted by Simon Perry on 3 August 2007 | Tagged as: Google, Legal, Licensing
Google .. on your car license plate … what a jolly jape!
Beatles Songs For iTunes?
Posted by Mike Slocombe on 2 April 2007 | Tagged as: Apple, Business, Content Deals, Licensing, Music
After years of legal bunfights, Apple look set to announce Beatles download deal.
Who Owns YouTube/BBCWorld?
Posted by Simon Perry on 7 March 2007 | Tagged as: Business, Legal, Licensing
Is the BBCWorld name on YouTube being squatted or have YouTube and BBC WW been chatting for ages?
iTunes Illegal Declares Norway Consumer Watchdog
Posted by Simon Perry on 25 January 2007 | Tagged as: Apple, Copy Protection, Europe, Legal, Licensing, Music, Portable
What Apple has worried about has finally happened. Their restrictive approach to content portability has had iTunes labeled illegal in Norway.
BPI vs AllofMP3: Granted ‘first hurdle’ by UK High Court
Posted by Simon Perry on 3 July 2006 | Tagged as: Business, Content, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Legal, Licensing, Music, Software
The BPI are pleased to have got the UK High Court to approve the ‘first hurdle’ of legal action against AllofMP3.
Ofcom GSM Guard Bands License Awards Explained
Posted by Steve Kennedy on 10 May 2006 | Tagged as: 3G, Business, Licensing, Ofcom (UK super-regulator)
The recent low-power GSM Guard Bands awards are Ofcom’s first spectrum auction. We explain their possible uses and detail their new owners.
