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Year of the Knockoff: 2018 in Theme

January 21, 2018

I’m not saying it’s a new thing, I am saying it’s a now thing. Knockoffs! Bootlegs. But ones that are done legally, right there in your face, by the big boys. Maybe we should call them pastiches but “pastiche” feels like a sustained study rather than the ...

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Silver Sprocket’s Avi Ehrlich Talks Business of Small Press and Art Theft on Redbubble

April 26, 2017

Art theft is as old as art itself, but in the digital era it is easier than ever to commit, and harder than ever to police. Perhaps the most common and familiar form occurs when an artist’s work is shared on social media without credit; a work can earn thousands of reblogs, likes, and comments ...

Opinion

Copyright and YOU! What’s the deal with the Copyright Office’s secret meetings?

August 23, 2016

A few weeks ago, Megan, goat queen of WWAC, drew my attention to a blog posted by the Internet Archive Blogs with the title “The Copyright Office is trying to redefine libraries, but libraries don’t want it — Who is it for?” My interest was piqued. I’m a librarian, and while it’s not my area of ...

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Year of the Knockoff: 2018 in Theme

Silver Sprocket’s Avi Ehrlich Talks Business of Small Press and Art Theft on Redbubble

Copyright and YOU! What’s the deal with the Copyright Office’s secret meetings?

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