The Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, the Internet and the Courts of the U.S. House of Representatives is currently negotiating the Section 115 Reform Act (aka “SIRA”). Section 115 of the U.S. Copyright Act is the section that establishes a statutory license for songs that have previously been released on what is called a “phonorecord” (either […]
Ah, the Kingdom of Sweden. I have always heard how wonderful it is to spend the summer in Sweden, but apparently things have changed. It is now the “fantastically cool freculture country of Sweden” according to Professor Lessig, with what the professor describes as the “very interesting” “Piracy Party”. And of course, the Pirate Party […]
When we go to the post office to mail a letter, we can choose how we want the post office to rank our mail compared to other mail in the queue. We can buy a first class mail stamp, but if it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight, we would turn to Federal Express […]
