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Anita Sarkeesian and Elisa Kreisinger talk about using remix to create powerful messages

Submitted by Mera Szendro Bok on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 11:28

Feminist women and remix artists Anita Sarkeesian and Elisa Kreisinger have created these videos about how they use remix and mashup videos to communicate deep analysis about representations of race, gender, sexuality, class and ability in popular culture.

The (Statutory) Damage is Done

Submitted by New Media Rights on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 06:39

A few days ago, I attended oral arguments before the First Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Joel Tenenbaum, a graduate student being sued by various record labels for sharing music files via a peer-to-peer service over the Internet (Sony v. Tenenbaum, docket available here). I’ve already written up some of my thoughts about the possible outcome of Joel’s lawsuit over at my regular blog, Legally Sociable.

Here, I’d like to expand my analysis somewhat to cover Tenenbaum’s broader implications. Many CMLP blog readers may be asking themselves, “So what? What could swapping MP3’s on the Internet possibly have to do with the activities of citizen journalists?”

Video Games and the law: Copyright, Trademark and Intellectual Property

Submitted by New Media Rights on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 11:27

Planning on creating a video game, or created one already? Our latest guide helps you understand some the frequent questions about copyright, trademark and intellectual property when it comes to video games.

Learn how video games are protected under copyright and trademark law, how to respond when your game is removed from the web or an mobile app store by a DMCAⁱ takedown notice, and the many ways the law affects the creative process of making a video game.