Why I Think Using Social Media To Call Out Infringers May Be A Good Idea After All

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You will be infringed at some point; it’s almost a statistical certainty, so you might as well know how to deal with it. There are many strategies you could employ to do that, but since none of you are paying me, I’m not giving them all away here. There’s one in particular, though, that I think is worth discussing here: using social media to rally public opinion around your issue to leverage your bargaining power. The internet can be a really amazing tool for change in that way.

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Why I Believe Martin Luther King’s Words Should Be In The Public Domain

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Why I Believe Martin Luther King’s Words Should Be In The Public Domain

under current copyright law, Dr. King’s words are treated no differently than a Pitbull/Kesha song. I understand that the King family (who owns the copyrights to the speeches, as well as Dr. King’s life rights) only wants to protect their patriarch’s legacy. But I think Dr. King’s words are too historically significant to be treated like everything else. I argued back then that copyright law should be reformed to create special exemptions protecting works of historic importance. 

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