copyright

| Once upon a time, ComicMix published a parody of Dr Seuss' Oh The Places You'll Go mashed up with Star Trek as The Places You'll Boldly Go, were sued by Seuss' estate and ended up losing the case. I am not a lawyer and I do not play one on the internet but it still strikes me as a bitter injustice, beyond any of the current Wagatha Christie courtroom drama. The two settled with ComicMix agreeing that Boldly infringed copyright and Seuss' estate dropping claims for damages and legal fees. ComicMix had to eat the cost of…

I have been told to blog about Senator Josh Hawley’s new copyright bill, and I do this with nothing but the greatest reluctance. Normally, I love talking about copyright! I’ll talk about copyright all day long! But writing this post is agony, because the thought of giving this absolutely asinine piece of legislation any attention is killing me on the inside. This is a deeply unserious bill. There is not a line in it that is meant to pass muster. It is knowingly in violation of the Constitution, and an insult to the…