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Friday, December 27 2013

  • How much is your privacy worth? About five bucks. December 27, 2013

    <p>There&rsquo;s a $16 billion market out there for app developers willing to offer consumers their privacy back.</p> (article)

  • Amazon’s War on Bigfoot Erotica December 27, 2013

    Not sure how I missed this last week, but there’s a nice piece by Eric Spitznagel about how monster erotica writers are struggling in the wake of a crackdown on their work by Amazon.  (article)

  • The Past, Present, and Future of Ownership December 27, 2013

    A special hour, originally aired in March, on our changing understanding of ownership and how it is affected by the law. An author and professor who encourages creative writing throug... (episode)

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    • The Current State of Ownership December 27, 2013

      <p>Brooke examines the current arguments over ownership and intellectual property with the help of a chair that collapses after just eight uses.</p>

    • Meet the New Boss, Worse Than the Old Boss December 27, 2013

      David Lowery of bands&nbsp;Cracker&nbsp;and&nbsp;Camper Van Beethoven&nbsp;thought the internet would become a vibrant new marketplace for creators. Instead, he says, the internet era is worse for artist...

    • Happy Birthday December 27, 2013

      "Happy Birthday to You" is one of the most popular songs in the English language. It is also copyrighted. On the Media producer PJ Vogt investigates the long, surprising, and conten...

    • Fan Fiction and the Law December 27, 2013

    • 3D Printing December 27, 2013

    • Don't Screw It Up December 27, 2013

    • Plagiarism: Maybe It's Not So Bad December 27, 2013

      Artists often draw inspiration from other sources - from musicians sampling songs to painters recreating existing masterpieces. Kenneth Goldsmith, MoMA’s new Poet Laureate, believes w...