SpaceX Copyright Issues

SpaceX Copyright Issues

I came across an interesting copyright issue from 2015 that I wanted to share with you all! SpaceX won the first private spaceflight contract to resupply the International Space Station. Up until this point, NASA (a government agency) has run all missions themselves. So, images taken from space have generally been in the public domain […]

How Music Copyright Lawsuits Are Scaring Away New Hits

How Music Copyright Lawsuits Are Scaring Away New Hits

Hello! While researching for a paper for another class I cam across an interesting article called “How Music Copyright Lawsuits are Scaring Away New Hits”. It discusses how the influx of copyright lawsuits in the music industry is stifling creativity and causing some artists and song writers to feel compelled to purchase insurance policies (costing […]

Kim Dotcom: Caught on the Web

Kim Dotcom: Caught on the Web

Hello! This week I watched “Kim Dotcom: Caught on the Web”, a documentary about the founder of MegaUpload – a file-sharing business that profited largely from users illegally downloading music, movies and TV shows. It follows the buildup to his extradition hearing, which was claimed to be the largest copyright case the world has ever […]