Reproducing the Presidential Debates: Should Fair Use Govern?

by Dororthy Eshelman, MTTLR Associate EditorIntroductionMillions of viewers have tuned in to watch the presidential and vice-presidential candidates debate pressing issues before heading to the polls earlier this week.1 A growing number of Americans, however, get...

DIY Campaign

by: Nancy Sims, MTTLR Blog EditorThe McCain campaign’s visual themes (i.e. the Optimum typeface, his simple star logo) have drawn positive comments for the strength and military experience they convey. But many commentators agree that the Obama “O”...

Free Online Music – That’s Legal

by: Bill Andrichik, MTTLR Associate EditorThe next round of the ongoing legal battle between the music industry and online music providers is here. This time the new MySpace Music (launched September 25, 2008) has taken several key steps to avoid the legal issues that...

Why Do They Do That Thing They Do?

From an original image by Rhett Redelings, with permission.(or How I Learned to Stop Hating the Mouse1)by: Dwayne Stresman, Associate Editor, MTTLR“Don’t hate the player, hate the game”2At one time, copyright law was to be a little-known discipline...

The Perils of YouTube Filtering: Part 2

by: Tony Bates, Associate Editor, MTTLREditor: Part 1 introduced the emergence of filtering as a potential solution to copyright and infringement, and examined why it fails copyright owners. This part considers the problems of filtering from the perpsective of users...