Comments for abbalog entertainment blog http://abbalog.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Sun, 04 Mar 2007 01:29:13 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Sattelite v Radio by marcorandazza http://abbalog.wordpress.com/2007/03/01/14/#comment-7 marcorandazza Sun, 04 Mar 2007 01:29:13 +0000 http://abbalog.wordpress.com/2007/03/01/14/#comment-7 Great post! Great post!

]]> Comment on Impending Death of DRM by Kevin Wimberly http://abbalog.wordpress.com/2007/01/29/impending-death-of-drm/#comment-6 Kevin Wimberly Wed, 07 Feb 2007 06:01:57 +0000 http://abbalog.wordpress.com/2007/01/29/impending-death-of-drm/#comment-6 This was a timely post, Rick(?), because Steve Jobs just shook the industry today by calling for the major record companies to stop rquiring iTunes to use DRM. http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughtsonmusic/ This was a timely post, Rick(?), because Steve Jobs just shook the industry today by calling for the major record companies to stop rquiring iTunes to use DRM.

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]]> Comment on Who Owns the Copyright? by abbalog http://abbalog.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/6/#comment-5 abbalog Tue, 30 Jan 2007 01:28:42 +0000 http://abbalog.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/6/#comment-5 The following URL is how I actually located the NY Times article. In this article it would appear that the government did NOT use the writings in his prosecution as he actually plead guilty to the federal crimes. If I am wrong on him pleading guilty please feel free to correct me. In addition if I am not mistaken once the government has seized property in order for them to take true ownership of them they have to go through a forefiture procedure and I believe that property has to be an instrumentality of that crime. SJE http://www.slate.com/id/2158220/?nav=tap3 The following URL is how I actually located the NY Times article. In this article it would appear that the government did NOT use the writings in his prosecution as he actually plead guilty to the federal crimes. If I am wrong on him pleading guilty please feel free to correct me. In addition if I am not mistaken once the government has seized property in order for them to take true ownership of them they have to go through a forefiture procedure and I believe that property has to be an instrumentality of that crime.

SJE

http://www.slate.com/id/2158220/?nav=tap3

]]> Comment on Who Owns the Copyright? by lyonfall http://abbalog.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/6/#comment-4 lyonfall Tue, 30 Jan 2007 00:18:05 +0000 http://abbalog.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/6/#comment-4 I think that this whole matter is complicated by the fact that this involves a convicted felon who can have no material gain from his writings. I believe that due to his incarceration, his civil rights are limited (Ex. right to vote, privacy issues, etc). I would agree that regardless of the limitation, his first amendment rights would not be violated. The government is in no way preventing Kazinski from expressing himself. He could certainly rewrite his entire manifesto and publish it himself. This discussion kind of reminds me of John Wayne Gacy selling his artwork while in prison. According to this link, http://www.crimelibrary.com/criminal_mind/psychology/serial_killer_art/6.html#continue Gacy made 100,000 on his paintings which supossedly would of been contested if it would have not interfered with his execution. Therefore, it might be possible that Kazinski could publish these documents and see he he later has to pay to the victims's families. As far as the copyright issue, I was curious if these writings were part of the evidence used against Kazinski and if the state had ownership of them as soon as they were confiscated. If that was the case, the government would have no problem auctioning them off and controlling later usage by any other owners. However, if the government did not have custody of these papers as prime evidence, then Kazinski may have a case that the papers are his and he should have copyright protection. This is an interesting issue and I'm curious to see how it turns out. Kelley Waterfall I think that this whole matter is complicated by the fact that this involves a convicted felon who can have no material gain from his writings. I believe that due to his incarceration, his civil rights are limited (Ex. right to vote, privacy issues, etc). I would agree that regardless of the limitation, his first amendment rights would not be violated. The government is in no way preventing Kazinski from expressing himself. He could certainly rewrite his entire manifesto and publish it himself. This discussion kind of reminds me of John Wayne Gacy selling his artwork while in prison. According to this link, http://www.crimelibrary.com/criminal_mind/psychology/serial_killer_art/6.html#continue
Gacy made 100,000 on his paintings which supossedly would of been contested if it would have not interfered with his execution. Therefore, it might be possible that Kazinski could publish these documents and see he he later has to pay to the victims’s families.

As far as the copyright issue, I was curious if these writings were part of the evidence used against Kazinski and if the state had ownership of them as soon as they were confiscated. If that was the case, the government would have no problem auctioning them off and controlling later usage by any other owners. However, if the government did not have custody of these papers as prime evidence, then Kazinski may have a case that the papers are his and he should have copyright protection. This is an interesting issue and I’m curious to see how it turns out.

Kelley Waterfall

]]> Comment on Who Owns the Copyright? by Interesting Copyright / First Amendment Issue « Entertainment Law - LAW6126 - Randazza http://abbalog.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/6/#comment-3 Interesting Copyright / First Amendment Issue « Entertainment Law - LAW6126 - Randazza Mon, 29 Jan 2007 23:10:19 +0000 http://abbalog.wordpress.com/2007/01/27/6/#comment-3 [...] Unabomber’s writings and a recent controversy regarding who “owns” the writings. Take a look and leave some comments. Your class participation grade will certainly be enhanced by leaving thoughtful, well-written, and [...] [...] Unabomber’s writings and a recent controversy regarding who “owns” the writings. Take a look and leave some comments. Your class participation grade will certainly be enhanced by leaving thoughtful, well-written, and [...]

]]> Comment on Welcome by Kevin Wimberly http://abbalog.wordpress.com/2007/01/24/hello-world/#comment-2 Kevin Wimberly Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:35:57 +0000 #comment-2 What's up with the authoritarian tone? Ooooooh - delete my comments... I smell corporate funk. What’s up with the authoritarian tone? Ooooooh – delete my comments…

I smell corporate funk.

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