Does Hope poster infringe copyright?
Shepard Fairey, artist of the famed red white and blue portrait of Barack Obama for the poster “Hope” is fighting back for his rights. His artwork is based on an […]
Category Archives: politics & law
“Baaaad” Kim Jong-Il
I believe in good. I also believe in bad. It’s like dealing with children, or adults who behave like children. You can offer a cookie if they agree to be […]
Does copyright promote art?
A few months ago in a class about copyright in the digital era, Prof. Harry Lewis pointed out a wonderful quote by Thomas Jefferson. If nature has made any one […]
Outrageous abuse of patents
I know that patents are abused, but this is outrageous. Virtual World News reports that Worlds.com filed a complaint against NCsoft for infringing on its virtual world and MMO patents. […]
Trading cyber money offline is illegal in Korea, er, unless you earned it fair and square
Of all countries, it angers me that Korea thinks offline trading of cyber money is illegal. According to the wire service Yonhap, a local court in Busan fined two 30-somethings […]
Mistress “Rules” North Korea?
The JoongAng Ilbo reports that North Korea’s policy decisions are likely being made by the leader’s concubine. Kim Jong-il, leader of North Korea, is known to be recovering from a stroke […]
Korean regulations check Web politics
Korea’s online political campaign scene is quite restrictive compared to what is going on in the United States during the run-up to next year’s American presidential elections. While the two […]
Seoul pushes bar codes to track online content
The government will introduce a bar code system for digital content to enhance copyright protection. The Information Ministry said yesterday that it plans to promote a system to the public […]
D. Yvette Wohn 