The Danish government is using the upcoming Christmas break to slip through a public consultation for a draft law that would make it an OFFENCE to use a #VPN to access content that would otherwise not be available in Denmark, or to circumvent the blocking of "illegal" websites. hoeringsportalen.dk/Hearing/De…

This is done under the guise of ensuring a technologically neutral implementation of Directive 98/84 on pay-TV decoders (hint: the IP address is NOT a conditional access device).

#Copyright

As Public Domain Day approaches, another iconic character will have its debut lapse into the public domain. However, this one may not go quietly.

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#Copyright #PublicDomain #BettyBoop

The Upcoming War Over Betty Boop

As we approach the end of the year, many begin to look forward to Public Domain Day, namely January 1. In the United States, it’s the day on which most works older than 95 years will lapse into the pu

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's apt and dreamy call to arms:

We could be a disenshittification nation. We could seize the means of computation. We could have a new, good internet that respects our privacy and our wallets. We could make a goddamned fortune doing it.

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#CDNPoli #Canada #copyright #disenshittification #enshittification

It turns out that a lot of "impossible" things are really just fights you'd rather not have.

@pluralistic nails it. pluralistic.net/2025/11/28/dis…

#CDNPoli #Canada #copyright #enshittification #disenshittification

The YouTuber "Space Quest Historian" is having trouble with copyright strikes, but fortunately they also have a PeerTube account at @sqhistorian

It all began with this video about a game featuring the 90s band Rednex: spectra.video/w/j4NRJ7RU5u8wNN…

The follow-up was this: spectra.video/w/cVLCjrs9T8nPya…

...and the latest update is this: spectra.video/w/ky2R15vcb2QxWc…

YouTube/Google is just too big, it's almost impossible to get hold of any human being, and it seems likely that YouTube #copyright decisions are automated.

If you're on #YouTube you might want to set up a #PeerTube account too, here's a guide on how to do that: fedi.tips/how-to-publish-video…

How to publish videos (and audio) on PeerTube | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

^fedi.tips

AI has been infiltrating knitting and crochet spaces, filling them with useless patterns. Here's why that's happening and what can be done about it.

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#AI #Knitting #Crochet #FiberArt #Copyright

The AI Invasion of Knitting and Crochet

Disclosure: I am not a knitter/crocheter. Though many of my loved ones are, and I turned to them for help writing this story, I obviously don’t know as much as those who participate in it. As such, mi

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Even these days, once in a while I encounter a news story that warms my heart.

#copyright #comics #micturition

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Copyright States Calvin Must Be Urinating in Order to Be Fair Use - Palette Swap

Calvin and Hobbes official merchandise was finally given the green light for production, but only if its titular character is urinating.

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