The urge to create art & literature as an expression of the self is one of the hallmarks of Homo Sapiens.
About 35,000 years ago, the Aurignacians of southern Germany created ivory statuettes with both naturalistic & stylized features. 27,000 years ago, in the Cosquer caves, we find the painted outline of a man’s hand […]
Tags: Copyright history
One thing I’ve learned from the MERLOT conference is that there is widespread confusion about what is and what is not “fair use”. It’s understandable. Some professors are overly cautious, fearful of infringing; and others are too cavalier. Most aren’t aware of the balance between exclusive rights and the free expression […]
Mark Davis and I spent the afternoon preparing for our talk at the MERLOT International Conference this week in New Orleans. I always take these sessions as a […]
Tags: Fair Use
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