Tag Archives: copyright

November 3, 2008 Posted in Business, Design, Efficiency, Society 1 Comment

Why IP Protection is Becoming More Irrelevant

By Ben Kepes

Image via Wikipedia How’s that for a linkbait title? Wired reports of ex-cheerleader Whitney Harper (all_American girl, all-American name), who is being pursued by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) over some music files she downloaded when she was a teenager. Harper is a little incredulous saying that; I

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August 31, 2008 Posted in Business, Design, IT, New business, Strategy Leave a comment

Here’s an IP monster….

By Ben Kepes

I was alerted to new offering Mygazines – which basically encourages users to scan magazines and upload them where the community can access them. Wondering about copyright issues I checked out Mygazines terms and conditions – front and centre is this clause; INDEMNITY You will indemnify and hold harmless Mygazines,

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Ben Kepes is a technology evangelist, an investor, a commentator and a business adviser. Ben covers the convergence of technology, mobile, ubiquity and agility, all enabled by the Cloud. His areas of interest extend to enterprise software, software integration, financial/accounting software, platforms and infrastructure as well as articulating technology simply for everyday users.