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mauludSADIQAug 31, 20157 min read

Negroes Need Not Sample

One of the greatest crimes against the Black intellectual is devaluing any observations of racism as nonsensical…

Nate WeberAug 29, 20153 min read

Intellectual Property Theft and Digital Empires

Intellectual Property theft is the foundation of the internet.

It’s the lowest common denominator of all online success stories.

ConfluenceMediaApr 15, 20152 min read

Copyright is history

What if this whole copyright discussion becomes obsolete? It looks like a long way to find out what is stolen and what is…

JdH 🎈Mar 261 min read

Gutbloom said it would happen

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And it’s not just here, within Medium, but how much work from here is “published” elsewhere. Or stolen work from elsewhere being published here.

Dishonest people are here, and have been for some time. One of the first stories I read ages ago was reported as stolen on some Medium writers self hosted blog. As the platform…

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Christian EldenJun 18, 20155 min read

My Hairy Harriet Tubman Story

Recently, it came to my attention that the Harriet Tubman portrait I drew in 2012 for Follow The Northern Star (below) had been used in a global campaign by an organization called Women On 20s, attempting to get a woman on the U.S. $20 bill (you probably heard about it).

Whitney McGuireApr 18 min read

Here’s What’s Wrong With YouTube:

Alienating Creators through Unequal Copyright Enforcement

John LapriseApr 27, 20151 min read

5 Seriously Dumb Myths About Copyright the Media Should Stop Repeating

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#5 Ask any aspiring film maker who finds it impossible to obtain the rights for a piece of music how restricted they feel.

#4 Absent copyright, everything is public domain. Everything is freely shareable.

#3 Copyrighting works for a generation doesn’t restrict the artistic expression of the artists…

Linh Dao in Athena TalksMar 253 min read

On Silencing Voices

Our whole team at Athena Talks didn’t sleep yesterday.

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ImageBriefMay 26, 20154 min read

5 Tips for Not Getting Sued When Using Online Images

With Google, Bing and Yahoo hosting billions upon…

Once again on Medium, I see an article filled with beautiful photographs. Each image created with great skill and expensive equipment after a great deal of setup but no credit given to the artist. How can a site with so much respect for writers ignore the value of photographers, even while exploiting the fruits of their labor?