Archive for the ‘Law’ Category

Canon are at it again and this time they’ve sent a take-down notice to a fan site called Canonfilmmakers.com. The owners of the site have posted some information about the issues on their blog. The exact details of why Canon wants them to take down the website aren’t clear, but what is clear is that the reasons have something to do with … Continue reading

My recent post about the Canon EOS 7D caused a bit of controversy on the Internet and it is not surprising considering that in that post I’m essentially showing that the EOS 7D, Canon’s supposedly latest and greatest APS-C sensor camera body, is offering worse image quality compared to the two year older model, the EOS 40D. This was my … Continue reading

Canon has sunken to a new low in trying to take down the blog of Fake Chuck Westfall, a parody of the real Chuck Westfall who is the Technical Information Advisor at Canon USA. The shut down notice posted on the blog contains all the details, including the letter from law firm Loeb & Loeb, who represents Canon. Their attempt … Continue reading

Photographer Dan Heller is sending shockwaves around the Internet with his recent series of blog postings about the Creative Commons licensing model in relation to photography. Highly insightful reading material. Thinking about using a picture with a Creative Commons (CC) license? Thinking about putting up your own pictures online under a CC license? Be sure to read Dan Heller’s posts … Continue reading

Internet lawyer and European patent attorney Arnoud Engelfriet (blog) has a very interesting website called Ius Mentis where he has a wealth of information about law as it relates to technology. Everything is explained in a way that makes it very easy to understand, often including examples you can quickly relate to. It’s well worth checking out.