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Copyright Hygiene for Digital Content Creators

Velocity of Content

In my first post in this series, after discussing the basics of good copyright practice for bloggers (and other creators whose distribution is primarily through social media sites), I went on to look at the DMCA and how it may be seen as a useful first-line-of-defense bit of IP protection for content first appearing on such sites.

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Nintendo’s Actions Demonstrate Our Intellectual Property Laws are Broken

JIPEL Copyright Blog

Melee is a GameCube game that was released in 2001; unlike most competitive esports, Melee was released without any online features. Players rallied against Nintendo’s actions, causing #FreeMelee to trend across social media and throughout the gaming world. While Nintendo has waffled on its support for the Smash Bros.