http://www.techdirt.com/ Easily digestible tech news.... http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130426/15064322856/sen-dan-coats-boston-bombers-you-know-who-we-need-to-keep-eye-loners.shtml#c743 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:22:22 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130426/15064322856/sen-dan-coats-boston-bombers-you-know-who-we-need-to-keep-eye-loners.shtml#c743 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130426/15064322856/sen-dan-coats-boston-bombers-you-know-who-we-need-to-keep-eye-loners.shtml#c724 Sat, 18 May 2013 12:21:33 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130426/15064322856/sen-dan-coats-boston-bombers-you-know-who-we-need-to-keep-eye-loners.shtml#c724 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130426/15064322856/sen-dan-coats-boston-bombers-you-know-who-we-need-to-keep-eye-loners.shtml#c157 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:04:43 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130426/15064322856/sen-dan-coats-boston-bombers-you-know-who-we-need-to-keep-eye-loners.shtml#c157 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130406/18105622612/sen-feinstein-says-congress-ready-to-take-action-to-rein-violent-video-games.shtml#c1164 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 07:49:22 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130406/18105622612/sen-feinstein-says-congress-ready-to-take-action-to-rein-violent-video-games.shtml#c1164 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130404/01034422570/sec-finally-says-companies-can-communicate-via-social-media.shtml#c39 Fri, 5 Apr 2013 19:08:32 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130404/01034422570/sec-finally-says-companies-can-communicate-via-social-media.shtml#c39 http://www.techdirt.com/blog/casestudies/articles/20130401/03115322523/macklemore-explains-why-not-being-label-helped-him-succeed.shtml#c61 Thu, 4 Apr 2013 13:32:20 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/blog/casestudies/articles/20130401/03115322523/macklemore-explains-why-not-being-label-helped-him-succeed.shtml#c61 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130318/11114922368/more-details-copyright-register-maria-pallantes-call-comprehensive-forward-thinking-flexible-copyright-reform.shtml#c705 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 06:34:36 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130318/11114922368/more-details-copyright-register-maria-pallantes-call-comprehensive-forward-thinking-flexible-copyright-reform.shtml#c705 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130318/11114922368/more-details-copyright-register-maria-pallantes-call-comprehensive-forward-thinking-flexible-copyright-reform.shtml#c639 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:03:35 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130318/11114922368/more-details-copyright-register-maria-pallantes-call-comprehensive-forward-thinking-flexible-copyright-reform.shtml#c639
Part 1) accomplishes a few things. By requiring filing for copyright instead of granting it automatically, it protects the things that people actually want protected. It also would create a database with all copyrighted material in one place so you could find the owner and easily license the work.

Part 2) would allow things to move into the public domain sooner if the owner was seeing no more economic benefit from the work. However, someone like Disney could register their copyrights a couple of times so the monopoly on it would be longer (but not near the 100+ years it is now).

Bonus: Copyright Register gets to keep her job!]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130306/15203822230/european-parliament-considers-banning-all-pornography-blocks-emails-eu-citizens-protesting-against-censorship.shtml#c827 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:12:00 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130306/15203822230/european-parliament-considers-banning-all-pornography-blocks-emails-eu-citizens-protesting-against-censorship.shtml#c827 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130312/08093422297/why-cispa-could-actually-lead-to-more-hacking-attacks.shtml#c66 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:10:41 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130312/08093422297/why-cispa-could-actually-lead-to-more-hacking-attacks.shtml#c66 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130306/15203822230/european-parliament-considers-banning-all-pornography-blocks-emails-eu-citizens-protesting-against-censorship.shtml#c420 Thu, 7 Mar 2013 13:29:40 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130306/15203822230/european-parliament-considers-banning-all-pornography-blocks-emails-eu-citizens-protesting-against-censorship.shtml#c420 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130304/06541422191/if-most-crime-involves-cyber-element-cant-we-just-call-it-crime-instead-cybercrime.shtml#c469 Tue, 5 Mar 2013 14:22:19 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130304/06541422191/if-most-crime-involves-cyber-element-cant-we-just-call-it-crime-instead-cybercrime.shtml#c469 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130302/02092222176/bizarre-legal-threat-day-confused-zoo-owner-threatens-popehat-over-well-just-read-it.shtml#c937 Tue, 5 Mar 2013 08:40:18 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130302/02092222176/bizarre-legal-threat-day-confused-zoo-owner-threatens-popehat-over-well-just-read-it.shtml#c937 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130303/18153122181/misheard-will-smith-lyrics-results-arrest-student-district-wide-lockdown.shtml#c173 Mon, 4 Mar 2013 10:33:08 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130303/18153122181/misheard-will-smith-lyrics-results-arrest-student-district-wide-lockdown.shtml#c173 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130226/07563022114/top-german-police-officer-anyone-internet-has-left-private-sphere.shtml#c330 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 06:59:25 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130226/07563022114/top-german-police-officer-anyone-internet-has-left-private-sphere.shtml#c330 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130226/14360422120/supreme-court-effectively-says-theres-no-way-to-challenge-warrantless-wiretapping.shtml#c101 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:24:25 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130226/14360422120/supreme-court-effectively-says-theres-no-way-to-challenge-warrantless-wiretapping.shtml#c101 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130225/18501122111/indian-music-industry-exec-says-unthinkable-internet-piracy-is-good-thing.shtml#c109 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:29:31 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130225/18501122111/indian-music-industry-exec-says-unthinkable-internet-piracy-is-good-thing.shtml#c109
"Time Music, India is a division of the Times Group, the "largest mass media company in India," with annual revenue exceeding $1.5 billion and the employer of 11,000 Indians."

So all of India only has 11,000 grocery baggers? I find that hard to believe.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130225/18501122111/indian-music-industry-exec-says-unthinkable-internet-piracy-is-good-thing.shtml#c90 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:28:07 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130225/18501122111/indian-music-industry-exec-says-unthinkable-internet-piracy-is-good-thing.shtml#c90 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130224/22430522090/non-profit-responds-to-threatened-lawsuit-ferrari-remaking-video-to-hide-ferrari.shtml#c116 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 12:54:26 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130224/22430522090/non-profit-responds-to-threatened-lawsuit-ferrari-remaking-video-to-hide-ferrari.shtml#c116 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130221/12343622065/amazon-publishers-sued-antitrust-violations-over-drm-angry-indie-bookstores.shtml#c222 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 06:57:48 PST http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130221/12343622065/amazon-publishers-sued-antitrust-violations-over-drm-angry-indie-bookstores.shtml#c222