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A 20-year-old digital copyright law is still being fought about (and copied) today

by Molly Wood
Nov 8, 2018
Critics say the law is too broad, and that's had unintended consequences.
Demonstrators picket the U.S. embassy for the freedom of Russian computer programmer Dmitry Sklyarov Aug. 8, 2001 near the U.S. embassy in Moscow.
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That time it was illegal to fix your own electronics ... for almost 20 years

by Molly Wood
Nov 6, 2018
"I think you're going to really see an explosion in the repair economy," the CEO of iFixit says.
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Some performers say "Fortnite" is stealing their dances and should share the wealth

by Molly Wood
Oct 2, 2018
Can you copyright a dance move?
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The EU’s proposed copyright rules could upend the internet economy

by Molly Wood
Sep 14, 2018
Could this be the beginning of the end of internet memes?
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Why you rarely hear the “I Have a Dream” speech in full

by Renata Sago
Jan 15, 2018
It’s common for commemorations of Martin Luther King Jr. Day to include excerpts from his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. But there’s good reason not to play it in full: The work in its entirety is copyrighted. Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 
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European Union seeks to tighten up copyright laws

by Lewis Wallace
Sep 14, 2016
An effort to modernize Europe’s digital rules is controversial.
The European Commission's president, Jean-Claude Juncker, delivers a speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France on Wednesday.
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Who tweets for Einstein?

by Tony Wagner
Feb 11, 2016
We talked with the guy who helps represent Albert Einstein's estate.
A couple visits a statue of Albert Einstein, who theorized about gravitational waves, at the Albert Einstein Memorial February 11, 2016 in Washington, DC. In a landmark discovery for physics and astronomy, scientists said on February 11, 2016, they have glimpsed the first direct evidence of gravitational waves, ripples in the fabric of space-time that Albert Einstein predicted a century ago.
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Please hold while I explain the music you're hearing

by Tobin Low
Dec 18, 2015
It's all about the license.
When it comes to being put on hold, silence is not golden.
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Why singing happy birthday can come with a fee

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Aug 27, 2015
A lawsuit challenges the song's copyright.
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Joke stealing is no laughing matter

by Kai Ryssdal and Adriene Hill
Aug 24, 2015
Some are making money tweeting others' material. That breaks a comedian code.
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