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neil-gaiman:

kellysue:

BAD IDEA. (ht @gregpak)

A proposal by the Prince George’s County Board of Education to copyright work created by staff and students for school could mean that a picture drawn by a first-grader, a lesson plan developed by a teacher or an app created by a teen would belong to the school system, not the individual.

The measure has some worried that by the system claiming ownership to the work of others, creativity could be stifled and there would be little incentive to come up with innovative ways to educate students. Some have questioned the legality of the proposal as it relates to students.

BUT WAIT, there’s more - 

It’s not unusual for a company to hold the rights to an employee’s work, copyright policy experts said. But the Prince George’s policy goes a step further by saying that work created for the school by employees during their own time and using their own materials is the school system’s property.

Emphasis mine. 

Also disturbing because you can’t simply claim someone else’s copyright by saying that you own it. And taking someone else’s copyright is really hard. (Which means the school board would probably lose any legal case, if they tried to claim copyright ownership of a kid’s school essay). But it’s silly…

I’m afraid this is the inevitable end of our current copyright regime — the entity with the most power (corporate, governmental, etc.) simply demands or claims copyright for everything created within its purview, and prevails unless there’s a huge stink. As it becomes more and more common, it will be harder and harder to raise a big enough stink.

This is a quite nifty superhero-esque comic (but better than what you’re thinking) that’s now up to 60+ pages and a *great* twist. Now is an excellent time to start reading it.

16% less, even controlling for age and market value of their companies.

And of course the comments all talk about women working fewer hours, taking time off for kids, and son on — and blithely ignoring that we’re talking about *CFOs*. The stupid, it burns.

In other news, the sky is still blue, apple pie is still sweet, and your mom still says she loves you.

I learn something new everyday; this was today’s new concept.

The mesmerizing story of Shin In Geun, who betrayed his mother and brother to execution at the age of 13 and was brutally tortured for it.

Providing the Masterclass version of “this award is illegitimate because I disagree with the nominees.”

Apparently, what businesses really need now is a “battle cry.”

By the power of Grayskull!

Let Me Tweet That For You will create screenshot-ready fake tweets from any Twitter user. Launching a million Internet fights in three, two, one…

A wonderfully funny mashup from a certain little stuffed bull.