The problem with sharing uncredited photos "Just because you put something on the internet does not give people the right to steal it" December 16, 2014 By Gabe Friedman
With the Aereo decision, local TV news likely dodged disaster June 25, 2014 By Sarah Laskow If enough people were unsubscribing from cable, networks might have eventually gotten out of the broadcast business altogether and abandoned their local satellites
The secretive business of fighting content piracy June 19, 2014 By Sarah Laskow Private automated systems are sweeping the internet for illegal content–but they sometimes catch legitimate media coverage, too
5 ideas for a modern internet policy April 24, 2014 By Steven Waldman As the ‘Open Internet’ becomes vulnerable, it’s time to look at other public interest solutions
Aereo coverage in a nutshell April 22, 2014 By Sarah Laskow Of all the angles on Aereo, the most important one is the worst for the company
Saving orphan photos March 11, 2014 By Sarah Laskow On the internet, photos are separated from their owners–often on purpose
Creative Commons: Ur doing it wrong December 4, 2013 By Sarah Laskow Give credit where it’s due and, under new rules, take credit for changes you make
Bending copyright rules November 26, 2013 By Sarah Laskow In the scramble to find photos when news breaks, newsrooms may break copyright laws, and this move just cost AFP $1.2 million
Document drop November 14, 2013 By Sarah Laskow Wikileaks drums up coverage of a secretive trade agreement
SCOTUS could change how you watch TV October 16, 2013 By Sarah Laskow But you wouldn’t know it; most publications gave this digital-age story analog-era treatment
Two stories, one press release September 25, 2013 By Sarah Laskow In MPAA vs. Hotfile, coverage based on one press release went in two very different directions
Does copyright law work? September 23, 2013 By Sarah Laskow New and ongoing empirical research suggests: not always
The photo BuzzFeed wishes it hadn’t used September 16, 2013 By Sarah Laskow The viral site pissed off one Flickr user with a keen sense of vigilante Internet justice