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Campus Events

BYU's annual Public Domain Film and Music Festival returns

By Ethan Porter
January 21, 2023 12:00 AM
BYU students gathered at the Varsity Theatre to choose from 1927 public domain works to create their own adaptations in the Public Domain Film and Music Festival on Jan. 20.
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Campus

BYU film competition celebrates copyright expiration

By Hope Thomas
January 25, 2019 12:00 AM
BYU hosts film competition in celebration of the release of more than 50,000 works from copyright. (Lexie Flickinger)
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Music

YouTube: Home to illegal and not-so-illegal content

By Jesse King
September 01, 2016 12:00 AM
YouTube is inundated with music covers, but what is concerning to some is the legal implications of people posting videos of copyrighted content.
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Readers' Forum

Fair Use Week

By Universe Contributor
February 24, 2015 12:00 AM
To the uninitiated, copyright law can seem like a confusing, perhaps overwhelming minefield of potential lawsuits and other problems just waiting to happen. It can be intimidating to see scary FBI warnings before watching a movie on DVD (if anyone still even does that) or to read cryptic copyright notices claiming “All Rights Reserved.” Even for those who deal with copyright issues regularly, the legal landscape can be quite complex and nuanced, making it difficult to predict outcomes in advance for certain unanswered questions.
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News

Facebook copyright status hoax

November 27, 2012 12:00 AM
On Monday morning, Rebecca Spear, following in the footsteps of her friends, set her Facebook status with what appeared to be a statement declaring copyright over her account.
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Technology

App of the week: Singing to the tune of Spotify

May 22, 2012 12:00 AM
It's been almost a year since Swedish music streaming service, Spotify, announced its U.S. debut, and according to Rolling Stone, there are now more than 3 million paid subscribers. Besides its free plan, Spotify offers unlimited plans, which stream music without ads, and premium plans, allowing users to listen to music on laptops and mobile devices both on and offline.
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