Britain's intellectual property laws are to be reviewed to "make them fit for the internet age," prime minister David Cameron has announced.
Yet again the government (this time the Conservatives) are threatening to mess with the Copyright law which was created in 1988 as a result of a lot of hard work and lobbying by the creative industry, one result was that the creator of the intellectual property is the Copyright holder by default (there are some exceptions when the person is employed).
Quote the BBC:
"The government will do a 6 month review to look at what the UK can learn from US rules on the use of copyright material without the rights holder's permission".
What right does anyone have to use the property of others without their permission? The Internet Freedom campaigners would like see fair use as a legal, I would consider this as being an approach that not only dilutes the value of creative works but will also hit the creative industry hard financially, it will also make it even harder than is at present to get reasonable damages if work is used illegally.
Quote from Chief executive Richard Mollet of the Publishers Association:
"The immutable fact remains that the people who generate and invest in creativity deserve and need to be rewarded."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news
Friday 5 November 2010
Wednesday 3 November 2010
People Ignor Generic Photos Online
The New York Time has reported on a study by Jakob Nielsen, a web site consultant and author of several books about design and user interface. Published on 2nd Nov 2010.
Quote:
"In the past he has argued that large images annoy users because of the long load times, even with a high-speed Internet connection. Now, in a new study, he points out that the random or stock images on Web sites are completely ignored by users, add more clutter to the page and don’t necessarily help from a business standpoint."
and
"Mr. Nielsen concludes with some advice to those using the Web to hawk products or content: “Invest in good photo shoots: a great photographer can add a fortune to your Web site’s business value.” After all, he notes, most sites are full of “fluff — of which there’s too much already on the Web.”"
You can see the full article here:
NYTIMES
Quote:
"In the past he has argued that large images annoy users because of the long load times, even with a high-speed Internet connection. Now, in a new study, he points out that the random or stock images on Web sites are completely ignored by users, add more clutter to the page and don’t necessarily help from a business standpoint."
and
"Mr. Nielsen concludes with some advice to those using the Web to hawk products or content: “Invest in good photo shoots: a great photographer can add a fortune to your Web site’s business value.” After all, he notes, most sites are full of “fluff — of which there’s too much already on the Web.”"
You can see the full article here:
NYTIMES
Friday 9 July 2010
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