Be+Fair!

We will strive to uphold the highest standards of fairness in this project. We will seek to understand "fair use" and copyright protections, to ensure that people don't get ripped-off.

[|The Obama Poster]: This links to a news article about the Obama campaign poster that was based on a photograph. Is it fair to use the image or not? The jury is still out...

[|Facebook TOS]: This links to a news article about Facebook's controversial announcement that it would own rights to anything uploaded to their site. Should they back down? Discussions are underway...

[|Jackson Browne vs. John McCain]: John McCain used a Jackson Browne song at his campaign events; Browne was an Obama supporter. Should Browne have the right to pull the plug? Both sides are preparing for trial...

[|Pretty Woman:] Can 2 Live Crew make a rap song called "Pretty Woman" that is based on Roy Orbison's song "Oh Pretty Woman"? In this case, the Supreme Court said yes. Curious why? (It has to do with the nature of parody...)