Comments on: Copyright Ownership of Va. Tech Assailant’s Tape http://madisonian.net/2007/04/23/copyright-ownership-of-va-tech-assailants-tape/ a blog about law, tech, culture, and related things Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:22:44 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Seth Finkelstein http://madisonian.net/2007/04/23/copyright-ownership-of-va-tech-assailants-tape/comment-page-1/#comment-204762 Seth Finkelstein Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:57:52 +0000 http://madisonian.net/archives/2007/04/23/copyright-ownership-of-va-tech-assailants-tape/#comment-204762 Memo to future mass-murderers: Before sending out your confession/manifesto, be sure to choose the appropriate Creative Commons license for it (not that I want to make light of the tragedy, but I suspect in the future someone might actually do that sort of licensing). Memo to future mass-murderers: Before sending out your confession/manifesto, be sure to choose the appropriate Creative Commons license for it (not that I want to make light of the tragedy, but I suspect in the future someone might actually do that sort of licensing).

]]> By: Orin Kerr http://madisonian.net/2007/04/23/copyright-ownership-of-va-tech-assailants-tape/comment-page-1/#comment-204677 Orin Kerr Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:07:45 +0000 http://madisonian.net/archives/2007/04/23/copyright-ownership-of-va-tech-assailants-tape/#comment-204677 "They may also have an implied license argument to broadcast the tape. Even so, there’s presumably a limit to how far these arguments take NBC, and I’m not sure that they can shield YouTube’s users who’ve posted the tape." Fred, why is there presumably a limit here? Cho wanted his tape to be broadcast to the world, right? That was why he mailed his materials to NBC before killing 30-odd people and then himself. “They may also have an implied license argument to broadcast the tape. Even so, there’s presumably a limit to how far these arguments take NBC, and I’m not sure that they can shield YouTube’s users who’ve posted the tape.”

Fred, why is there presumably a limit here? Cho wanted his tape to be broadcast to the world, right? That was why he mailed his materials to NBC before killing 30-odd people and then himself.

]]> By: arthur http://madisonian.net/2007/04/23/copyright-ownership-of-va-tech-assailants-tape/comment-page-1/#comment-204625 arthur Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:12:10 +0000 http://madisonian.net/archives/2007/04/23/copyright-ownership-of-va-tech-assailants-tape/#comment-204625 If Cho held a copyright at his death, then his estate holds the copyright now. His victims (or their estates) have excellent tort claims against the estate. A victim's family member could secure a judgment against the Cho estate and then assert ownership of the copyright, either to profit or to suppress further publication. If Cho held a copyright at his death, then his estate holds the copyright now. His victims (or their estates) have excellent tort claims against the estate. A victim’s family member could secure a judgment against the Cho estate and then assert ownership of the copyright, either to profit or to suppress further publication.

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