Copy This Podcast
1) Don’t Let the EU Ruin the Internet For Everyone Else
In the 15th episode of Copy This, host Kirby Ferguson talks with copyright policy advisor Paul Keller about his work to oppose the European Union’s Copyright Directive and its controversial Article 13...Show More
2) Do You Know How To #dotheshiggy?
If you were a victim of the now infamous viral “rickroll” gag, you may not have even known it would mark your place in a broader viral movement that transcended languages and actually led to the reviv...Show More
3) Copyright: The Conservative Curveball
Is copyright one of those rare policy issues that can bring Republicans and Democrats together in agreement? In a conversation about copyright with FreedomWorks Chief Economist Wayne Brough, Kirby F...Show More
4) Copying is Human Nature
Libraries are often overlooked for the important role they play in serving the common good: preserving important works to make knowledge accessible to the public, no matter your station in life. In t...Show More
5) Pop Culture and the Public Domain
In the 11th episode of Copy This, host Kirby Ferguson talks with James Boyle, law professor at Duke and co-founder of the Center for the Study of the Public Domain. He is also the co-author of the gra...Show More
6) Exporting Balanced Copyright In A Renegotiated NAFTA
As representatives from the United States, Canada and Mexico continue to renegotiate NAFTA, host Kirby Ferguson sits down with University of Ottawa Law Professor Michael Geist in the tenth installment...Show More
7) Parody Isn’t Always a Laughing Matter
From social media, to videos, to 24-hour cable news, media has a significant influence over how we perceive the modern world. With such a pervasive influence, it is subject to wide criticism and comme...Show More
8) Cosplay, Copyright and Comic-Con
In the eighth episode of Copy This, Kirby sits down with Betsy Rosenblatt, legal chair for the Organization for Transformative Works (OTW), and Sherlock Holmes superfan. Released as OTW and the Re:Cre...Show More
9) A New Kind of CEO: Creators In The Digital Age
In the seventh episode of Copy This, Kirby Ferguson sits down with YouTube superstar Peter Hollens to find out what it takes to be a successful a cappella singer and online entrepreneur in today’s dig...Show More
10) Copyright Reform To Geek Out Your Toaster? There’s Legislation for That.
In the sixth episode of Copy This, host Kirby Ferguson talks with U.S. Congressman Blake Farenthold (TX-27) about the copyright debates driving conversations among members of Congress.