I’m aware that there’s a growing trend of people photographing their food at restaurants. It’s something that enthusiasts do — and many of them are professional food critics. But apparently, some chefs believe that photographing the food and posting it online is considered theft of intellectual property.
Basically… you’re pirating your food.
So… I’m curious about two things:
1) How is this considered theft of intellectual property? Photographing the food doesn’t equate to sharing the recipe online — something you can’t copyright, anyways.
2) If you’re the chef at a fancy restaurant, wouldn’t you want people blogging about your restaurant? Wouldn’t you want people posting about you to Facebook/Twitter/Tumblr/Whatever to create a buzz about your place to keep business booming?Wouldn’t your business depend on this kind of word-of-mouth advertising?!?
Follow the link for the full article — it’s a worthwhile read.
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120527/22241219086/is-photographing-meal-taking-intellectual-property-away-chef.shtml
I’ve tried the demo, and I’m pretty tempted to go for the full version. This is possibly the coolest Wii game I’ve seen in quite some time.
The Harvard libraries can no longer harbor delusions of being a completely comprehensive collection, but instead must develop their holdings more strategically. To do so, Harvard will need to embrace a model that ensures access to—not necessarily ownership of—scholarly materials needed by faculty, students, and other library users, now and in the future.
– Harvard Library Task Force ReportIn a move that is stupid, idiotic, self-detrimental, and just plain wrong, Harvard University has made the decision to eliminate ALL library positions, librarians and support staff alike. There will be some restructuring, and an unknown percentage of positions will be permenantly cut. The rest must re-apply for their jobs. Given the nature of this type of situation, I am certain that this would involve dramatic reductions in pay and benefits. I’m still curious to know what’s happening with unionized staff and how that’s going to work itself out. None of the librarians have tenure.
I’ve got this really cool picture to show you all. Check it out! It’s… oh… wait… where is it?!? Oh… right. Goddamnit, SOPA.
