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Kind of Screwed — Waxy.org. Andy Baio looks at getting sued by the photographer who took the original picture for Miles Davis's Kind of Blue album, over a low-resolution "8-bit" version of the picture:

Anyone can file a lawsuit and the costs of defending yourself against a claim are high, regardless of how strong your case is. Combined with vague standards, the result is a chilling effect for every independent artist hoping to build upon or reference copyrighted works.

A good look at the current state of "fair-use" and copyright, with a few forays into other intellectual property issues.

RC3's link to the article.