Groklaw: The End of the Patry Copyright Blog

William Patry has shuttered his blog, The Patry Copyright Blog. The archives are gone too. He tells why in a final post. It’s a tragedy, nothing less.

No, no one at Google made him do it. He did it for a couple of reasons, both of which resonate with me, and I think they are important to highlight. I must warn you, it’s a bit depressing. Here are the reasons:

1. The Inability or Refusal to Accept the Blog for What it is: A Personal Blog
2. The Current State of Copyright Law is too depressing

But it’s in the details that the story is told.

Read more at Groklaw

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