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-- An Interview with Janice T. Pilch, UIUC
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- Fair Use, Free Speech and Social Value - Sept 8th - Anthony Falzone
Fair Use, Free Speech and SocialValueAnthony Falzone, Esq.- Executive Director, Fair Use Project, Lecturerin Law, Stanford Law School Fair use has been enshrined as a First Amendmentsafeguard. But is it doing the job? A look back at recent fair use decisionssuggests we might need to recalibrate the four-factor analysis to address moreexplicitly the social functions of copyright and fair use.Boston Bar Association, CLE - Recent Trends in Copyright and Trademark Fair Use - How Fair is... - The 2010 DVD Exemption to the DMCA: An Interview with Abigail De Kosnik, Gary Handman and Mark Kaiser
The 2010 DVD Exemption to the DMCA: An Interview with Abigail De Kosnik, Gary Handman and Mark Kaiser of University of California, BerkeleyGuest interviewer: Eli EdwardsThe latest round of Digital Millennium Copyright Act exemptions, granted by the Librarian of Congress, has received a lot of press, partly for an exemption for bypassing DRM on DVDs and partly for the 2 exemptions that allow "jailbreaking" of smartphone operating systems (such as the iPhone) to allow non-authorized software and... - An Insider's View of the WIPO: Interview with Janice T. Pilch, UIUC
An Insider's View of the WIPO: Interview with Janice T. Pilch, Associate Professor of Library Administration and Humanities Librarian at the University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAn international copyright advocate for the Library Copyright Alliance, which consists of the American Library Association, the Association of College and Research Libraries, and the Association of Research Libraries, Janice has represented the interests of U.S. libraries and the public at copyright-related meetings of the...
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- Plaintiff v. Defendant2:2010cv06346Filed in California Central District CourtPlaintiff v. DefendantJudge: Consuelo B. Marshall
- Sony BMG Music Entertainment, et al v. Joel Tenenbaum10-1947Filed in First Circuit Court of AppealsType of Suit: CopyrightsPlaintiff - Appellee: SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, a Delaware general partnership, WARNER BROS RECORDS INC, a Deleware Corporation, ATLANTIC RECORDING CORPORATION, a Delaware Corporation, ARISTA RECORDS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and UMG RECORDINGS INC., a Delaware corporation and other. Defendant - Appellant: JOEL TENENBAUM. Amicus Curiae: NASHVILLE SONGWRITERS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL, SONGWRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TELEVISION AND RADIO ARTISTS, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA and other. Intervenor: UNITED STATES.
- Wisconsin Interscholastic, et al v. Gannett Company, Incorporated, et al10-2627Filed in Seventh Circuit Court of AppealsType of Suit: CopyrightPlaintiff - Appellee: WISCONSIN INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION and AMERICAN-HIFI, INCORPORATED. Defendant - Appellant: GANNETT COMPANY, INCORPORATED and WISCONSIN NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED.
- Allen v. Scholastic Inc.1:2010cv05335Filed in New York Southern District CourtType of Suit: CopyrightsPlaintiff: Paul Gregory Allen. Defendant: Scholastic Inc.Judge: Shira A. ScheindlinCause Of Action: Copyright Infringement
- Plaintiff v. Defendant2:2010cv01719Filed in California Central District CourtPlaintiff v. DefendantJudge: Percy Anderson
Dockets
- Jeffers v. Kingdom Records, Inc. et al1:2010cv02434Filed in Maryland District CourtType of Suit: CopyrightsPlaintiff: Verian Jeffer. Defendant: Kingdom Records, Inc., Kingdom Publishing Company, Kingdom Finance Corporation VII, Valley Kingdom Ministries International, Inc., Kingdom Entertainment Group, LLC and other.Judge: Marvin J. GarbisCause Of Action: Copyright Infringement
- Mark Gable v. NBC, et al10-56395Filed in Ninth Circuit Court of AppealsType of Suit: CopyrightPlaintiff - Appellant: MARK GABLE, an individual. Defendant - Appellee: NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC., a California corporation, GREGORY THOMAS GARCIA, an individual, TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION, a corporation and TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT.
- UPDATECOM, INC. v. FirstBank Puerto Rico, Inc.3:2010cv01855Filed in Puerto Rico District CourtType of Suit: CopyrightsPlaintiff: UPDATECOM, INC. Defendant: FirstBank Puerto Rico, Inc.Cause Of Action: Copyright Infringement
- Righthaven LLC v. Angle2:2010cv01511Filed in Nevada District CourtType of Suit: CopyrightDefendant: Sharron Angle. Plaintiff: Righthaven LLC.Cause Of Action: Copyright Infringement
- Rogers v. The Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan Houston, Inc.4:2010cv03210Filed in Texas Southern District CourtType of Suit: CopyrightsPlaintiff: Brent Roger. Defendant: The Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan Houston, Inc.Cause Of Action: Copyright Infringement
Legislation
- S. 3689 - Copyright Cleanup, Clarification, and Corrections Act of 2010 (08/02/2010)
- H. R. 5704 - To amend title 10, United States Code, to allow faculty members at Department of Defense service academies and schools of professional military education to secure copyrights for certain... (07/01/2010)
- S. 3333 - Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 (03/25/2010)
- S. 3153 - Continuing Extension Act of 2010 (03/16/2010)
- H. R. 4691 - Temporary Extension Act of 2010 (02/25/2010)
- H. R. 3570 - Satellite Home Viewer Update and Reauthorization Act of 2009 (09/15/2009)
- S. 1670 - Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009 (09/15/2009)
- H. R. 3498 - Statewide PTV Access Act of 2009 (07/31/2009)
- H. R. 3326 - Department of Defense Appropriations (07/24/2009)
- H. R. 3216 - Local Television Freedom Act of 2009 (05/21/2009)
- H. R. 2344 - Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009 (05/12/2009)
- H. R. 1860 - Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009 (04/01/2009)
- H. R. 2196 - Design Piracy Prohibition Act (04/01/2009)
- S. 379 - Performance Rights Act (02/04/2009)
- H. R. 848 - Performance Rights Act (02/04/2009)
Regulations
- Copyright Royalty Board - Rule - Rate Adjustment for the Satellite Carrier Compulsory License
Copyright Royalty Board, Library of CongressRuleRate Adjustment for the Satellite Carrier Compulsory License ,53198-53199 [2010-21684] LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Royalty Board 37 CFR Part 386 [Docket No. 2010-4 CRB Satellite Rate] Rate Adjustment... - Copyright Office - Rule - Waiver of Statement of Account Filing Deadline for the 2010/1 Period
Copyright Office, Library of CongressRuleWaiver of Statement of Account Filing Deadline for the 2010/1 Period ,52267-52269 [2010-20956] LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. 2005-5] Waiver of Statement of Account Filing... - Copyright Office - Rule - Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies: Correction
Copyright Office, Library of CongressRuleExemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies:Correction ,47464-47465 [2010-19007] LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No.... - Copyright Office - Rule - Exemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies
Copyright Office, Library of CongressRuleExemption to Prohibition on Circumvention of Copyright Protection Systems for Access Control Technologies ,43825-43839 [2010-18339] LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 201 [Docket No. RM 2008-8]... - Copyright Office - Rule - Adjustment of Royalty Fee for Cable Compulsory License; CFR Correction
Copyright Office, Library of CongressRuleAdjustment of Royalty Fee for Cable Compulsory License; CFR Correction ,32857 [2010-14060] LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Copyright Office 37 CFR Part 256 Adjustment of Royalty Fee for Cable Compulsory License CFR...
Copyright Office
- Copyright Licensing in a Digital Age:
Competition, Compensation and the Need to Update the Cable and Satellite TV Licenses. - Planned eCO Service Outage
eCO, the Copyright Office online system for filing copyright registrations, will be unavailable from 8:00 p.m. on Friday, September 4 until 12 noon on Saturday, September 5, eastern time, while the Library of Congress performs a critical equipment...
Copyright Law Review Articles
- SSRN Copyright Search - The Protection of Rights Management Information: Modernization or Cup Half Full?, by Mark Perry
University of Western Ontario - Faculty of Law (September 6, 2010) - SSRN Copyright Search - The (Abandoned) Orphan Works Provision of the Digital Economy Bill, by Dennis W. K. Khong
Faculty of Business and Law, Multimedia University (September 6, 2010) - SSRN Copyright Search - Property in Law, by Stephen Clowney
University of Kentucky - College of Law (September 5, 2010) - SSRN Copyright Search - Resale Price Maintenance: Consignment Agreements, Copyrighted or Patented Products and the First Sale Doctrine, by Herbert J. Hovenkamp
University of Iowa - College of Law (September 5, 2010) - SSRN Copyright Search - Paper Tigers: Copyright and Scholarly Publishing, by Alissa Centivany
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - School of Information (September 5, 2010)
Copyright News
- ISPs could be freed from liability over user copyright abuses - ZDNet
PC ProISPs could be freed from liability over user copyright abuses
ZDNet
ISPs could be freed from being liable for their users' copyright infringements according to what appears to be a leaked version of a proposed international ...
Acta: 'close to agreement'Telegraph.co.uk
Copyright agreement draft leaked againComputing
ACTA Draft Removes Clause Forcing ISPs to Become Copyright PoliceISPReview UK Dslreports -ZDNet Australia -ITProPortal all 20 news articles » - 'Copyright troll' seeks $150000 from republican candidate - Register
FOXNews'Copyright troll' seeks $150000 from republican candidate
Register
A copyright enforcement service has filed a lawsuit seeking $150000 from Nevada Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle for posting two newspaper articles ...
Sharron Angle Latest Target Of Copyright TrollMediaPost Publications
Sharron Angle Sued After Copyright ClaimsPolitics and World News (blog)
Copyright Infringement Litigation Campaign Now Sees Senator Candidate As ...Zeropaid Techdirt -Editor & Publisher -OS News all 93 news articles » - German Court Rules Against Google in Copyright Case - Wall Street Journal (blog)
PrefixmagGerman Court Rules Against Google in Copyright Case
Wall Street Journal (blog)
On Friday, the Hamburg Regional Court in Germany ruled that Google is liable for videos uploaded by users on YouTube that violate German copyright laws. ...
YouTube to Appeal German Court's Copyright RulingDigital Media Wire
YouTube Using Copyrighted Material To Turn A ProfitPrefixmag
YOUTUBE ads turn piracy into revenueEconomic Times Mediapost.com -The Next Web all 15 news articles » - US government throwing free speech under the bus - Computerworld (blog)
Computerworld New ZealandUS government throwing free speech under the bus
Computerworld (blog)
The US is trying to extend draconian copyright protections worldwide. And politicians and corporate journalists are banding together to exclude Wikileaks ...
Secret Copyright Treaty Draft Leaked After Washington TalksPC World all 20 news articles » - Fairfax Media loses copyright battle - NEWS.com.auFairfax Media loses copyright battle
NEWS.com.au
THE Federal Court has ruled against Fairfax Media's attempt to claim copyright over headlines in The Australian Financial Review. ...
Fairfax loses copyright battleBusiness Spectator
(Adds Financial Review comment in seventh paragraph.)BusinessWeek
Margaret Simons on MediaCrikey (blog) all 9 news articles »
Copyright Blog Posts
- Pistols at Dawn, Sir!
Jane Park, Communications Coordinator for Creative Commons wrote to let me know that Lawrence Lessig has thrown down the gauntlet on behalf of CC against the accusations made by ASCAP. Lessig has challenged Paul Williams, the president and chairman...by - Both sides ask court to dispense with settlement mediation in Capitol Records v Thomas-Rasset
In Capitol Records v. Thomas-Rasset, both sides have filed a joint motion to be relieved of their obligation to proceed to mediation under a Special Master. Joint Motion for Relief from order directing settlement mediation under Special Master...by Ray Beckerman - Life and death in Subspace
Matthew Butcher's hockey teammates started a memorial fund for him last week. Some of these friends had known him for as many as twelve years. Few had ever met him in person. These friends all played an online video game called Subspace. The game...by Derek Slater - Court slashes Tenenbaum award by 90% on constitutional grounds
Judge Nancy Gertner has slashed the jury's award against admitted peer-to-peer user Joel Tenenbaum from $675,000 down to $67,500, taking the apparently unprecedented step of holding an award of copyright statutory damages unconstitutional. Wrote...by Ben Sheffner - U.S. Court Rules Against isoHunt For Inducing Copyright Infringement
A U.S. federal court in California has issued a summary judgment against Canadian-based isoHunt (and its owner Gary Fung), ruling that the site violates U.S. copyright law by inducing copyright infringement. The judge ruled that the isoHunt case is...by Michael Geist's Blog
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