Nov 11, 2007 | SF Signal
Cory Doctorow and Creative Commons
Locus online has posted Cory Doctorow's commentary on Creative Commons from the latest issue of Locus magazine: It would be nice if our lawmakers would go back to the drawing board and write a new copyright ... via SF Signal
AT&T Asking For Trouble With Filtering Plans
Businessweek reports on AT&T's bizarre plan to placate Hollywood by adding antipiracy technology to its network. via Techdirt
Lightspeed Venture Partners Blog
Litigation as a negotation strategy
“War is the continuation of diplomacy by other means.”
Litigation as a negotation strategy November 7, 2007 Posted by jeremyliew in business models , litigation , media , startup , strategy . via Lightspeed Venture Partners Blog
Fixing the "clear mismatch" between technology and copyright law: six ideas
“For the past 35 years, the trend has been nearly unmitigated expansion of the scope and duration of copyright, resulting in a clear mismatch between the technology and the law”
German "DMCA" spanks consumers coming and going A lobby group from the free-speech, fair-use side of the tracks just presented a six-step reform program for outdated US copyright laws. via Ars Technica
How Big Media's Copyright Campaigns Threaten Internet Free Expression
When people talk about "creator's rights," they usually talk about copyright, but copyright is just a side-dish for creators: the most important right we have is the right to free expression. via InformationWeek
T-Series Obtains Restraining Order Against Google And YouTube From Delhi High Court
You're reading this here first: Super Cassettes Industries Limited, better known as T-Series, has obtained an interim restraint order against YouTube.com LLC and its parent company Google from the High Court of ... via ContentSutra
Oregon Fights Back Against RIAA Subpoena
Oregon Fights Back Against RIAA Subpoena : " The Recording Industry v. The People blog reports that the University of Oregon has gone to court to fight a recording industry subpoena seeking the identities of 17 ... via Privacy Digest
Quack attack: U of Oregon fights "unduly burdensome" RIAA subpoenas
“In short, the subpoena requires the University to create discoverable material to assist Plaintiffs in their litigation rather than merely disclose existing documents”
The university, represented by the state AG's office, has asked a federal judge to quash the RIAA's ex parte subpoena seeking the names of 17 Does flagged by the RIAA's investigator, SafeNet. via Ars Technica
New principles would free fair use "dolphins" caught in video filter driftnet
“Our aim is to speak for the interests of the millions of amateur creators who are fueling the popularity of YouTube and similar sites”
A couple of weeks ago, the big four TV networks, Microsoft, MySpace, and a handful of user-generated video sites issued a manifesto of principles covering video content uploaded by users. via Ars Technica
- Fair Use' guidelines for video remixes
“Dolphin Hotline": Every system makes mistakes, and when fair use "dolphins”
The coalition includes: ACLU of Northern California; Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School; Center for Social Media, School of Communications, American University; Program on Information ... via P2pnet.net
Prince's anti-YouTube crusade halted by American mommy
“You'd be hard pressed to find a better example of fair use”
A Pennsylvania mother of two of has stood-up to the internet-battling escapades of the artist formerly known as The Artist Formerly Known as Prince. via The Register
Lobbying group believes gamers need exceptions to DMCA
Are gamers affected by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act? The Entertainment Consumers Association argues that they are. via Ars Technica
ECA Plans Games-Related DMCA Showdown
Gamespot is reporting that the Electronic Consumers Association has picked its first legal fight since vowwing to step up lobbying efforts . via Slashdot
Is it Time for Youtube to Reform ?
Youtube has a huge problem and they have dug a hole so deep they are never going to be able to fix it unless they change their approach to copyright. via Blog Maverick
ECA Supporting Fair Use Act of 2007
“We understand and respect the careful balance that must exist between the rights of copyright owners and the rights of consumers of copyrighted material”
Entertainment Consumers Association announced today their support for H.R. 1201. via GameDAILY Biz Features
From W endy Seltzer over at The Chilling Effects Clearinghouse ... For many years, major retailers have complained about the online posting of their post-Thanksgiving sale prices, generally protesting the ... via Berkman News
Copyfight: How porn could save YouTube $1 billion
Valleywag Google's lawyers don't typically lean on the First Amendment to defend YouTube against copyright lawsuits like Viacom's $1 billion headliner. via ValleyWag
Nation's Largest Textbook Seller Copyrights Class Textbook Listings
“Ugenie has systematically and surreptitiously used a scraper or 'bot' to misappropriate competitively sensitive and exceedingly valuable data from Follett's computer networks”
College students are all too familiar with paying heavy prices for textbooks. So it should come as no surprise that the nation's leading collegiate book provider is targeting an online competitor with a federal ... via Wired News
Copyright might follow U.S. model
“Investors and creators do not want to introduce their product in a digital environment to get those products easily stolen.”
A single sentence on copyright reform in Tuesday's Speech from the Throne spoke volumes about what the future of managing digital media could look like in Canada and suggested a U.S.-style amendment to the ... via National Post
Usenet.com May Find Safe Harbor From RIAA lawsuit
“The DMCA's Safe Harbor makes it very clear”
Daneal writes "Ars Technica has some interesting analysis of the RIAA's lawsuit against Usenet.com . There's reason to believe that Usenet.com -- and most other Usenet providers -- could qualify for protection ... via GeeksOn