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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

Businessweek reports on AT&T's bizarre plan to placate Hollywood by adding antipiracy technology to its network. via Techdirt

“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

“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and going A lobby group from the free-speech, fair-use side of the tracks just presented a six-step reform program for outdated US copyright laws.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

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

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 : " 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

“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

“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

“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

“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

Are gamers affected by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act? The Entertainment Consumers Association argues that they are. via Ars Technica

Gamespot is reporting that the Electronic Consumers Association has picked its first legal fight since vowwing to step up lobbying efforts . via Slashdot

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

“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

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

“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

“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

“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