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- Sparks fly over copyright at Tech Policy Summit
- Sparks fly over copyright at Tech Policy SummitLike patriotism, "innovation" is the last refuge of scoundrels.Whenever government contemplates restrictions in defense of IP rights, the argument that preventing theft inhibits innovation is likely to be heard. Actually, the best way to encourage innovation would be to make activities illegal....
- Tags: Government, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Strategy, Tech Policy Summit, DMCA Safe Harbors, Lohmann, innovation, harbor
- Discussion threads 2008-03-31
- Sparks fly over copyright at Tech Policy Summit
- The group of copyright scholars and advocates gathered Wednesday at the Tech Policy Summit in Hollywood demonstrated that while copyright must function in a converged world, opinions on how it should function are as divergent as ever. The panel pictured from left to right consisted...
- Tags: Innovation, Lawsuit, Patent, Harbor, TiVo Inc., Fred, Lohmann, Copyrights, Copyright System, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Denise Howell
- Blog posts 2008-03-31
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- Judge decisively rejects RIAA legal theory
- A federal district judge has delivered a pretty resounding blow to a theory the RIAA has been using to win verdicts in its copyright-infringement lawsuit campaign. In Atlantic Records v. Howell, Judge Neil Wake refused the RIAA's motion for summary judgment based on the "making available" theory. ...
- Tags: Theory, RIAA, Judge, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-04-29
- After consultations security expert believes Comcast may be "violating the law" on Torrent practices
- Christopher Soghoian, a graduate student in the school of Informatics at Indiana University, delves into the areas of security, privacy and e-crime, has done extensive researh into Comcast's throttling of BitTorrent and other high bandwidth traffic- and alleged impersonation practices to cripple this content. In an extensive post...
- Tags: Comcast Corp., Internet, Benefits, Security, Human Resources, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-10-23
- In the trenches with Live Web law at EFF's Bootcamp
- If you're doing business on the Live Web, get thee this Wednesday, October 10, to EFF's Bootcamp, "a one-day session for Web 2.0 workers on user generated content:" Does your interactive company have to contend with the maze of laws dealing with user privacy and publishing user...
- Tags: Web, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Denise Howell
- Blog posts 2007-10-08
- Verdict in filesharing suit: $220,000
- Standing up to RIAA blackmail isn't looking like such a great idea for Jammie Thomas today. After refusing to settle and taking the matter to trial, Thomas was socked with a $220,000 judgment Thursday. While under copyright law, the jury could have found her liable for...
- Tags: Electronic Frontier Foundation, RIAA, Lawyer, Piracy, Business Operations, Corporate Law, ZDNet Government
- Blog posts 2007-10-04
- EFF filing brief in TorrentSpy case
- The Electronic Frontier Foundation has plans to file an amicus brieffor TorrentSpy as it defends itself against copyright violation charges filed by the Motion Picture Association of America, reports CNET News.comThe case is notable because TorrentSpy had attempted to guard against lawsuits by simply not logging any user information. But...
- Tags: Privacy, Courts
- Blog posts 2007-06-21
- Anti spyware bill faces controversy over limiting citizens' ability to sue
- Stupid congressional acronyms reached a new level with the introduction in the House of the SPY ACT, standing for Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act. This may be the first use of the second person in federal law. In any case, the bill is controversial for reasons other...
- Tags: Government technology, Congress
- Blog posts 2007-04-27
- Will Google follow Viacom's lead?
- The Electronic Frontier Foundation applauds Viacom today for standing up for upfront “fair use” rights of YouTubers.Responding to Viacoms willingness to take steps to protect the free speech rights of those who post videos to YouTube and similar video sharing sites, the Electronic Frontier Foundation EFF and Stanford Law Schools...
- Tags: YouTube, Video, Legal, Google Software Applications, Google, Culture, Copyright, Content, Business Models
- Blog posts 2007-04-23
- Viacom v. YouTube represents a watershed moment in video policy
- Point 1 about Viacom v. YouTube: There is no calling how this case will come out if/as the parties pursue it through the federal courts — Declan McCullagh: Section 512 says Web site operators must not "receive a financial benefit directly attributable to the infringing...
- Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), video, Viacom Inc., YouTube Inc.
- Blog posts 2007-03-14
- Copyright Office provides exemptions to DMCA
- The new copyright laws this week issued by the Library of Congress Copyright Office is welcome news for film professors and cell phone users alike, as the new laws exempt certain groups from copyright restrictions, reports the The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The Library of Congress relaxed some aspects of the...
- Tags: exemption, Copyright Office, Government technology, Regulations, Congress
- Blog posts 2006-11-30
- YouTube and copyright, etiquette and law
- Columbia law professor Tim Wu has a brilliant essay at Slate entitled Does YouTube Really Have Legal Problems? How the Bell Lobby helped midwife YouTube. I say "brilliant" because Professor Wu goes beyond the hype around YouTube as one of the 'Net's current infringement bogeymen, and emphasizes the fascinating role...
- Tags: YouTube Inc., YouTube, Section 512, Tim Wu
- Blog posts 2006-10-27
- On bet the company issues, it's far better to be a litigant than a bystander
- As I mentioned last week, the most telling insights for me on the news of Googles acquisition of YouTube came from EFFs Fred von Lohmann, who discussed the importance for a company like Google of participation in the judicial lawmaking process. Members of Googles legal team underscore this point...
- Tags: Google Inc., Sue Us:Michael Kwun
- Blog posts 2006-10-22
- YouTube plays to Google's strengths and interests alike
- There has been no shortage of reportage concerning the official transfer of YouTubes copyright concerns to the Googleplex. See, e.g.: BBC News, Googles copyright nightmareThe Globe and Mail, At YouTube, a copyright conundrum continuesCNET, YouTube may add to Googles copyright worriesBut perhaps more than any other company in existence,...
- Tags: YouTube Inc., Google Inc., YouTube
- Blog posts 2006-10-11
- "Finally, some of the opinions are funny."
- "Finally, some of the opinions are funny."I don't know how fun it isBut a search on Cat brought this up http://www.projectposner.org/case/2002/292F3d512/What is sick about this is that a shampoo company is trying to use the same failed argument that Ty used to stop critisim of their products in collector guides...
- Tags: Electronic Frontier Foundation, Aquage, Copyright Act, photograph
- Discussion threads 2006-10-09
- De-Groksterizing YouTube In Ten Minutes Or Less
- Mostly anonymous intellectual property lawyer Ron from DC has an entertaining and informative clip on YouTube arguing that Tur v. YouTube should have a different outcome than MGM v. Grokster: From the video: "I do not believe Mr. Tur will...
- Tags: YouTube Inc., YouTube
- Blog posts 2006-09-05
- License To Nil
- Does syndicating material (i.e., via RSS or Atom) mean anything, in and of itself, from a legal standpoint? Does it alter existing copyright law, which in the U.S. says that all rights are reserved by default, without the publisher taking a single further step? Beyond...
- Tags: John Palfrey, Marty Schwimmer, RSS
- Blog posts 2006-08-27
- Next generation social networks & unintended consequences
- Recently, I wrote that social networks were double-edged swords for media companies… they can be assets, or liabilities. While I’ve generally been quite positive about the strategic implications of media companies owning a social network, indulge me for a moment as I now go in the opposite direction by...
- Tags: social networking
- Blog posts 2006-04-26
- Return of the broadcast flag - and demise of fair use doctrine?
- Legislation is being floated by the entertainment industry that would require the broadcast flag and would put an end to future fair use of copyright material, says EFF attorney Fred von Lohmann. EFF is chiefly concerned with the fair use aspect:According to [Hollywood], here's all tomorrow's innovators should be allowed...
- Tags: fair use, historic use
- Blog posts 2006-01-23
- The well-mannered marketplace
- Still catching up on my blog reading after my trip to LWCE, and the long car trip back. This post on Copyfight highlights an important point about the DMCA and how it relates to open source. The DMCA has largely been a failure at fighting...
- Tags: DMCA, entertainment, DVD, entertainment industry
- Blog posts 2005-08-19
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