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Solicitor General, conservatives back Hollywood

Solicitor General, conservatives back HollywoodHere we go again.It's rather sad to see this same battle played out time and again. This battle has nothing to do with infringement -- it has everything to do with control. If the industry can't control the distribution channel, it must be destroyed.The threat to...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Digital music, Digital media, P2P, rampant copyright infringement, Solicitor General, massive copyright infringement, legitimate purpose, software

Discussion threads 2005-01-24

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Examine the patent that made selling Microsoft Word a crime

counter productiveIsn't XML meant to provide a standard format for storing and transferring data? This lawsuit will just make other companies more cautious about using XML which will basically negate any attempt to make XML a standard. In my opinion, i4i never should have received a patent on...

Tags: KARMA, Microsoft Word, patent, XML, I4i, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-12

So about those illegal downloads

PC World posted an interesting article today about the sale of The Pirate Bay. Titled "Pirate Bay Sale Signals the Death of an Era", the article brings up some important potential implications for education in secondary schools as well as for enforcement at colleges and universities. ...

Tags: Software, Music, Michael Scalisi, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-07-01

Green Dam built on copyright, open source violations

Green Dam built on copyright, open source violationsIt's China...given how much rampant copyright infringement goes on therepirated Windows, it's really not a stretch that they treat copy[i]left[/i] with the same disrespect.What?It would be so very nice if an editor could interpret the blog posts before they are disseminated or at...

Tags: open source violation, Green Dam, open source

Discussion threads 2009-06-15

Warner Music Group boss: We went to war with consumers, and the consumers won

The boss of Warner Music Group has made a staggering admission - the music industry itself has to shoulder at least some of the blame for the rise in popularity of file-sharing. Edgar Bronfman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Warner Music Group, told the audience at...

Tags: File-sharing, Warner Music Group Corp., Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2007-11-15

Hey readers, what's your problem with Patents?

Hey readers, what's your problem with Patents?Patents OK; software patents badNews at 11.Patent abuse is rampant.1. Software patents are just wrong. These things are so bad that having a reply system with a button labeled "Submit My Reply" could infringe on one or more patents. 2. Business process patents are...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Business process patent, patent, software

Discussion threads 2007-05-29

YouTube copyright lawsuits mount: Who needs Google?

The Google YouTube lawsuits for massive copyright infringement are coming at a fast and furious pace.The latest, as reported by Bloomberg News:"Google Inc.s YouTube unit was sued by David Grisman, a mandolin player who once performed with the Grateful Dead, over what he says are unauthorized postings of his music,...

Tags: Google, Video, YouTube

Blog posts 2007-05-15

YouTube class action lawsuit: Has YOUR copyright been infringed?

"HAS YOUR COPYRIGHT BEEN INFRINGED BY YOUTUBE?"So asks Proskauer Rose LLP and Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, the law firms prosecuting the action of The Football Association Premier League Limited, et. al. v. YouTube, Inc., et al., a copyright infringement class action pending in the United States District Court...

Tags: YouTube, Google, Copyright, Content

Blog posts 2007-05-05

US puts China, Russia on copyright watch list

The Bush Administration put China, Russia and 10 other countries on a "priority watch list" for copyright infringement, a status that makes it more likely the US could bring trade cases against them in the World Trade Organization, the Washington Post reports. "We must defend ideas, inventions and creativity...

Tags: Government technology, International

Blog posts 2007-04-30

Copyright laws and piracy - Where do you stand?

Copyright laws and piracy - Where do you stand?Agree.....but.....Actually, it could be "theft" by the media conglomerates.When VCR's became popular, MPAA claimed that they would lose money when users taped shows and movies, so that they can be watched at the users convenience. A surcharge was eventually added to...

Tags: Sales strategy, Peer to peer (P2P), Operational accounting, irony, piracy, file-sharing, sales, copyright law

Discussion threads 2007-04-10

YouTube: Why Google fears $1 billion Unsafe Harbor

Using the leverage of the Internet, YouTube appropriates the value of creative content on a massive scale for YouTube’s benefit without payment or license, so says Viacom’s $1 billion civil “complaint” against now Defendant Google. Is Viacom off the mark? Google CEO Eric Schmidt, in fact, espouses a similar...

Tags: YouTube Inc., YouTube&rsquo, s benefit, Google Inc.

Blog posts 2007-03-15

Keep this post: here's the full text AND meat of Viacom's complaint against Google-YouTube

Most of the text, anyway.Ive skipped the more arcane legalese. Even so, this is a very long post. But this $1 billion tiff (argument, not the graphics format) is a major event in the history of the Web. This dispute will be with us for awhile, so I hope...

Tags: INTERNET, Intellectual property, Viacom Inc., Google Inc., YouTube Inc.

Blog posts 2007-03-15

Excerpts from Viacom's scathing YouTube complaint

Viacom filed a complaint against Googles YouTube and it isnt pretty. Whether Viacom is looking for leverage, a test of copyright law or the end of YouTube isnt exactly clear.One thing is certain: Viacom doesnt pull punches. GoogleWatch cooked up 18 reasons why Viacom is screaming about YouTube. The complaint...

Tags: YouTube Inc., Viacom Inc.

Blog posts 2007-03-13

Has Microsoft just killed HD?

Has Microsoft just killed HD?Great news!I think this is great news. It will give the advantage to independent content providers to supply HD content without DRM encumbrances. If Hollywood types arrogantly insist that consumers must play with their ball under terms reviled by their customers, they should keep their ball,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital rights management (DRM), Blu-ray, Digital media, movie industry, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-08-25

Protecting copyright in an academic environment

Since its inception, copyright law has always recognized a certain amount of flexibility not only for purposes of teaching but also for purposes of comment and criticism and for news reporting. Since the 1970's, a "fair use" doctrine has been codified into U.S. Copyright law to include not only reproduction...

Tags: reproduction

Blog posts 2006-02-27

Separating "consumer rights" from copyright

My condolences to those affected by yesterday's terrorist attacks in London. Funny that words escape a guy who regularly runs well past editorial limits, but my thoughts go out to those affected by this tragedy. I've been a busy bee this week, spending Microsoft dollars on a business trip to...

Tags: technological innovation, content company

Blog posts 2005-07-07

The benefits of patents

The benefits of patentsOf course Stallman is anti-businessThe guy's a freakin' Marxist. Just listen to him rant for five minutes.Patents are essential for the progress of invention. The issue is not patents, but patenting things that are obvious to anyone in the field or that could easily be deduced. This...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, benefit, elaboration, software, patent

Discussion threads 2005-06-21

Rampant piracy lands China on 'watch list'

Rampant piracy lands China on 'watch list'Old new!!!I remember back when they were making copies of US manufacture's chips by slicing them open and photocopying the masks for the chip layout. Circuits, manufacture emblem and copyright symbol!!! Maybe the Bush admin better start reading some of the back...

Tags: Network technology, Taiwan Government, MPAA, RIAA, piracy, DMCA

Discussion threads 2005-05-02

'Fahrenheit 9/11' sparks file-sharing flare-up

'Fahrenheit 9/11' sparks file-sharing flare-upOKLet's see how far this goes... I haven't had a chance to see the movie all the way through. Maybe I'll catch it at home.StupidFree promotion to shake Bush off the presidency. How stupid can they be?Moore is helping out terroristNothing like a traitor, deport Moore!...

Tags: 9/11 commission, Fahrenheit 9/11, Lions Gate, file-sharing

Discussion threads 2004-07-01

Feds target P2P child porn

Feds target P2P child pornThe RIAA getting all moral? Not really!How nice of them to use kiddy porn as an argument against file sharing. Are they not getting a cut of the take in that industry, either? Exploiting the plight of little kids to get their way is just as...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), RIAA CD, child pornography, P2P, RIAA

Discussion threads 2004-05-14