Activists seek copyright alternatives

Activists seek copyright alternatives
The Associated Press
MSNBC News, publication date: 13 October 2004
"Artists and scholars who believe the current copyright system unduly stifles creativity are pushing a less restrictive alternative that they call the Creative Commons. Its adherents are a varied lot. They include MIT, the Beastie Boys, Talking Heads frontman David Byrne, newspaper columnist Dan Gillmor and the British Broadcasting Corp."

Glickman to film industry: nurture new technology

Glickman to film industry: nurture new technology
by BOB TOURTELLOTTE
Reuters, publication date: 13 October 2004
"In recent years, Valenti has led the charge against illegal copying and downloading of digital movie and TV show files on the Web through a strategy that included legal action against Web sites, new federal legislation and consumer education.

But technology industry leaders have claimed actions of the movie and TV industry, as well as similar anti-piracy tactics by music makers, have stifled innovation and industry growth."

First Pooh, Now Pan: Disney in Court over Peter Pan Rights

First Pooh, Now Pan: Disney in Court over Peter Pan Rights
Animation World Network (AWN), publication date: 12 October 2004
"Hyperion, Disney's New York-based book division, claims that the original novel’s copyright ran out, but the hospital claims that the Copyright Extension Act of 1998 extended the U.S. copyright until 2023. "

Duplicate Publication, Multiple Problems

JAMA -- Duplicate Publication, Multiple Problems
by CATHERINE D. DeANGELIS
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), publication date: 13 October 2004
"Duplicate publication is a serious issue that raises concerns about copyright and ethical conduct.7 Duplicate publication also wastes valuable resources8 and causes problems for researchers, especially those who conduct meta-analyses.9 "

Supreme Court Denies Cert in RIAA v. Verizon

Supreme Court Denies Cert in RIAA v. Verizon
by DONNA WENTWORTH
Copyfight, publication date: 12 October 2004

Supreme Court refuses to consider issue of Internet privacy

Supreme Court refuses to consider issue of Internet privacy
Associated Press
TwinCities.com, publication date: 12 October 2004
"The Supreme Court on Tuesday sidestepped a dispute over whether Internet providers can be forced to identify subscribers illegally swapping music and movies online."

Peer-to-peer piracy on university campuses; October 5 hearing

Peer-to-peer piracy on university campuses; October 5 hearing before the subcommittee on Courts, The Internet and Intellectual Property, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives:
Witness list
Spanier statement
Sherman statement
Davis statement
McGlade statement
Full webcast
publication date: 05 October 2004

Click Here to Lose Your Fair Use Rights

Click Here to Lose Your Fair Use Rights
by DONNA WENTWORTH
Copyfight, publication date: 01 October 2004
"It seems to me that most unfortunate thing about this ruling is the power it gives companies to crush the competition. What copyright giveth (fair use, reverse engineering for interoperability), contract via clickwrap buttressed by the DMCA taketh away."

Notorious pirate Taiwan now fights IPR piracy

Notorious pirate Taiwan now fights IPR piracy
by MAC WILLIAM BISHOP
Asia Times Online, publication date: 07 October 2004
"Most Taiwanese consumers will probably not appreciate what their country has gained by sacrificing this illicit convenience: compliance with World Trade Organization (WTO) regulations and the possible removal of Taiwan from an esoteric US list of media piracy-ridden nations from Novembe"

Spanier testifies before U.S. Congress on efforts to combat digital piracy

Spanier testifies before U.S. Congress on efforts to combat digital piracy
Penn State Live, publication date: 06 October 2004
"He appeared before the subcommittee on February 26, 2003, shortly after becoming co-chair of the Joint Committee of the Higher Education and Entertainment Communities. Cary Sherman, president of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), co-chairs the committee along with Spanier.
"

Brazil promises U.S. stronger anti-piracy effort

Brazil promises U.S. stronger anti-piracy effort
Reuters
USATODAY, publication date: 22 September 2004
"The pledge comes after the United States also made Brazil's future access to U.S. markets conditional on stronger anti-piracy law enforcement efforts, threatening delays in trade talks."

A question of copyright

A question of copyright
by GUY KEWNEY
IT Week [UK], publication date: 23 September 2004
"But looking back, when CDs came in, sales of vinyl went down and nobody thought it was right to create laws to protect this. Nobody should try to inhibit the mp3 trend just because it's harder to copy-protect them than it was to prevent CD duplication."

Apple row goes to core of online music

Apple row goes to core of online music
by BILL THOMPSON
BBC News, publication date: 24 September 2004

SFWA Statement on Kahle v. Ashcroft

Older, but still of interest given recent press on this court action
SFWA Statement on Kahle v. Ashcroft
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc, publication date: 01 June 2004

Valve vs. Vivendi Universal dogfight heats up in US District Court

Valve vs. Vivendi Universal dogfight heats up in US District Court
by CURT FELDMAN
GameSpot, publication date: 20 September 2004
"On August 14, 2002, Valve served its then-publisher Sierra On-Line (now Sierra Entertainment, a Vivendi Universal Games brand) with a lawsuit in US District Court, Western Division, Seattle alleging copyright infringement--the result of Sierra placing Valve games in Internet cafes in the US and abroad."

US businesses criticise China's inaction on piracy

US businesses criticise China's inaction on piracy
by LAURA ROHDE
ComputerWeekly, publication date: 20 September 2004
"More than three-quarters of AmCham members surveyed for the group's sixth annual White Paper on American business in China said they were negatively affected by the infringement of intellectual property rights, with over 90% of respondents saying they see "virtually no enforcement" of intellectual property rights."

United States - China Outsourcing

United States - China Outsourcing
by SHARON BARNER and HAROLD WEGNER, Foley & Lardner
Mondaq, publication date: 20 September 2004
"A local company profile in China of vigilance and a willingness to immediately sue is absolutely essential if infringement is to be stamped out. If it is possible to sue and then gain a settlement that can be widely publicized in the local press, then by all means this should be done. Public relations should be an integral part of the litigation strategy."

New internet copycat puts radio at battle stations

New internet copycat puts radio at battle stations
by MIKE BARTON
Sydney Morning Herald, publication date: 21 September 2004
"The US stations are unhappy that Microsoft, which jealously guards its copyright, is using public databases of playlists to produce clones - complete with their call letters and slogans."

Saving the Artistic Orphans

Saving the Artistic Orphans
by KATIE DEAN
Wired News, publication date: 20 September 2004
"Valuable resources are being lost to students, researchers and historians because of sweeping changes in copyright law, according to digital archivists who are suing the government."

The DMCA and the broadcast flag

The DMCA and the broadcast flag
by SUSAN CRAWFORD
Susan Crawford blog, publication date: 17 September 2004
"What's useful about the bill-formerly-known-as-induce to the content industry is that it provides cover if the flag fails. "

Broad Coalition of Organizations Calls for More INDUCE Act (IICA) Hearings

Broad Coalition of Organizations Calls for More INDUCE Act (IICA) Hearings
by ERNEST MILLER
Copyfight, publication date: 17 September 2004
"A broad collection of technology companies, civil liberties groups and other organizations have just released a letter calling for further hearings on the Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act of 2004 before the bill enters markup."

Purdue to offer free music downloads

Purdue to offer free music downloads
Associated Press
Indianapolis Star, publication date: 16 September 2004
"The monthly service fees will be paid by the residence halls, but students will still pay 89 cents per song for copyright privileges if they burn the music onto a CD or transfer it from their computer to another site."

Don't Mess With Librarians

Slightly OT but irresistible
Don't Mess With Librarians
by ADAM PENENBERG
Wired News, publication date: 15 September 2004

Illegal DVDs funding global terror

Illegal DVDs funding global terror
by MARTIN WALLACE
The Sunday Mail [Queensland, Australia], publication date: 16 September 2004
"And Interpol is warning that counterfeit discs have overtaken drugs as the biggest source of income for organised crime gangs based in South-East Asia."

DRM and the Lessons of History

DRM and the Lessons of History
by ED FOSTER
Ed Foster's Gripelog, publication date: 14 September 2004
"When companies put a copy protection scheme in their software, they prepare the way for the ones who will overthrow them. I'd pay to know exactly how much such protection costs and how much more money it really gets. In the long term, I believe they always lose.'"

Lawsuit threatens to close facebook

Lawsuit threatens to close facebook
by TIMOTHY J. MCGINN
The Harvard Crimson, publication date: 13 September 2004

Big Anti-Induce Campaign Planned

Big Anti-Induce Campaign Planned
by KATIE DEAN
Wired News, publication date: 14 September 2004
"Critics believe the Induce Act conflicts with the landmark 1984 Betamax Supreme Court decision, which ruled that home videotape recorders were legal because they have 'substantial non-infringing uses,' even though some people might use the machines to infringe copyrights."

a21 Subsidiary SuperStock Signs Agreement with PicScout to Protect Artists from Copyright Infringement

a21 Subsidiary SuperStock Signs Agreement with PicScout to Protect Artists from Copyright Infringement
Press Release
BusinessWire, release date: 14 September 2004
"The PicScout servers will then search the web and detect SuperStock images from the database, even if the images have been cropped, resized, or colorized. PicScout will provide detailed reports and enable SuperStock to pursue any copyright infringement."

Nokia embraces SD memory cards

Nokia embraces SD memory cards
by JOHN BLAU
InfoWorld, 14 September 2004
"Unlike MMC memory cards, SD cards feature copy protection. A copy protection mechanism is embedded in all SD cards and can be used to protect copyright content such as commercially distributed music and movie files."

Northeast State faculty drop textbooks

Northeast State faculty drop textbooks
Associated Press
The Review Appeal [Tennessee], publication date: 13 September 2004

P2P vendor fights back, Altnet sues recording industry

P2P vendor fights back, Altnet sues recording industry
Computer Business Review online, publication date: 13 September 2004

EUROPE: Free to read, reading for free?

EUROPE: Free to read, reading for free?
Inter Press service news agency, publication date: 13 September 2004
"The European Union (EU) is requesting all member states to introduce a ticket system for book lending in public libraries to pay for the 'use' of the intellectual property of authors and publishers."

Kerry and the IP extremists

Kerry and the IP extremists
by LAWRENCE LESSIG
Lessig blog, publication date: 13 September 2004

Calling the DRM Bluff

Calling the DRM Bluff
by DONNA WENTWORTH
Copyfight, publication date: 11 September 2004

DVR Makers Bow to Hollywood

DVR Makers Bow to Hollywood
by DAN GILLMOR
Dan Gillmor's ejournal, publication date: 09 September 2004

Copyright bill moves forward

Copyright bill moves forward
EFF: EFF on Copyright Bill Moving in Congress, publication date: 08 September 2004
MSNBC: House panel OKs copyright, spyware bills, by REUTERS, publication date: 08 September 2004

Know the Enemy: New MPAA Chief Dan Glickman

Corante > Copyfight > Know the Enemy: New MPAA Chief Dan Glickman
by ERNEST MILLER
Copyfight, publication date: 01 September 2004

Gone fishing

Gone fishing. Back to blogging on August 27, 2004

Colleges join forces to fight company's patent claims on use of audio and video online

Colleges join forces to fight company's patent claims on use of audio and video online
by ANDREA L. FOSTER
Chronicle of Higher Education, publication date: 11 August 2004

Open for public comment until Sept 7: Library of Congress proposes regulation to allow LC to record unpublished radio, Internet, cab

Open for public comment until Sept 7: Library of Congress proposes regulation to allow LC to record unpublished radio, Internet, cable, and satellite programs
LibraryLaw Blog, publication date: 06 August 2004

EFF: Deep Links

Nose. Camel. Tent. EFF Deep links
by FRED VON LOHMANN
Electronic Frontier Foundation, publication date: 06 August 2004

Yahoo! News - Streaming Company Takes Aim at Colleges

Streaming Company Takes Aim at Colleges
by JUSTIN POPE
Yahoo news (Associated Press), publication date: 08 August 2004

321 Studios shuts down as lawsuits cripple business

321 Studios shuts down as lawsuits cripple business
by ROB FAHEY
Gamesindustry.biz, publication date: 05 August 2004

State AGs warn file-sharing companies

State AGs warn file-sharing companies
by JOHN BORLAND
ZDNet.com, publication date: 05 August 2004

Pop psychology: legal issues out of tune

Pop psychology: legal issues out of tune
by JOSH WARDROP
MetroWest Daily News, publication date: 01 August 2004

Copyright overreach

Copyright overreach
Editorial
The Boston Globe, publication date: 01 August 2004

Can the government copyright public records?

Can the government copyright public records?
by BECKY DALE
Virginia Lawyers Weekly, publication date: 26 July 2004

Sue You: This Song Is Our Song

Sue You: This Song Is Our Song
by RACHEL METZ
Wired News, publication date: 29 July 2004

Apple Shows Some Mean Colors

Apple Shows Some Mean Colors
by DAN GILLMOR
Dan Gillmor's eJournal, publication date: 29 July 2004

RIAA Goes After Store that Supports Music Sales

RIAA Goes After Store that Supports Music Sales
by ERNEST MILLER
Copyfight, publication date: 23 July 2004

More On MaryBeth’s Weltanschauung

More On MaryBeth’s Weltanschauung
by FRANK FIELD
FurdLog, publication date: 23 July 2004

Antipiracy bill gains new ally

Antipiracy bill gains new ally
by DECLAN MCCULLAGH
CNet News.com, publication date: 21 July 2004

Backing Away from the INDUCE Act (IICA)

Backing Away from the INDUCE Act (IICA)
by ERNEST MILLER
The Importance of..., publication date: 23 July 2004

Wired News: Copyright Bill to Kill Tech?

Copyright Bill to Kill Tech?
by KATIE DEAN
Wired News, publication date: 22 July 2004

SCO's DaimlerChrysler Case Crashes

SCO's DaimlerChrysler Case Crashes
by JIM WAGNER
Internet News, publication date: 21 July 2004

SCEE Win Legal Battle with Pirates

SCEE Win Legal Battle with Pirates
by CHRIS LEYTON
TotalVideoGames.com, publication date: 21 July 2004

UK: High Court rules against mod chips

UK: High Court rules against mod chips
by DAVID RADD
Game Daily

MLive.com - NewsFlash

iMesh settles copyright case with record industry
by TED BRIDIS
MLive (Associated Press), publication date: 20 July 2004

6 More Colleges Sign Campuswide Deals with Napster

6 More Colleges Sign Campuswide Deals with Napster to Offer Music Downloads
by JEFFREY R. YOUNG
The Chronicle of Higher Education, publication date: 19 July 2004

The London News Review :: The EU Term of Protection Directive, with Huey and Lenny

The EU Term of Protection Directive, with Huey and Lenny
The London News Review, publication date: 19 July 2004

Music Article | Reuters.com

European copyright clock ticking on Elvis hits
by EMMANUEL LEGRAND and NIGEL HUNTER
Reuters, publication date: 16 July 2004

Fair Use or "Fair and Balanced"

Fair Use or "Fair and Balanced"
by LAWRENCE LESSIG
Variety op ed via Lessig's blog, publication date: 14 July 2004

Case against Napster backers gets green light
by JOHN BORLAND
CNet News.com, publication date: 14 July 2004

Aussie 'warez' pirate one step closer to extradition
Associated Press
The Star online, publication date: 14 July 2004

The Intellectual Property Issue
Harvard Law Bulletin, publication date: Summer 2004

Fair Use and Academic Publishing
transcript of live chat
Chronicle of Higher Education, publication date: 14 July 2004

Repeat After Me: A Book is a Book
by DAN GILLMOR
Dan Gillmor's eJournal, publication date: 13 July 2004

The Excessively Annotated RIAA Letter on the INDUCE Act (IICA)
by ERNEST MILLER
The Importance of..., publication date: 14 July 2004

The Hollywood-Edwards connection: Senator's Judiciary Committee role merits close scrutiny if Valenti statement applies
by DAVID ROTHMAN
TeleRead, publication date: 14 July 2004

EFF Dodges Silver Bullet, Debunks Audible Magic
by DONNA WENTWORTH
Copyfight, publication date: 13 July 2004

outfoxed
by LAWRENCE LESSIG
Lessig blog, publication date: 11 July 2004

RCN's New Tethered Music Service
by ERNEST MILLER
Copyfight, publication date: 08 July 2004

Is copy protection constitutional?
by ED FOSTER
InfoWorld, publication date: 13 July 2004

Hyperion records loses legal battle with musicologist over copyright for 300-year-old works
by TERRY GRIMLEY
Birmingham Post via Andante, publication date: 13 July 2004

Copy Crime and Punishment
by ANUSH YEGYAZARIAN
PC World, publication date: 07 July 2004

Hang onto your iPods: Here comes Orrin Hatch
by LARRY KATZ
Boston Herald, publication date: 30 June 2004

PIRATE Act Passes Senate
by FRANK FIELD
FurdLog, publication date: 26 June 2004

Senate passes toughened copyright laws
by ANDY SULLIVAN
Reuters, publication date: 25 June 2004

Copyright bill attacked
by MATT RICHTEL and TOM ZELLER JR.
International Herald Tribune, publication date: 25 June 2004

Prelude to a Fake Complaint
Electronic Frontier Foundation, publication date: 24 June 2004

Ashcroft to Brewster Kahle: Get Lost
by ELIZABETH RADER
Copyfight, publication date: 24 June 2004

Musicians hinted about $15 million grant
Ghanaweb, publication date: 20 June 2004

Tech heavies support challenge to copyright law
by DECLAN MCCULLAGH
CNet News, publication date: 21 June 2004

Copyright excesses worry teachers, scholars
by COREY MURRAY
eSchool News, publication date: 22 June 2004

On drawing lines in copyright law
by ADAM THIERER
Cato Institute, publication date: 17 June 2004

321 Studio moots bankruptcy
by TONY SMITH
The Register, publication date: 17 June 2004

New Moves By Sen. Hatch
by FRANK FIELD
FurdLog, publication date: 17 June 2004

All Your Public Domain Are Belong to Us
by ERNEST MILLER
Copyfight, publication date: 17 June 2004

Game publishers sue maker of disc-copy software
Reuters, publication date: 15 June 2004

Permissions on Digital Media Drive Scholars to Lawbookswarning: registration required
by TOM ZELLER Jr.
The New York Times, publication date: 14 June 2004

RIAA wants your fingerprints
by ANDREW ORLOWSKI
The Register, publication date: 04 June 2004

The proposed WIPO Treaty for the Protection of the Rights of
Broadcasting, Cablecasting and Webcasting Organizations
Consumer Project on Technology, updated: 03 June 2004

The First Round: Panelists Respond to Moderators In Advance of the Conference
Knowledge Held Hostage Conference site, conference date: 18 June 2004

UPD position on proposed WIPO "Treaty to Protect Broadcasters"
by DAVID TANNENBAUM
Union for the Public Domain, publication date: 09 June 2004

Two more - Swartz and Perens - Rebut Alexis de Tocqueville's Brown
Groklaw, publication date: 12 June 2004

Novell v. SCO: The Telling Blow?
by STEVEN J. VAUGHAN-NICHOLS
eWeek, publication date: 11 June 2004

Hi-Def Radio Static Over Copyright Protection
by BILL HOLLAND
Reuters, publication date: 11 June 2004

Terrorism and Copyright Piracy
p2pnet.net News, publication date: 11 June 2004

Hollywood, Politics and File-Sharing Technology
by JON NEWTON
TechNewsWorld, publication date: 02 June 2004

Comment & analysis
FT.com, publication date: 01 June 2004
see final section for copyright tidbit about James Joyce's heir