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European Commission Proposes Copyright Filtering for Online Services
The European Commission published a briefing document last week that marked progress in its initiative to establish a legal framework for a “digital single market” for Europe. This briefing described a proposed directive with several provisions to streamline the use of digital content and promote copyright protection across the EU. The proposed directive itself was published […]
Of Hammers, Nails, and Blockchains
The phrase “If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail” originated with Abraham Kaplan in his seminal 1964 work on behavioral science. He applied it — as many parents have done ever since — to young kids. These days, blockchain technology is a hammer. An excellent illustration of how this applies […]
New Research to Be Presented at January Conference
I am excited to announce that Copyright and Technology NYC 2016 will feature a special presentation of new research: Notice and Takedown in Everyday Practice: Robots, Artisans, and the Fight to Protect Copyrights, Expression and Competition on the Internet. This is a landmark study on how the Notice and Takedown provisions of Section 512 of U.S. […]
Ninth Circuit Calls for Takedown Notices to Address Fair Use
This past Monday’s ruling from the Ninth Circuit Appeals Court in Lenz v. Universal Music Group, a/k/a the Dancing Baby Video case, is being hailed as an important one in establishing the role of fair use in the online world. The case involved a common enough occurrence: a homemade video clip of someone’s child, with music (Prince’s “Let’s […]
Mayweather-Pacquiao Fight Exposes Live Event Streaming Piracy Challenges
Will there be an equivalent to Google’s Content ID for live streams?
Digimarc Launches Social DRM for E-books
Digimarc finally realizes the synergies of its acquisition of Attributor two years ago.
Copyright Alert System Releases First Year Results
Comparison of data from the US Copyright Alert System with HADOPI in France suggests that the threat of fines and Internet service suspensions does deter online file-sharing.
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