Category Law
Hadopi Becomes un Ballon de Football Politique
Judgment of the success of the Hadopi system in France should be based on the facts, not on political posturing.
Patry on Copyright Repair
William Patry’s new book has some new ideas on how to fix copyright but little on how to implement them.
IFPI Claims Success of Progressive Reponse in Curbing Infringement
Hadopi is lowering illegal file-sharing and boosting legitimate digital music sales.
Creative Commons for Music: What’s the Point?
For most purposes, Creative Commons is like a burglar alarm sign on your lawn without the actual alarm system.
Public Library E-Book Lending Must Change to Survive
Libraries could face irrelevance in the world of e-books. One way to avoid this fate is for publishers to treat libraries as if they were radio stations.
European High Court Says No to ISP-Level Copyright Filtering
The European Court of Justice, in overturning a Belgian court decision of 2007, says that the requirement of ISP-level copyright filtering goes too far.
ReDigi Gets RIAA Nastygram
A music startup operating in a legal gray area gets a predictable wrist-slap from the major labels.
The Future of Music: From Blanket Licensing to Registries
At the Future of Music Coalition Policy Summit, discussions of copyright arcana, including the rising importance of global music rights registries.
Mixed Verdict for EMI against MP3tunes.com
An online music service that seems to be designed expressly to test the boundaries of copyright law.
The Copyright Alert System: A Cautious Experiment
ISPs agree to dip their toes in the water of taking responsibility for users’ copyright infringement on their networks.
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