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Improving Copyright’s Public Image
Prof. Peter Menell says that copyright needs an image rehabilitation in order to survive in the digital age.
Mobile Phone Unlocking Legislation Leads to Renewed Interest in DMCA 1201 Reform
Yet another attempt at weakening DMCA 1201. What effects would such legislation have?
Copyright and Technology London 2014: Registration Open; Panel Change
Earlybird registration price valid through August 8. Also, an unexpected development in the Aereo litigation after a Supreme Court setback.
Supreme Court’s Aereo Decision Clouds the Future
Justice Breyer’s opinion gives broadcast networks a short term victory, but it doesn’t help them in the long term as technology continues to evolve.
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.
Dispatches from IDPF Digital Book 2014, Pt. 2: Public Libraries
Some hints about libraries’ actual value to publishers in driving e-book sales.
UK ISPs to Implement “Educational” Graduated Response System
Does a system for monitoring ISP users’ illegal downloads need to be punitive to be effective?
MP3Tunes and the New DMCA Boundaries
A federal district judge reopens an old case; courts start to limn the boundaries of “willful blindness” in qualifying for the DMCA safe harbor. Meanwhile, Michael Robertson’s latest provocative startup involves Internet radio.
Disney and Apple’s UV FUD
Disney Movies Anywhere brings competition to the video rights locker market.
Viacom vs. YouTube: Not With a Bang, But a Whimper
One theory about why Viacom settled its long-running litigation.
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