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In Copyright Law, 200 Is a Magic Number
What makes a work of visual art special? The fact that there can’t be more than 200 copies of it.
National Academies Calls for Hard Data on Digital Copyright
The new booklet Copyright in the Digital Era should be required reading for everyone involved in copyright policy.
E-Book Watermarking Gains Traction in Europe
Highlights from a new study on the global e-book market.
Public Knowledge Weighs In on Digital First Sale
Sherwin Siy looks at the history of first sale case law to find evidence that first sale should be extrapolated to the digital age.
The Coming Two-Tiered World of Libary E-book Lending
Small publishers are willing to license e-books to new library e-lending systems under liberal terms. Major publishers are unlikely to follow suit.
Capitol Records Prevails in ReDigi Case
A federal district judge comes down hard on the digital music resale startup.
Supreme Court Affirms First Sale in Kirtsaeng Case
The Supreme Court established that first sale rights apply to media products manufactured outside the US when brought into the country. What does this decision portend for digital first sale?
The DMCA and Presidential Politics, Part 2
Grandstanding against abuse of DMCA 1201 is easy. Making overdue changes to the law, not so much.
Publisher-Library Feud over E-Books Heats Up
The impasse will get worse before it gets better… if it ever does.
The DMCA and Presidential Politics
Abuse of copyright, yes. Evil lawyers at major music companies, no.
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