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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Project on Digital Broadband Content published a new Report on Digital Music: Opportunities and challenges (132 pages, PDF): “…the outlook for the music market in 2005 is positive due to rapidly increasing sales of (mobile) digital music services. Digital music is also a driver for the global …
Intellectual Property: U.S. Efforts have Contributed to Strengthened Laws Overseas, but Significant Enforcement Challenges Remain GAO-05-788T, June 14, 2005. Highlights: “U.S. efforts have contributed to strengthened intellectual property legislation overseas, but enforcement in many countries remains weak, and further U.S. efforts face significant challenges. For example, competing U.S. policy objectives such as national security interests …
Press release: EFF Announces its New Legal Guide for Bloggers – “The Electronic Frontier Foundation EFF) is pleased to release a document that informs bloggers of their legal rights. EFF’s Legal Guide for Bloggers is a collection of frequently asked questions (FAQs)designed to educate bloggers about their legal rights in a number of areas, including …
Updated May 11, 2005, Copyright Protection of Digital Television: The Broadcast Flag: “This report addresses the adoption of a broadcast flag system by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to protect digital television (DTV) broadcasts from unauthorized redistribution. The report also addresses the recent decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of …
Press release, May 25, 2005: Acting Assistant Attorney General John C. Richter of the Criminal Division, Homeland Security Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement Michael J. Garcia, and Assistant Director Louis M. Reigel of the FBI’s Cyber Division today announced the first criminal enforcement action targeting individuals committing copyright infringement on peer-to-peer (P2P) networks …
The Google Print program now has its own homepage, Discover and browse printed material online. [Google Blogoscoped] See also this May 23 posting, Publishers Express Continued Concerns With Google Print for Libraries Program.
“The UK Copyright Service provides copyright registration for original works by writers, musicians, artists, designers, software providers, authors, companies, organisations and individuals. Known as Copyright Witness internationally, and the UK Copyright Service in the UK, the service supports international copyright protection by securing independent evidence that will help prove originality and ownership in any future …
From BusinessWeek.com, A Google Project Pains Publishers – The major presses are raising thorny legal issues with the search giant’s initiative to digitize the books of the world’s great libraries. “In [this] letter, the Association of American University Presses’ Peter Givler takes issue with Google’s Print for Libraries program.” [Link] See also related postings on …
Researching Medical Literature on the Internet — 2005 Update, by Gloria Miccioli The Problem of Orphan Works, by Tobe Liebert FOIA Facts: GAO Issues New FOIA Report, by Scott A. Hodes
From Federal Computer Week, this article reviews the challenges of digital preservation programs initiated by LC and GPO. The agencies are seeking technology solutions that harvest data on government documents to fulfill directives to digitize collections, archives and websites. Challenges to these initiatives include copyright issues, vast deep web document repositories, and the tremendous scope …
CDT Analysis of S. 167, Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of 2005 [PDF] April 26, 2005 S.167 Family Entertainment and Copyright Act of 2005
“Lawrence Lessig first published Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace in 1999. After five years in print and five years of changes in law, technology, and the context in which they reside, Code needs an update. But rather than do this alone, Professor Lessig is using this wiki to open the editing process to all, …
