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From the September 30 New York Times: Panel Considers Copyright Bill Related posting, Discouraging Online Networked Trafficking Inducement Act of 2004 For reference, see also the Resource Room for the Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act of 2004 (formerly known as the INDUCE Act), sponsored by advocacy group Public Knowledge.
The Piracy Deterrence and Education Act of 2004, Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. See also H. Rept. 108-700.
Internet Points of Control, by Jonathan Zittrain, Harvard Law School, Public Law Working Paper No. 54 , Boston College Law Review, Forthcoming [Link to abstract] “Early efforts to control the Internet have targeted the endpoints of the network – the sources and recipients of objectionable material – and to some extent the intermediaries who host …
This EFF press release and related testimony document and provide support for the proposed creation of free, online open-source access to the entire archive of the BBC’s radio and television programming. Related news: BBC launches online clips archive
“Plenty of music available online is not just free but also easily available, legal and most important worth hearing.” [Link] Musicians, record labels, public radio stations and the Library of Congress are among the groups that provide free, legal music downloads, and this article provides links to an illustrative range of such websites.
From Reuters, news that two bills have been ordered reported by the House Judiciary Committee: H.R. 4077, the Piracy Deterrence and Education Act of 2004, To enhance criminal enforcement of the copyright laws, to educate the public about the application of copyright law to the Internet, and for other purposes. H.R. 4661, the Internet Spyware …
Frequently Asked Questions About Copyright – A Template for the Promotion of Awareness Among CENDI Agency Staff, CENDI/2004-8, Updated August 06, 2004 (CENDI is an interagency working group of senior Scientific and Technical Information (STI) Managers from 12 U.S. federal agencies)
A DoD video produced as a teaching tool for citizens to learn about access to government documents was edited due to concerns that footage included was subject to copyright restrictions. This report from AP also states that a FOIA request to obtain a copy of the video (clips of which are available at this url: …
Grokster and the Information Exchange
Industry offers alternative to P2P bill. Related references: from Corante, the 5 page PDF version of the proposed Discouraging Online Networked Trafficking Inducement Act, (S. 2560), and from THOMAS, the Inducing Infringement of Copyrights Act of 2004, S. 2560, June 22, 2004.
Prepared Statement of Attorney General John Ashcroft – Digital Gridlock, Wednesday, August 25, 2004: “The protection of America’s intellectual property is a priority for the Department of Justice. In March of this year, I announced the creation of an Intellectual Property Task Force to examine how the Department can better protect the innovative and creative …
From EFF: “Today the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals made a crucial decision (PDF, 26 pages) in support of technology innovators by declaring that distributors of the peer-to-peer software Grokster and Morpheus cannot be held liable for the infringing activities of their users.”
