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Wiley Technology Publishing has determined that its publication of a planned forthcoming book, Hacking the Xbox, may have resulted in a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), prompting the author to find a new publisher, who plans to distribute the book later this month.
From News.com: “Through a caching feature on the popular Google search site, people can sometimes call up snapshots of archived stories at NYTimes.com and other registration-only sites. The practice has proved a boon for readers hoping to track down Web pages that are no longer accessible at the original source, for whatever reason. But the …
Webcaster Alliance, Inc. “announced its’ concerns about anticompetitive conduct in the market for Internet radio, which were made in a letter to the Recording Industry Association of America. The Alliance notified the RIAA of its’ intention to initiate legal proceedings unless the RIAA takes concrete steps to address anticompetitive conditions in the market that threaten …
From News.com: Search engines’ display of miniature images is fair use under copyright law, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, but the legality of presenting full-size renditions of visual works is yet to be determined. Opinion and Order from the U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, Leslie A. Kelly v. Arriba Soft Corporation (now known …
From the RIAA press release: In a unanimous opinion today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a preliminary injunction against the peer-to-peer service Aimster (now called Madster) and its principle, John Deep. The district court initially issued a preliminary injunction last December which was subsequently appealed. The decision, in pdf, is …
From the Gainsvilles Sun: “In an effort to squelch the illegal sharing of copyrighted files in its residence halls, the University of Florida simultaneously launched an Internet piracy awareness campaign in the dorms and a new computer management system called ICARUS, which stands for Integrated Control Application for Restricting User Services. ICARUS monitors the UF …
Reps. Lofgren and Doolittle Announce the Public Domain Enhancement Act to Address the Need for Copyright Reform. From the press release of June 25: Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose, CA) and Rep. John Doolittle (R-Rocklin, CA) introduced the Public Domain Enhancement Act, addressing the need to reform copyright laws identified in the recent Supreme Court …
From a June 25 Recording Industry Association of America press release: “Starting tomorrow, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) will begin gathering evidence and preparing lawsuits against individual computer users who are illegally offering to “share” substantial amounts of copyrighted music over peer-to-peer networks….The RIAA expects to use the data it collects as the …
From today’s Washington Post, Overview: Short History of Copyright in the Digital Age, Internet Sparks a Copyright Fire. From the battles between the entertainment industry, “fair use rights” advocates, consumers and copyright holders, this article touches on the complex, high-stake issues, legislative initiatives and key players making news in this arena.
H.R. 2517 (introduced June 19 by Rep. Lamar Smith), the Piracy Deterrence and Education Act of 2003, to enhance criminal enforcement of the copyright laws, educate the public about the application of copyright law to the Internet, and clarify the authority to seize unauthorized copyrighted works. In the bill language is the following statement: Trafficking …
National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program: An Interview with Laura Campbell, Associate Librarian for Strategic Initiatives Library of Congress. From the ariticle editors: “In January Congress approved the Library of Congress’s Plan for the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP), which will enable the Library to launch the initial phase of building …
According to The Register, “the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has sent “cease and desist” letters to four people it alleges were illegally offering hundreds of copyrighted songs over the Internet. The names were handed over by Verizon, which until now has refused to reveal the identity of its punters accused of pirating music, …
