Saturday, 14 December 2013

The CopyCat - as Blockbuster sinks, the Pirates set sail again

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The games world is up in arms after what appeared to be concerted effort by content owners to target fan generated postings on YouTube, ...
Thursday, 12 December 2013

Italian Communication Authority issues online copyright enforcement regulation (at last)

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Following an earlier failed attempt, a (good) number of mixed signals, suggestions of missing competence to adopt a regulation, a public ...
Wednesday, 11 December 2013

The CopyKat - and a yankee doodle dandy to you sir!

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A copyright infringement lawsuit against the US Government filed in 2012 by Apptricity, an Irving, Texas-based provider of software soluti...
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Australian Law Reform Commission recommends introducing a 'fair use' style exception

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The  Australian Law Reform Commission  had been tasked by the former Labor government with inquiring into the adequacy and appropriateness o...
Tuesday, 10 December 2013

PIPCU 'goes global' in pursuit of illegal websites

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A press release from the UK’s Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit ( PIPCU ) tells us that the UK's Police Intellectual Property Crim...
Monday, 9 December 2013

Dilemma Resolved: No Unfair Competition

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Last year I posted a short note on the 1709 blog on an appellate decision here in Paris regarding the thorny issue of the protection of TV f...
Saturday, 7 December 2013

Even leading from behind is leadership, as IGOs go for Creative Commons

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"New Online Licensing System Makes it Easier to Republish the Work of Intergovernmental Organizations" is the stirring title of a ...
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Friday, 6 December 2013

EC consults on copyright

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The European Commission has launched a public consultation as part of its on-going efforts to review and modernise EU copyright rules. S...