Tech groups fight copyright infringement bill

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Industry groups propose alternative to
copyright bill

Industry groups propose alternative to
copyright bill 08/27/2004 01:27 PM
WASHINGTON -- A group of 17 companies and organizations this week offered an alternative to a U.S. Senate bill that would allow artists and entertainment companies to sue firms that market products that "induce" copyright violations.

Copyright Bill to Kill Tech?

Copyright Bill to Kill Tech? 07/22/2004 06:17 AM
A Senate committee will hear testimony on the controversial 'Induce' copyright bill Thursday. Critics say the bill is the biggest threat to innovation in 20 years, letting Hollywood dictate what consumer electronics companies can do. By Katie Dean.

Wired News: Copyright Bill to Kill Tech?

Wired News: Copyright Bill to Kill Tech? 07/23/2004 03:07 AM
hold technology companies liable for any product they make that encourages people to steal copyright materials .. Wired News: Copyright Bill to Kill Tech? .. bill will effectively kill innovation

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Company Name in URL Not Copyright
Infringement

Company Name in URL Not Copyright
Infringement 04/05/2005 02:24 PM

AdSense Copyright Infringement Issues

AdSense Copyright Infringement Issues 06/14/2004 11:44 AM
What happens if someone uses your content, or you use someone elses content.

IBM faces copyright infringement suit

IBM faces copyright infringement suit 06/09/2004 07:04 PM
Zero-Knowledge Systems claims Big Blue wrongfully reproduced its privacy-language specification.

SCO settles it's own copyright
infringement case

SCO settles it's own copyright
infringement case 05/14/2004 07:31 AM
Seems SCO got caught copying content from a publishers book directly into their own documentation. They settled out of court...

Copyright infringement appeal hearings

Copyright infringement appeal hearings 02/10/2004 02:47 AM

The American Ninth Circuit court has been listening to arguments about copyright infrigement and liability for filesharing applications, notably Grokster and Morpheus . A decision could shape the legal status of peer-to-peer tools for the near future.

The discussion has largely been framed in terms of the landmark 1984 Sony v Betamax case . This is an appeal for an earlier decision, where Grokster was found not liable for users' infrigements. Counsel for copyright holders argued that Betamax could be read to allow blame to be assigned to devices, and ended up considering Xerox liable for bad copying. Their opponents argued for substantial noninfringing usage, as per the Betamax decision.

Politicians Don't Mind Copyright
Infringement When It Works For Them

Politicians Don't Mind Copyright
Infringement When It Works For Them 02/12/2004 12:35 PM
While House and Senate elected officials have made big deals out of the importance of intellectual property, it hasn't been on the radar screen of the Bush/Cheney administration... or has it? NBC got angry that the campaign released an online commercial for the President using footage from an interview done on NBC. The campaign insists they've done nothing wrong. Does that mean they're supporters of "fair use"? Chances are they've never actually thought about the issue, and this is yet another case of politicians who would push for more stringent intellectual property laws, while making sure to ignore them themselves when convenient.

Dutch Portal Cleared of Copyright
Infringement

Dutch Portal Cleared of Copyright
Infringement 05/16/2004 04:21 PM

RIAA Files More Copyright Infringement
Suits

RIAA Files More Copyright Infringement
Suits 11/01/2003 01:56 AM
Boston.Internet.com Nov 1 2003 0:42AM ET

Kazaa To Sue Entertainment Industry For
Copyright Infringement

Kazaa To Sue Entertainment Industry For
Copyright Infringement 01/23/2004 02:23 PM
In a move that seems likely to backfire on them partly out of the audacity of the move, Sharman Networks, the company behind Kazaa, can now sue record labels and Hollywood studios for copyright infringement. We had briefly mentioned this case back in September, but now it's been given permission to move forward. Sharman claims that the entertainment companies violated copyright law by using Kazaa Lite (which is not actually associated with Kazaa) to get on the network and monitor the file trading that was occurring. At the same time, they claim that those same companies broke the terms of service of Kazaa by sending threatening instant messages to file traders, warning them that they were distributing unauthorized music files. Sharman clearly has a stronger copyright case against the industry than the industry does against them (in that they're actually accusing the companies of copyright violation, rather than just "facilitating" copyright violations) - but, it still seems like a long shot that could reflect badly on them in their other efforts.

Copyright Cartel Buying Another Federal
Anti-Infringement Law

Copyright Cartel Buying Another Federal
Anti-Infringement Law 05/27/2004 07:58 AM

Since law enforcement has nothing better to do, and since the victims of copyright infringement -- Hollywood studios and the music companies -- are obviously so strapped financially, Congress may soon order the Justice Department to use resources tracking file sharers and filing lawsuits against them. (Yes, I'm being sarcastic.) As Declan McCullagh reports, legislation known as the "Pirate Act" is moving with light speed through Washington -- getting not even a hearing in committee before being sent to the full Senate. Sadly, Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy, who should know better, is part of this travesty; but he's running for reelection in a state where he couldn't lose if he tried, and apparently needs more money from Hollywood. Oh, and once the government files suit -- with huge penalties -- the copyright cartel companies will still be able to file their own suits. Nothing like piling on. I'm not endorsing rampant infringement for profit, the kind of activity that truly fits the term "piracy," such as the stamping out thousands of CDs or DVDs in Malaysian and Chinese factories that deserves to be stamped out, harshly. I'm not endorsing petty infringement, either, such as downloading songs you would otherwise have bought in a store. But this kind of legislation, turning the full force of the government against penny ante infringers, is far over the top. In times like these, when there are real criminals out there, it's insane.

Colleges fighting music copyright
infringement: new report

Colleges fighting music copyright
infringement: new report 08/27/2004 01:24 PM

The Joint Committee of the Higher Education and Entertainment Communities issued a report on filesharing and copyright infringement on college campuses. The group found that awareness of copyright problems had grown, and many solutions mounted.

Moreover, looking back over the past year ,

The recording industry has sued more than 3,000 computer users since September in a campaign to stem file-sharing... So far this year, 185 people at 35 universities were among those snared in the recording industry's lawsuit campaign, according to the report.

(via EDUCAUSE )

Nortel sues Arbinet, alleging copyright
infringement

Nortel sues Arbinet, alleging copyright
infringement 07/20/2004 05:52 PM
SiliconValley.com Jul 20 2004 9:39PM GMT

Yahoo Korea faces copyright infringement
suit

Yahoo Korea faces copyright infringement
suit 04/21/2004 08:56 AM
Asia Times Online Apr 21 2004 1:28PM GMT

RIAA launches another round of copyright
infringement suits

RIAA launches another round of copyright
infringement suits 05/26/2004 12:21 PM

The Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) launched a new series of lawsuits against persons allegedly trading music files illegally. Nearly 500 people are in the lineup , including college students.

FBI Raids Arizona School District Over
Copyright Infringement

FBI Raids Arizona School District Over
Copyright Infringement 04/22/2004 09:22 AM

Japanese professor arrested for
copyright infringement tool

Japanese professor arrested for
copyright infringement tool 05/11/2004 03:40 AM

A Japanese computer scientist was arrested for creating a software application capable of copyright infrigement. Isamu Kaneko of the University of Tokyo is charged with creating Winny , a peer-to-peer ( p2p ) program allowing users to trade files.

(thanks to Educause )

Globalization and women, copyright
infringement in open source, ...

Globalization and women, copyright
infringement in open source, ... 01/27/2004 07:31 PM
Jan 26, 2004 ... (An actual MySQL conference took place last year and will be held again this coming April.) I have reported on some of these companies in my LinuxWorld weblog ...

Canadian Court Says File Sharers Not
Guilty of Copyright Infringement

Canadian Court Says File Sharers Not
Guilty of Copyright Infringement 04/09/2004 04:06 PM
"In other words, just putting files in a computer directory that other people can access is insufficient an action to constitute illegal distribution - at least under Canadian law."

Copyright infringement suits launched by
American film industry

Copyright infringement suits launched by
American film industry 12/17/2004 06:30 PM

After some weeks of advance notice , the film industry's lobbying group has launched lawsuits against hundred of alleged copyright infringers.

One lawsuit, obtained by The Associated Press, targets 18 individuals and was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in St. Louis.

Other lawsuits are believed to have been filed in New York, Philadelphia and other areas with large concentrations of high-speed Internet customers. Such connections are required to download the massive movie files.

(via BoingBoing )

Internet Distributor of Pirated Software
Sentenced for Criminal Copyright
Infringement

Internet Distributor of Pirated Software
Sentenced for Criminal Copyright
Infringement 08/31/2004 08:50 PM
FBI Sep 1 2004 0:02AM GMT

Amway Quixtar Kingpin Settles Lawsuit to
Avoid Multi-Million Dollar Charges of
Fraud, Copyright Infringement and Theft
of Trade Secrets

Amway Quixtar Kingpin Settles Lawsuit to
Avoid Multi-Million Dollar Charges of
Fraud, Copyright Infringement and Theft
of Trade Secrets 03/29/2005 03:55 AM
Maybe Dateline NBC got it right? It's a "dirty little secret" and once again, it's the public that's left in the dark about how the almighty dollar is made in this network marketing opportunity. [PRWEB Mar 29, 2005]

IEEE groups fight for control of key
standards

IEEE groups fight for control of key
standards 07/16/2004 08:41 AM
Analysis Pace quickens

Nortel sues U.S. tech firm over patent
infringement

Nortel sues U.S. tech firm over patent
infringement 07/21/2004 06:02 AM
Financial Post Jul 21 2004 9:15AM GMT

Teachers fight Internet copyright

Teachers fight Internet copyright 04/18/2005 11:23 PM
National Post Apr 18 2005 11:27PM GMT

RE: Copyright Bill saga continues

RE: Copyright Bill saga continues 07/24/2004 04:34 PM

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Well, by now you’ve read the item where Matt Hartley mentions a certain piece of legislation coming up for a vote in the not-too-dsitant future. While it’s true that this Act would seek to prevent people from releasing technolog that would ‘aid and abet’ those intent on breaking the copyrights of whatever intellectual property is for sale out there, a few moments deep thought would tell you why this legislation will either never see the…

EFF on Copyright Bill Moving in Congress

EFF on Copyright Bill Moving in Congress 09/08/2004 09:42 PM
Electronic Frontier Foundations Sep 9 2004 2:15AM GMT

Copyright Bill saga continues

Copyright Bill saga continues 07/23/2004 09:35 PM

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As ignorance of the unknown continues to push forward, Wired News reports that the Senate Judiciary Committee be considering a bill that will place liability of technology companies when their product or service is used to violate copyright law. Certain groups are concerned that this would effectively outlaw Peer-to-Peer networks and the software that they run on….

Copyright Bill could Stifle Innovation

Copyright Bill could Stifle Innovation 07/22/2004 08:27 PM

House panel approves copyright bill

House panel approves copyright bill 09/15/2004 11:09 AM
CNN Sep 15 2004 3:46PM GMT

Database copyright bill splits in House

Database copyright bill splits in House 03/06/2004 01:55 AM

The United States Congress' Energy and Commerce Committee passed its own version of the Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act , which extends some copyright protections to databases, presently not covered as original work under American law. The dual versions of the law may stall the concept's further progress to the Senate.

In January the Judiciary Committee voted to pass it. The Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property approved it late last year .

Copyright Office pitches anti-P2P bill

Copyright Office pitches anti-P2P bill 09/02/2004 05:24 PM
ZDNet Sep 2 2004 9:32PM GMT

Bill targets firms that 'induce'
copyright violations

Bill targets firms that 'induce'
copyright violations 07/06/2004 10:14 AM
New legislation recently introduced by a group of powerful U.S. senators would allow artists and entertainment companies to sue creators of products, such as peer-to-peer (P-to-P) software, that "induce" copyright violations. Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Orrin Hatch, clearly targeting P-to-P vendors, claimed his bill focuses on companies that profit by encouraging children and teenagers to infringe copyrights. "It is illegal and immoral to induce or encourage children to commit crimes," Hatch, a Utah Republican, said in a statement. "Tragically, some corporations now seem to think that they can legally profit by inducing children to steal. Some think they can legally lure children into breaking the law with false promises of 'free music.'"

Copyright bill poses threat to iPod's
future

Copyright bill poses threat to iPod's
future 07/06/2004 01:54 AM
USA Today Jul 6 2004 6:16AM GMT

Sen. Hatch to Introduce Wide-ranging
Copyright Bill

Sen. Hatch to Introduce Wide-ranging
Copyright Bill 06/18/2004 12:37 PM

a new broadly worded copyright bill
could threaten MP3 players

a new broadly worded copyright bill
could threaten MP3 players 07/08/2004 07:16 AM
Copyright bill poses threat to iPod's future .. LOS ANGELES

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USATODAY.com - Copyright bill poses
threat to iPod's future

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threat to iPod's future 07/07/2004 11:02 PM

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