In The News

["Olga Francois" <OFrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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Wendy Seltzer's Fair Use NFL Clip Story
by Georgia Harper, (c)ollectanea Blog,  April 17, 2007
http://chaucer.umuc.edu/blogcip/collectanea/
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Rethinking personal use
by Steve McDonald, (c)ollectanea Blog, April 17, 2007
http://chaucer.umuc.edu/blogcip/collectanea/

"In a forthcoming article, "Lawful Personal Use," University of Michigan
law professor Jessica Litman argues thoughtfully for "a view of
copyright in which readers and listeners are as important as authors and
publishers" and in which many of the uses..."
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Copyright judges toss out appeals of royalty ruling
Toronto Star, Apr 17, 2007
http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/203745

"Internet radio broadcasters were dealt a setback when a panel of
copyright judges threw out requests to reconsider a ruling that hiked
the royalties they must pay to record companies and artists."
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Google Says Copyright Video Filter Almost Ready
by Mark Sullivan, PC World, April 17, 2007
http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/004134.html

"Google CEO Eric Schmidt said Monday his company is just weeks away from
activating a new system that will filter out copyright-protected videos
on the Google Video and YouTube sites."
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Press Release: Copyright in the Age of User-Posted Content
CONTACT: Amy Smorodin, April 16 , 2007 (202) 289-8928
PFF Releases Transcript of March Panel on Copyright Enforcement
Mechanisms
http://www.pff.org/news/news/2007/041607updowntranscript.html

"WASHINGTON D.C. - The popularity of user-posted content on the Internet
has highlighted many issues with current copyright law, including
discrepancies in fair use interpretation and the lack of efficient
copyright enforcement mechanisms."
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RIAA files 23 lawsuits against NCSU
By Josh Harrell, by N.C. State, The Technician, 4/13/07
http://tinyurl.com/25huvv

"Pre-litigation settlements were followed by lawsuits this week for the
University's illegal downloaders"
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ISU Ranks High With Copyright Infringements
By WHOTV.com, April 2, 2007
http://www.whotv.com/global/story.asp?s=6316583

"It appears students at Iowa State University like movies, whether they
pay for them or not. Last month, the Motion Picture Association of
America created a list of colleges with the highest number of copyright
infringement notices."
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US starts copyright action against China
By Ashley Seager, The Guardian, April 11, 2007
http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2054013,00.html

"The United States yesterday filed two complaints with the World Trade
Organisation against China over copyright policy and restrictions on the
sale of American films, music and books.
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A Missed item of Interest: ACID Scans Web for Pirated Multimedia
by Ziff Davis Media, PhysOrg, April 05, 2007
http://www.physorg.com/news94982094.html

"The Virage division of Autonomy has developed search technology that
can scan the Web for pirated video and multimedia clips."

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Copyright Utopia:
Alternative Visions, Methods & Policies
May 21-23, 2007
UMUC Inn & Conference Center, Adelphi, Maryland
http://www.umuc.edu/cip/symposium/