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["Jack Boeve" <JBoeve@xxxxxxxx>]

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Blog: Historic Art and "Copyright". By Kenny Crews, Collectanea, May 27,
2008.
http://tinyurl.com/4xmvqy

The New York Times, May 27, 2008, is reporting a fascinating example of
the government of Mexico barring the use of images of ancient artwork in
a tourist advertising campaign. OK, the images are emblazoned on the
body of a well-known actress.

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Blog: Wow. I missed this. Too busy. By Georgia Harper, Collectanea, May
26, 2008.
http://tinyurl.com/4bhd25

I have been obsessing a bit lately about 2017 and what's going to happen
when Disney pushes for another 20 year extension to the term of
copyright. And most folks I talk to don't try to dissuade me from
worrying about it, but 9 years is a long time. It seems quite likely
that access to and use of public domain materials is going to be much
easier over the next 10 years.

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IN OTHER NEWS:
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Press Release: One Year and Growing: Copyright Alliance Marks First
Anniversary; Launches 'One Voice' Campaign & Outreach to Creators. The
Earth Times, June 9, 2008.
http://tinyurl.com/4cs5cn

The Copyright Alliance is marking its one-year anniversary with the
announcement of a campaign to engage, educate and enlist creators across
America in the dialogue about copyright and its importance to the U.S.
economy and the livelihoods of millions of Americans.

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Canadian groups oppose government move towards "US-style" digital
copyright laws. By Nestor  Arellano, ITBusiness, June 9, 2008.
http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/news.asp?id=48718

Canadian advocacy groups say the Federal government is likely to
introduce legislation that undermines rights of consumers here. The Feds
"did not consult a single consumer group" when drafting this legislation
that heavily favours the entertainment industry, they say.

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Press Release: Voxant, the New Media Network, Supports Copyright
Protection as Critical to Monetizing Online Distribution. BusinessWire,
June 9, 2008.
http://tinyurl.com/3ezwhx

Voxant, the new media network, stated today that piracy does not have a
place in online video and news industry. Reacting to recent legal
challenges by media against those who download, repackage and distribute
content in violation of copyrights, Voxant claimed that piracy sets all
parties back as the industry matures in determining how to monetize
online distribution.

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Bill would make 'orphan works' easier to use, but also aid copycats. By
Linda Fantin, Salt Lake Tribune, June 9, 2008.
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_9525286

Have you ever wanted to use an heirloom photo in one of your
scrapbooking layouts, but didn't for fear of violating copyright laws?
Me neither. But you may want to pay attention anyway.    A bill making
its way through Congress would make it easier to use so-called orphan
works - books, music, records, films, photos, scrapbook designs and
other copyrighted works for which the owner cannot be identified or
found.

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Blog: Leaked ACTA Treaty to Outlaw P2P?  SlashDot, June 6, 2008.
http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/06/06/211236

miowpurr writes to tell us that a draft of the ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting
Trade Agreement) has been posted on Wikileaks. Among others, Boing
Boing's Cory Doctorow has weighed in on the possible ramifications of
this treaty.

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Red Hat founder speaks against Canada's copyright reform. By Rafael
Ruffolo, ComputerWorld Canada, June 6, 2008.
http://tinyurl.com/62o4jd

Lulu Inc. CEO Bob Young is a major voice in the open source software
industry, but according to him the entire community has been
unjustifiably ignored throughout the Canadian government's copyright
reform initiatives.

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Blog: UK Government May Extend Copyright, Despite Saying It Wouldn't. By
Mike Masnick, TechDirt, June 6, 2008.
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080605/1943301325.shtml

Back in 2006, you may recall that the UK released the so-called Gowers'
Report, which was a look into various issues having to do with copyright
law in the UK. I pointed out, at the time, that the report was too
balanced for its own good, focusing on how to "balance" one side's views
against the other's -- without recognizing there could be paths that
made everyone better off.

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Consumer groups voice concern over potential digital copyright bill: New
U.S.-style legislation could impose serious penalties for illegal
downloading. CBC News, June 5, 2008.
http://tinyurl.com/4u9h5j

A coalition of consumer groups has waded into the copyright reform
debate, calling on the federal government to avoid introducing
legislation that will limit consumer rights.

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Copyright bill faces obstacles. By Matt Hartley and Kevin Carmichael,
Globe and Mail, June 4, 2008.
http://tinyurl.com/4jb5ch

The federal government is on the verge of tabling new copyright
legislation, but already sources in Ottawa say there is little chance
the proposed changes will be passed under a minority government.

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Blacklisting Baidu. By Shu-Ching Jean Chen, Forbes, June 3, 2008.
http://tinyurl.com/3zfa7f

The music industry is trying to put a face on online piracy in China,
and punch that face squarely in the nose. Leading international and
Chinese record companies joined hands Tuesday to announce an
unprecedented alliance to take on Baidu.com, China's dominant search
engine.

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Library pulls Chinese-language DVDs due to copyright concerns. Cleveland
Plain Dealer, May 31, 2008.
http://tinyurl.com/4hbqyp

The Cleveland Public Library has temporarily removed from circulation
about 800 Chinese-language DVDs -- including movies, self-help and
educational discs -- for possible violation of copyright laws.

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Blog: Border Security to Become Copyright Police? By Matt Ransford,
PopSci.com, May 31, 2008.
http://tinyurl.com/6g36fm

A proposed trade agreement could authorize border agents to search the
contents of laptops and iPods for copyrighted material

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Joint Guidelines on Copyright and Academic Research: Guidelines for
researchers and publishers
in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Published jointly by the British
Academy and the Publishers Association, Published April 2008.
http://tinyurl.com/59xbh6

These Joint Guidelines set out to give those seeking or granting
permission in the field of academic research information on the
application of copyright in current issues involving literary works. It
is hoped this will be equally helpful for researchers, authors,
publishers and other relevant rightsholders. Other copyright works, such
as artistic, musical or other works, are beyond the scope of these
guidelines.

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