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Settlement controlled pricing and tests on effects of openness.
By Georgia Harper, Collectanea, November 8, 2008.
http://chaucer.umuc.edu/blogcip/collectanea/

"I looked around this morning for discussion of one of the points about
the Google Book Search settlement that I consider among the most
important, but I just didn't turn up anything."
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WIPO Committee Advances Agenda on Copyright Exceptions, Broadcasting.
By William New, Intellectual Property Watch, November 9, 2008.
http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/index.php?p=1308

"As the senior staff of the World Intellectual Property Organization
gathered outside its headquarters Friday to set the foundation stone of
a new office building, WIPO member governments were struggling inside to
agree on the foundation for the future of its key committee on
copyright."
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The Now Un-copyrightable Barack Obama.
By Josefina T. Lichauco, philstar.com, November 10, 2008.
http://beta.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=413989

"So much has been said about the Barack Obama electoral victory by print
and broadcast media all over the world, including the Philippines. I
read somewhere that there were "mock polls" conducted in Metro Manila in
which he had also won."
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Canadian Owner of Popular Downloading Site Seeks Court Ruling on its
Legality.
The Canadian Press, November 5, 2008.
http://tinyurl.com/6k4xlg

"The Canadian owner of one of the Internet's most popular sites for
downloading everything from music to porn is pre-emptively asking the
Supreme Court of British Columbia to rule on whether he is violating the
Copyright Act."
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Nets, Studios Seek to Overturn Cablevision Copyright Ruling.
By John Eggerton, Broadcasting & Cable, November 5, 2008.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6611993.html?industryid=47170

"Copyright holders are backing an effort by CNN and several studios to
get the Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court ruling that
Cablevision's remote storage of digital copies of programs does not
violate copyright limitations on reproduction or public performance."
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Ghana: Kufuor Urged to Pass Copyright Legislative Instrument.
Ghana Home Page, November 5, 2008.
http://tinyurl.com/6x43xm

"The Musicians Union of Ghana, Film Producers Association, Association
of Writers, Book Publishers Association, Association of Phonogram
Industry and the Ghana Actors Guild on Wednesday called on President
John Agyekum Kufuor to pass the copyright legislative instrument as a
parting legacy to Ghanaians."
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Blog: Copyright Group Files Brief in Cablevision Case.
Posted by Andrew, Congress Daily's Tech Daily Dose, November 5, 2008.
http://tinyurl.com/6972kn

"A trade group representing NBC, News Corp., Time Warner, and other
copyright industry interests urged the Supreme Court on Wednesday to
review a lower court's decision that they believe threatens to upend the
market for creative works and undermine years of legal precedent."
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Some Thoughts for Congress on Creativity and Copyright.
By Mark Hosler, MetroActive, Metro Newspapers, November 5,2008.
http://www.metroactive.com/metro/11.05.08/cover-copyright-0845.html

"The following is what Negativland's Mark Hosler left behind with
congressmembers and staffers during his trip to Washington, D.C."
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Blog: Berlin Metro Claims Copyright Over iPhone Timetable Application.
By Nicholas Deleon, Crunch Gear, November 5, 2008.
http://tinyurl.com/6a6ppr

"What's more convenient than having an unfamiliar subway system's map
and timetable information right there on your iPhone? Oh, what's that,
Berlin? Such a convenience violates copyright? Excellent!"
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Electronic Voting Booths Reportedly Violate Copyright.
Heise Open Source, November 5, 2008.
http://tinyurl.com/6ypw2y

"Artifex Software has filed suit against Diebold, a manufacturer of
electronic voting machines, and its subsidiary Premier Election
Solutions (PES) for violation of copyright."
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The Obama Presidency: Good, Bad News for Technology?
By Declan McCullagh and Stephanie Condon, CNET News, November, 5, 2008.
 http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10082672-38.html

"On copyright, the conventional thinking is that Democrats are more
likely to align themselves with the recording and movie industries'
wishes. That may not be the case here: it was John McCain who talked up
more aggressive enforcement of copyright law domestically, while Obama
said "we need to update and reform our copyright and patent systems to
promote civic discourse, innovation, and investment while ensuring that
intellectual property owners are fairly treated."
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Warner Bros. to Offer Legal Movie Downloads in China.
By Dawn C. Chmielewski, Los Angeles Times, November 4, 2008.
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-fi-warner4-2008nov04,0,5702774.stor
y

"In an attempt to make headway against rampant film piracy, Warner Bros.
will distribute newly released films online in China."
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Girl Talk Defies Copyright Laws.
By Chelsea Cox, The University Echo Online, November 6, 2008.
http://tinyurl.com/6fqbct

"Gregg Gillis, who goes by the stage name Girl Talk calls himself a
"mashup" artist. Girl Talk takes samples from popular songs and mixes
them together to make new, appealing dance tunes."
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Why MySpace, MTV See Profits in Piracy
By David Miller, internetnews.com, Realtime IT News, November 6, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/5aj2dz

"While no one has invited Internet users to ignore copyright
restrictions, enforcement actions seem to be shifting toward getting the
good out of unauthorized activity rather than stopping it."
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Copyright Alliance to Supremes: hit rewind on networked DVR.
By Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, November 6, 2008.
http://tinyurl.com/6mmslw

"What case could be so important that it prompts the Copyright Alliance
to file its first-ever "friend of the court" brief-and with the Supreme
Court, no less? Cablevision's remote storage DVR."
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Calcutta : No Copyright for Playwright.
By Sebanti Sarkar, The Telegraph, Calcutta, India, November 9, 2008.
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081109/jsp/calcutta/story_10079371.jsp

"The Copyright Act is just as applicable in Bengal as it is elsewhere,
but as far as Bengali theatre is concerned, it hardly seems to exist."
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European Commission Opposes French Model in Fight against Copyright
Violation.
By Stefan Krempl, Heise Online, November 8, 2009.
http://tinyurl.com/58o94y

"The European Commission put forward a surprise compromise proposal this
Friday for the controversial reform of the Telecoms rules and therefore
of its original plans for the new regulatory framework for the
telecommunications sector."
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Emerging Copyright Issues on the Internet Specific to Music Industry -
International Perspective.
By Ishita Shome, Indlawnews.com, November 10, 2008..
http://www.indlawnews.com/display.aspx?4345

"Post September 11th the war against terrorism and the war against
internet piracy of music have become close allies."
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Why I Copyfight.
By Cory Doctorow, Locus Magazine, November 2008.
http://www.locusmag.com/Features/2008/11/cory-doctorow-why-i-copyfight.h
tml

"Why does all this copyright reform stuff matter, anyway? What's at
stake? Everything. "
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10 Years of the DMCA: Safe Harbor Provisions.
By Sarah Jameson, Public Knowledge, November 7, 2008.
http://www.publicknowledge.org/node/1861

"In 1998, in an effort to strike a compromise between copyright holders
and Internet Service Providers ("ISPs"), Congress passed the Online
Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act ("OCILLA") as Part II of
the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA")."
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US Senator McCain is Sued for Copyright Infringement.
By Inam Ali, Lawdit Reading Room, November 8, 2008.
http://tinyurl.com/54ptkx

"We all know that musicians and politics do not mix very well together.
In fact, when the two cross paths, they rarely come out unscathed."
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Little Big Planet Levels Being Deleted Due to Copyright Issues.
By Kris Pigna, 1Up News, November 9, 2008.
http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3171203

"It seems Guitar Hero World Tour isn't the only game dealing with
copyright infringements."
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Copyright Law Seen as Stifling Creative Voice.
By Anthony Doesburg, The New Zealand Herald, November 10, 2008.
http://tinyurl.com/57necm

"Here's an irony for you. According to a poll on the Library Association
(Lianza) website, librarians (presuming they're the site's main
visitors) will be voting overwhelmingly for Labour and the Greens on
Saturday."
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Conservative Party of Canada Musing New Copyright Policy.
By Herve St. Luis, Comic Book Bin, November 8, 2008.
http://tinyurl.com/6hdhjb

"The Conservative Party of Canada is considering new measures on
copyrights law at their 2008 Conservative party Convention."

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