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RECENT ITEM FROM THE CIP COLLECTANEA BLOG:

Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education -- And Section
108.
By Georgia Harper, Collectanea, November 17, 2008.
http://chaucer.umuc.edu/blogcip/collectanea/

"The Center for Social Media at American University recently launched
yet another in its amazing line of best practices guides, The Code of
Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education. I have received
notes from so many people asking me whether I've seen the guide, that I
am very encouraged that it's getting the widespread exposure it
deserves. Of course I recommend to everyone reading this post that you
have a look at it, even if you don't teach media literacy. And, I'm very
excited for the Center for Intellectual Property that its next virtual
scholar will be Peter Jaszi, who had quite a hand in the development of
this approach to expanding reliance on fair use.
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Will Obama's Copyright Czar Help Save the Music?.
By Anthony Bruno, Reuters, November 15, 2008.
http://www.reuters.com/article/televisionNews/idUSTRE4AD0KX20081115

"From Bruce Springsteen to Stevie Wonder, plenty of musicians supported
President-elect Barack Obama. Now music executives are wondering what
kind of support they'll see from the Obama administration."
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Copyright Change Creates Few Ripples.
By Tom Pullar-Strecker, The Dominion Post, November 17, 2008.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4763648a28.html

"Fears that new copyright legislation would result in a rash of demands
for Internet service providers to take down websites appear to have so
far proved unfounded."
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The Copyright Act a Decade Later.
By Dan Glickman and Robert Holleyman, Broadcasting and Cable Magazine,
November 10, 2008 .
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6612781.html?q=robert+holleym
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"This week marks the 10th anniversary of the passage of critical
legislation-the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, or DMCA-that played a
crucial role in making this revolution possible."
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Napster Judge Calls for Major Copyright Reform.
By Eliot Van Buskirk, Wired Blog Network, November 12, 2008.
http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/11/napster-judge-s.html

"Judge Miriam Hall Patel, who presided over the case that killed off
original Napster, proposed a bold plan Monday to reform copyright for
the digital age by creating a new public/private organization with
authority over the licensing and enforcement of copyright."
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Guns N' Roses Uploader to Plead Guilty.
By David Kravets, Wired Blog Network, November 10, 2008 .
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/11/guns-n-roses-up.html

"The Los Angeles man arrested on accusations that he uploaded nine
pre-released Guns N' Roses songs from the upcoming Chinese Democracy
album has agreed to plead guilty to one federal count of copyright
infringement as part of a deal, authorities said Monday."
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WIPO Copyright Discussions Focus on Exceptions and Limitations.
By ICTSD Reporting, Intellectual Property Programme, November 12, 2008.
http://ictsd.net/i/news/bridgesweekly/33362/

"Exceptions and limitations to copyright protection took a central place
in the deliberations of  WIPO's Standing Committee on Copyright and
Related Rights (SCCR), which met last week."
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A Copyright Call to Arms.
By Wojciech Gryc and Jesse Helmer, globeandmail.com, November 12, 2008.
http://tinyurl.com/6689sq

"In the era of peer-to-peer file sharing, on-demand television and easy
copying of video games and movies, Canadians often take for granted the
availability and ease of using digital media."
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Bredesen to Sign Copyright Infringement Bill .
Nashville Business Journal, November 12, 2008 .
http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2008/11/10/daily18.html

"Gov. Phil Bredesen will kick off CMA Awards Day in Nashville today by
signing a copyright infringement bill at the State Capitol."
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Press Release: ReadyImages(TM) Service from Copyright Clearance Center
Provides Businesses with Access to Quality Pre-licensed Images.
Press Release from Copyright Clearance Center, Market Watch, November
12, 2008.
http://tinyurl.com/6mhe6z

"Copyright Clearance Center, the world's largest provider of copyright
licensing solutions, today introduced ReadyImages (
http://www.copyright.com/readyimages/), an enterprise-wide service that
provides employees with access to more than 1 million pre-licensed,
professional images to add visual impact to presentations, internal
communications and more."
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Online Political Ads Spark Copyright Battle.
By Amy Harder, National Journal Online, November 12, 2008.
http://www.nationaljournal.com/njonline/no_20081112_8952.php

"While the on-air sparring between Barack Obama and John McCain is
finally over, another battle may be brewing, propelled by the very same
commercials and Web videos the campaigns used to attack each other."
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Can You Copyright a Magic Trick?.
By Clive Coleman, BBC News, November 11, 2008.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7722521.stm

"It's the sort of conundrum that apprentice wizard Merlin - eponymous
hero of the current BBC children's drama - needn't concern himself too
much about: how do magicians stop others from pinching their tricks?"
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Story in Tokay student newspaper highlights alleged copyright violations
of Tiger images.
By Jennifer Bonnet, The Lodi News-Sentinel, November 11, 2008.
http://www.lodinews.com/articles/2008/11/11/news/5_tokay_081111.txt

"More than 2,000 copies of Tokay High's student newspaper are being held
from distribution because of legal concerns over a story alleging
copyright violations."
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Mattel Aims to Stop Rival From Selling Bratz Dolls.
The Associated Press, November 11, 2008.
http://tinyurl.com/6mohqk

"The maker of Barbie dolls is taking the next step in its lengthy quest
to sweep the rival Bratz line from toy store shelves, after winning $100
million in a copyright infringement lawsuit earlier this year."
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Video Deal Called Signal of Industry Shift.
By Jessica Guynn, The Seattle Times, November 11, 2008.
http://tinyurl.com/6yhdht

"Hollywood used to fume when fans uploaded video clips to the Internet
to share with their friends. Now it's looking to cash in on them."
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Actor Tyler Perry Sued for Copyright Infringement; Trial Held in
Marshall
By Jonathan McCall, KSLA News, November 12, 2008.
http://www.ksla.com/Global/story.asp?S=9326941&nav=0RY5

"Actor and screenwriter Tyler Perry will be appearing in a real life
drama in December, as he faces federal charges in a copyright
infringement lawsuit."
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Law Professor Fires Back at Song-Swapping Lawsuits.
By the Boston Globe Business Team, The Boston Globe, November 14, 2008.
http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/11/law_professor_f.html

"A Harvard Law School professor has launched a constitutional assault
against a federal copyright law at the heart of the industry's
aggressive strategy, which has wrung payments from thousands of
song-swappers since 2003."
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What's on Deck: News Going to Web from Print Seeing Copyright Flags.
By Jackie Sonnenberg, MidwestBusiness.com, November 14, 2008.
http://www.midwestbusiness.com/news/viewnews.asp?newsletterID=19489

"The struggle to manage and maintain news online and in print has turned
into a timeless struggle for today's newspapers and magazines."
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Boughton Law Corporation denounces copyright law and wins Great Debate .
By CNW Group, CNW Group, November 17, 2008.
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/November2008/14/c8801.html

"On October 29th the B.C. Legal Institute challenged two teams to debate
the worthiness of copyright law in today's electronic "iWorld".
Moderated by Rick Cluff of CBC's Early Edition, the teams' light-hearted
arguments focused mainly on the exchange of digital
information."
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EU Compliant Copyright Law Expected to Bring Clampdown on Illegal
Downloads.
By Adrian Courage, realdeal.hu, November 14, 2008.
http://tinyurl.com/6d4m6o

"The ministry of justice and law enforcement (IRM) has proposed an
amendment to copyright law that may lead to stricter sanctions on
copiers and downloaders of music and movies, reports Napi.hu."
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Liverpool FC to Copyright Liverbird?.
By Tony McConville, Click Liverpool, November 15, 2008.
http://tinyurl.com/5fmkgt

"A row has erupted over plans by Liverpool Football Club to claim
copyright on the famous Liverbird emblem."

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