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["Olga Francois" <OFrancois@xxxxxxxx>]

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Honeywell and Datalogic Settle Copyright Dispute.
The Associated Press, Forbes, December 23, 2008.
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/12/23/ap5856281.html

"Honeywell International Inc. and Datalogic Group have settled a
copyright dispute over the licensing of software, the companies said
Tuesday."
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Copyright Once Again Being Used to Hinder Culture, Not Enable It.
By Mike Masnick, Techdirt, January 5, 2009.
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090105/0221333286.shtml

"...the film was unlikely to get any distribution because, despite being
an animated reimagining of a classic Indian love story, it uses the
songs of popular jazz singer Annette Hanshaw, recorded in the 1920s."
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Ad Exec Threatens to Sue over Copyright on Hitler's Globe in Tom Cruise
Movie.
By Mike Masnick, Techdirt, January 5, 2009.
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090104/1822593279.shtml

"A bunch of folks have been submitting the story that ad exec Robert
Pritikin is claiming that Tom Cruise's new movie, Valkyrie, about the
plotted (and failed) assassination of Adolf Hitler, abuses his copyright
on Hitler's globe."
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Want to Copy iTunes Music? Go Ahead, Apple Says.
By Brad Stone, The New York Times, January 6, 2009.
http://tinyurl.com/966wxr

"In moves that will help shape the online future of the music business,
Apple said Tuesday that it would remove anticopying restrictions on all
of the songs in its popular iTunes Store and allow record companies to
set a range of prices for them."
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Research and Markets: Essential Information for Every Writer Who Needs
to Know to Protect Their Written Works with Copyright, Easily and
Legally.
Reuters, December 5, 2008.
http://tinyurl.com/7q6zmy

"In the Information Age, writers need to take steps to protect their
hard work.
Fortunately, The Copyright Handbook provides everything you need to get
the job
done."
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RIAA's Move to DtecNet May Mean Litigation Strategy Still Alive.
Posted by Richard Koman, ZD Net, January 6, 2009.
http://government.zdnet.com/?p=4257

"When it comes to alleged music piracy, there's a new sheriff in town.
As part of the RIAA's announced change in litigation strategy, the group
has dumped MediaSentry in favor of Danish firm DtecNet."
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Poor Man's Copyright.
By Jay Allen Sanford, San Diego Weekly Reader, January 7, 2009.
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2009/jan/07/blurt2/

"San Diego rapper Kayo self-released his first EP, Konfessions of a
Kriminal, in 2005, at the age of 22. At least four other recording
artists in different cities are calling themselves Kayo."
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Is Accessing a Website Using Someone Else's Login Copyright
Infringement?
By Mike Masnick, Techdirt, January 7, 2009.
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090104/1834393280.shtml

"CoStar provides subscription-based real estate information, which
companies pay hundreds of dollars a month for in subscription fees. Not
surprisingly, some customers have passed around their login information
to others, leading to the lawsuit."
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Obama Picks Pro-RIAA, Pro-Copyright Lawyers for Top Justice Department
Slots.
By Victor Godinez, Dallas Morning News, January 7, 2009.
http://tinyurl.com/9bej2p

"If you hoped that Barack Obama's election would lead to a different
government attitude towards filesharing lawsuits and draconian copyright
restrictions, well, don't bet on it."
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RI Judge Hears Arguments in Music Downloading Case.
By Associated Press, Boston Herald, January 6, 2008.
http://tinyurl.com/8v5h6d

"A Rhode Island couple whose son is accused of illegally sharing songs
online should not be forced to surrender their home computer for
inspection because it would violate their privacy, their lawyer argued
at a federal court hearing Tuesday."
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Court: Inmate Cannot Sue U.S. for Copyright Infringement.
Posted by David Kravets, Wired Blog Network, January 8, 2009.
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/01/court-inmate-ca.html

"A federal inmate who copyrighted a calendar he produced while
performing graphic-art labor as part of his 17-year-bank robbery
sentence cannot collect the $500,000 he says his product is worth, a
federal appeals court ruled Wednesday."
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Felton, Fellow Tinkerers Predict $900 iPhone, Piracy Prosecutions.
Posted by David Kravets, Wired Blog Network, January 7, 2009.
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/01/felten-fellow-t.html

"'DRM technology will still fail to prevent widespread infringement.'
Another obvious prediction from the Tinkerers is that the Recording
Industry Association will continue to sue individuals for file sharing
copyrighted works, despite its pledge not to."
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A Talk with Lawrence Lessig.
By Samuel P. Jacobs, January 11, 2009.
http://tinyurl.com/87zgk3

"A cutting-edge legal mind turns to an age-old problem: corruption."
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A Copyright is Property.
By Douglas Smyth, OpenNews.com, January 10, 2009.
http://tinyurl.com/98d34b

"Copyright is a legal creation, an establishment of property rights,
intended to foster the arts. Yet it can also be used to deny them."
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Singapore: Make Online Content Free.
By Chua Hian Hou, Asia Media News Daily, January 9, 2009.
http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article-southeastasia.asp?parentid=103148

"Intellectual property forum attendees remain ambivalent about how to
simultaneously protect their work and make money in YouTube age."
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Copyright Reformer Lands Key Legislative Post.
By Wendy Davis, Online Media Daily, January 9, 2009.
http://tinyurl.com/77kwa4

"Some digital rights advocates cheered the appointment of longtime
copyright-reform champion Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.) as chair of the
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the
Internet."
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Huayi Brothers Sues Video Sites for Copyright Infringement.
Trading Markets.com, January 9, 2009.
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2116805/

"Huayi Brothers Media Co., Ltd. has been beyond endurance to some
Internet companies' copyright infringement."
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New video-on-demand service may hinge on Supreme Court ruling.
By David G. Savage, L.A. Times, January 9, 2009.
http://tinyurl.com/7n62t5

"Networks and studios oppose Cablevision's plan to offer rebroadcasts of
programs without commercials and without a fee paid to producers."
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Harvard Law Prof Seeks Live Webcast of RIAA P2P Trial.
By Mark Hefflinger, Ars Technica, January 8, 2009.
http://tinyurl.com/8ms29b

"Harvard Law professor Charles Nesson has asked the judge hearing the
copyright infringement trial of an alleged music file-swapper that he
and his students are defending to allow the proceedings to be webcast
live on the Internet."
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Fox News Uses DMCA to Take Down Videos Used in Commentary.
By Mike Manick, Techdirt, January 8, 2009.
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090108/0046183326.shtml

"The DMCA has plenty of problems, but one of the more ridiculous is the
whole concept of the "notice and takedown" procedure that service
providers need to follow."
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Japan: Firms to Be Able to Register China Copyright in Tokyo.
Daily Yomiuri Online & Associated Press, January 9, 2009.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20090109TDY02308.htm

"An institution jointly established by the Chinese government and
Japanese companies in Tokyo will establish a section to accept copyright
registration from Japanese companies for China as soon as April, it has
been learned."
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Play it Again and We'll Sue.
By Tim Holt, Christian Science Monitor, January 9, 2009.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0109/p14s01-almp.html

"Venues for up-and-coming artists are disappearing as copyright
licensing fees get stiffer, although some relief is in sight."
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Mashups Changing the Face of  Copyright Laws.
By Victoria Ho, ZDNet Asia, January 8, 2009.
http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/internet/0,39044908,62049904,00.htm

"User-generated mashups are changing the face of copyright laws, which
have to evolve to catch up with the Internet generation, said Mary Wong,
an expert on intellectual property (IP)."
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EFF Proposing DMCA Exemption for iPhone Jailbreaking.
By Justin Berka, Ars Technica, January 9, 2009.
http://tinyurl.com/9uphm9

"A number of iPhone owners out there have chosen to jailbreak their
devices, and although Apple hasn't done much to stop the practice, it's
unclear what the legal situation related to jailbreaking looks like."
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