In the News

["Amy Mata" <AMata@xxxxxxxx>]

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Veoh Wins Copyright Case; YouTube Wins, Too?
By Greg Sandoval, CNET News, September 14, 2009.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10352183-93.html

"A federal district court says Veoh, a Web video site that has come
under legal fire from entertainment companies the past several years, is
not liable for the copyright violations committed by its users, a
decision that could help YouTube defend itself against Viacom's $1
billion copyright suit."
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Creative Commons Debuts Study on Noncommercial Use.
By Jonathan Bailey, Plagiarism Today, September 16, 2009.
http://tinyurl.com/mn4fvw

"The Creative Commons organization debuted a new report highlighting the
attitudes and conceptions of "commercial use" on the Web."
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Regulators Raise Concerns on Google Book Deal.
By John Letzing, Market Watch, September 17, 2009.
http://tinyurl.com/lbqowd

"Five states file briefs objecting to settlement; antitrust opinions
loom. Attorneys general from Missouri, Connecticut, Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts and Washington have filed comments opposing the proposed
settlement, arguing that its use of payments intended for copyright
holders that can't be located is potentially unlawful."
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Music publishers: iTunes not paying fair share.
By Greg Sandoval, CNET News, September 17, 2009.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10355448-93.html

"Songwriters, composers, and music publishers are making preparations to
one day collect performance fees from Apple and other e-tailers for not
just traditional music downloads but for downloads of films and TV shows
as well. Those downloads contain music after all. These groups even want
compensation for iTunes' 30-second song samples."
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Government Urges Changes to Google Books Deal.
By Miguel Helft, The New York Times, September 18, 2009.
http://tinyurl.com/nr8zt6

"In the latest challenge to Google's plan to establish the world's
largest digital library and bookstore, the Justice Department said late
Friday that a proposed legal settlement between Google and book authors
and publishers should not be approved by the court without
modifications."
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YouTube, Warner Music Feud Nearing an End.
By Greg Sandoval, CNET News, September 18, 2009.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10356764-93.html?tag=mncol

"The disagreement between Warner Music Group and YouTube over music
licensing appears to be coming to an end."
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U.S. Regulator to Unveil Open Internet Plan.
John Poirier, Reuters, September 18, 2009.
http://tinyurl.com/nkgwd7

"The top U.S. communications regulator plans to unveil proposals Monday
for ensuring Web traffic is not slowed or blocked based on its content,
sources familiar with the contents of the speech said on Friday."
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Jammie Thomas Lawyers File Suit against Scribd.
By Greg Sandoval, CNET News, September 19, 2009.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10357108-93.html

"A legal complaint seeking class action status filed in Houston on
Friday accuses social-publishing site Scribd of egregious copyright
infringement."
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Scribd Fires Back, Denies Violating Copyright.
By Greg Sandoval, CNET News, September 20, 2009.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10357273-93.html?tag=mncol

"Scribd, an online publishing tool where users share their manuscripts
and essays, while others post pirated copies of books, denied that the
company encourages copyright infringement."
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In Wake of Disney-Marvel Deal, Cartoonist's Heirs Seek to Reclaim
Rights.
By Michael Cieply and Brooks Barnes, The New York Times, September 20,
2009.
http://tinyurl.com/lgehrx

"The Walt Disney Company's proposed $4 billion acquisition of Marvel
Entertainment may come with a headache: a brand-new superhero copyright
dispute."
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Kenya: Copyright Board Swings into Action.
Daily Nation, September 20, 2009.
http://www.nation.co.ke/business/news/-/1006/661090/-/ifwviyz/-/

"Software piracy is threatening to halt the generation of hundreds of
new jobs, and billions of dollars in economic growth, while increasing
tax revenues to support other programmes and services."
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Amy Mata
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Center For Intellectual Property
University of Maryland University College
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