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["Amy Mata" <AMata@xxxxxxxx>]

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India: Revised Copyright Act to Pinch Broadcasters' Pockets.
By Ashish Sinha, The Business Standard, November 30, 2009.
http://tinyurl.com/yzee8jz

"Broadcasters may be forced to shell out Rs 1-1.5 lakh for every song that is
sung by the contestants in musical talent hunt shows like Indian Idol or Sa Re
Ga Ma Pa, and they are not liking it at all."
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Songwriters Have Chance to Reclaim Rights to Classic Moneymakers.
By Naomi Snyder, The Tennessean, November 29, 2009.
http://tinyurl.com/ybk293e

"Peterik and other veteran songwriters are getting ready to take advantage of
an unprecedented opportunity to take back broader publishing rights to songs
such as "Eye of the Tiger," one that could set up battles against corporate
song publishers who have owned the music and controlled who could use it
commercially and at what price."
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Google's Book-scanning Deal is Not Sealed Yet.
By Alex Pham, The Los Angeles Times, November 28, 2009.
http://tinyurl.com/ybsstvs

"Google Inc.'s settlement with authors and publishers over the digital
scanning of books got a preliminary approval from a federal judge last week,
but the controversy may be far from over."
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Lawyers Target Thousands of 'Illegal' File-sharers.
By Jonathan Fildes, BBC News, November 27, 2009.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8381097.stm

"Around 15,000 suspected pirates may soon get legal letters accusing them of
illegally sharing movies and games."
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Pub 'fined #8k' for Wi-Fi Copyright Infringement.
By David Meyer, ZDNet UK, November 27, 2009.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/communications/0,1000000085,39909136,00.htm

"A pub owner has been fined #8,000 because someone unlawfully downloaded
copyrighted material over their open Wi-Fi hotspot, according to the managing
director of hotspot provider The Cloud."
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UK: Virgin Media and CViewto Rifle through Your Packets.
By Rich Trenholm CNET News, November 27, 2009.
http://crave.cnet.co.uk/software/0,39029471,49304424,00.htm

"Virgin Media is set to delve into users' traffic looking for copyright
infringement, in the online equivalent of opening your post -- and not telling
you. It's the first ISP to try deep packet inspection with the controversial
Detica CView technology, which will ascertain levels of illegal music file
sharing across the Virgin network."
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Nintendo's Legal Team to Investigate Possible Copyright Infringement.
By David Crooks, The Independent, November 26, 2009.
http://tinyurl.com/yl2lgm9

"Videogaming giant Nintendo has instructed its legal team to look at whether a
move to emulate its older consoles on a mobile phone will infringe its
copyright."
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Virgin Media to Roll out Copyright Infringement Detection Tool.
By Angelica Mari, Computing, November 26, 2009.
http://tinyurl.com/yhfxg29

"Virgin Media is trialling a copyright infringement tool that could be built
into the technology underpinning its upcoming music download subscription
service."
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EU Assembly Adopts Internet, Phone User Rights.
By Robert Weilaard, The Associated Press, November 26, 2009.
http://tinyurl.com/yd5rp7e

"The European Parliament has endorsed new telecom rules that would give phone
and Internet users more rights and allow them to appeal to national courts if
they are cut off for illegal file-sharing."
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Psystar Promised Investors Huge Clone Sales.
By Gregg Keizer, Computer World, November 25, 2009.
http://tinyurl.com/yzegne6

"The Mac clone maker now fighting for its life in federal court pitched an
extremely aggressive business plan to potential investors last year, claiming
that it would sell as many as 12 million machines in 2011."
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Senate Demands Transparency on Copyright Bill.
By Chris Bosman, Prefix Magazine, November 25, 2009.
http://tinyurl.com/yfbdc9v

"When even politicians think a group is acting in an underhanded or sneaky
manner, it is a safe bet to assume that they are. The Anti-Counterfeiting
Trade Agreement, acronym ACTA, is a piece of legislation being brewed over
internationally that deals both with counterfeit goods and the piracy of
copyright materials. Supported most outspokenly by the Motion Picture
Association of America, the legislation also has important implications in
regards to music."
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Australia: AFACT Opposes IIA's Intervention in iiNet Case.
By Andrew Colley, The Australian, November 25, 2009.
http://tinyurl.com/yec599a

"The association told the court it was also concerned about how the case would
impact provisions of copyright and telecommunications laws designed to protect
carriage service providers from liability for copyright infringement."
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Amy Mata
Graduate Assistant
Center For Intellectual Property
University of Maryland University College
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