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["Amy Mata" <AMata@xxxxxxxx>]

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See Peggy Hoon's latest post on the CIP's Collectanea Blog!

UCLA to Start Streaming Entire Movies Online Again.
http://chaucer.umuc.edu/blogcip/collectanea/

"In a statement released today, UCLA announced that it will restart its former
practice of streaming (entire) movies/videos within an accessed controlled
online classroom."
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Licensing Body Copyright Agency Limited Has Lasting Value.
By James Bradley, The Australian, March 10, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/y8ust5u

"In recent weeks there has been considerable discussion about the Copyright
Agency Limited and its processes in this newspaper and on various online
forums. This discussion, kicked off by HES editor Luke Slattery's report
"Copyright staff get more than they give to authors and artists" (The
Australian, February 18), has focused on the question of CAL's distribution
model and more particularly the question of whether author members are
well-served by that model."
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Google Reluctant to Release Info in Viacom Case.
By Greg Sandoval, CNET News, March 8, 2010.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-10465492-261.html

"Google, the search company that uncovers much of the world's information for
its customers, is embroiled in a fight to keep information about itself under
wraps for at least a while longer."
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Google's Digital Library Faces Key Hurdles.
By Mike Swift, Mercury News, March 7, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/yblklxp

"Sometime in the near future, a federal judge will decide whether Google can
proceed with its plan to create a digital library and bookstore out of
millions of old books scanned from libraries around the world."
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Thousands Sign Petition Protesting Net Neutrality Loopholes for Copyright
Enforcement.
Music Industry News Network, February 7, 2010.
http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=128001

"The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) submitted a petition signed by more
than 7000 people to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today
demanding that the agency close a loophole for copyright enforcement in its
proposed regulations for network neutrality."
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If the Shoe Fits, They'll Copy It.
By Christopher Muther, The Boston Globe, March 7, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/ydkhzjb

"So why is the 37-year-old Suk, a Guggenheim fellow at Harvard Law School, at
the heart of a heated debate in the fashion world about designer dresses and
$900 shoes? After coauthoring an extensive piece for the Stanford Law Review
about why American fashion designers should have copyright protection against
inexpensive knockoffs, something Euro pean designers have enjoyed for more
than 25 years, Suk became a sought-after authority on the subject. Now Senator
Charles Schumer of New York is drafting legislation that would give American
fashion designers copyright protection and Suk is helping with the bill's
language."
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Row Rages over Iconic Image of Che Guevara.
By Jamie Doward, The Guardian, March 7, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/yj8otvj

"Since Korda's death in 2001, his daughter, Diana Dmaz, has pursued companies
she accuses of breaching the photograph's copyright by using it in their
advertising campaigns."
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Parsons Launches Website that Provides Guidance for Artists and Designers on
Copyright Issues.
ArtDaily.org, March 5, 2010.
http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=36663

"Parsons The New School for Design recently launched the website The Copyright
Corner. Developed by Michelle Bogre, an associate professor in the photography
program of the School of Art, Media and Technology at Parsons, it is intended
as a place for debate and dialogue about copyright and other important
intellectual property issues. It is the only website of its kind geared
specifically for artists and designers, both students and professionals."
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Lib Dems Split over Copyright Clampdown.
By Barry Collins, PC Pro, March 5, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/yb8uz8n

"A group of 25 Liberal Democrat candidates has penned an open letter urging
the party to rethink its bid to cut off sites accused of copyright
infringement."
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UK: Law Firms Investigated over Copyright Clash Demands.
By David Meyer, ZDNet UK, March 5, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/yb88hbb

"On Thursday, the consumer protection group Which? said the Solicitors
Regulation Authority (SRA) had decided to send two Davenport Lyons partners to
the SRA's disciplinary tribunal, following a Which? complaint. Acting on
behalf of copyright holders, Davenport Lyons had sent out letters to people
suspected of file-sharing copyrighted material such as music, games and films,
demanding payment of around #500 to avoid being taken to court"
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Publishers Versus Sites: The Online Copyright War Begins.
By Erik Sherman, BNet News, March 5, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/ybkhw3f

"Publishers and content creators have long complained about web sites using
their material without permission or payment."
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India: A Possible Solution in the Amendment of Copyright Act.
India Times, March 5, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/yjp9e3s

"After the war of words between Aamir Khan and Javed Akhtar, and Sonu Nigam
and Vidhu Vinod Chopra over the amendment in the Copyright Act, there now
seems to be a solution in sight."
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UK: Lords Copright Change 'Could Block YouTube.'
By Bobbie Johnson, The Guardian, March 4, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/ygkjuy6

"One of the most contentious parts of the controversial digital economy bill
was voted down by the House of Lords last night - only to be replaced by a
clause that campaigners say is even more draconian."
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Canada Government Pledges to Tighten Copyright Laws.
By Jacyln Belczyk, The Jurist, March 4, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/yzebcy4

"The Canadian government of Conservative Party Prime Minister Stephen Harper
pledged Wednesday to strengthen copyright laws."
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Book Review: When Copyright Walked the Plank.
Reviewed by Grace Westcott, The Globe and Mail, March 4, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/yd9pwqj

"The wildly popular kaleidoscope, that "device for rational amusement," new on
the scene in 1817, was so brazenly pirated in the marketplace that its
inventor could only deplore the uselessness of his patent. You might question
the relevance of such ancient and obscure intellectual property matters for
more current issues, such as illegal file-sharing. But Adrian Johns, a
professor of history at the University of Chicago and a specialist in the
history of science, media, the book and piracy, believes that we cannot even
ask the right questions of our own culture, let alone answer them, without
understanding how piracy and intellectual property took shape over the
centuries since the invention of the printing press.
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Fighting a Copyright Charge.
By Steve Kolowich, Inside Higher Ed, March 4, 2010
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/03/04/copyright

"The University of California at Los Angeles on Wednesday announced that it
will continue streaming copyrighted videos in online "virtual classrooms"
despite legal objections from an educational media trade group."
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EFF Demands FCC Close Copyright "loophole" in Net Neutrality.
By Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, March 4, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/ykmcueq

"The Electronic Frontier Foundation might be expected to love the FCC's "Open
Internet" push, but the group has one big concern with the rulemaking: the
presence of "a loophole for copyright enforcement in its proposed regulations
for network neutrality."
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Viacom vs. Google Court Fight Heats Up.
By Greg Sandoval, CNET News, March 4, 2010.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-10464291-261.html

"The copyright fight being waged by Viacom against Google will move into a
crucial stage on Friday. According to documents filed in federal court on
Thursday, both companies are expected to file motions for summary
judgment--when a judge decides enough undisputed evidence exists for a ruling
to be made without sending the case to trial."
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Copyright Protection on Social Networking Sites.
By Ryan W. O'Donnell and Aneesh Mehta, Law.com, March 4, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/cgblua

"A recent survey by Ruder Finn indicated that almost 38 percent of mobile
phone users go online to post photographs or videos on social networking sites
like Facebook and Twitter. These photographs or videos can actually be
"original works" under copyright laws."
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RealNetworks Drops Fight to Sell DVD Copying Software.
By Vindu Goel, The New York Times, March 3, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/y9f36ha

"RealNetworks gave up Wednesday on its battle to sell RealDVD, software that
allowed consumers to easily copy the content of DVDs to their computers."
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Campus to Restart Streaming of Instructional Video Content.
By Phil Hampton, UCLA News Room, March 3, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/y8zhuul

"UCLA is taking steps to restore the streaming of previously purchased
instructional content behind password-protected course websites, a practice
the campus believes is permitted under various provisions in the federal
Copyright Act."
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Judge Tosses Universal's Defenses in YouTube Case.
By Maria Dinzeo, Courthouse News Service, March 3, 2010.
"Universal Music failed to convince a federal judge in San Jose that a
Pennsylvania homemaker knew she was infringing its copyrights when she posted
a YouTube video of her toddler son dancing to Prince's "Let's Go Crazy."
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Virtual Musicians, Real Performances: How Artificial Intelligence Will Change
Music.
By Eliot Van Buskirk, Wired News, March 2, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/yawwrvo

"Musicians' opportunities to sell their recordings may be drying up due to
cultural shifts brought on by changing technology, but other aspects of
technology are creating a promising new market for music: the licensing of the
musical style or personality of recording artists."
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Amy Mata
Graduate Assistant
Center For Intellectual Property
University of Maryland University College
Rm. 2293, Largo, 3501 University Boulevard East
Adelphi, MD  20783
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