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Anti-Counterfeiting Agreement Undermines Efforts toward Transparency.
By Gary Shapiro, Forbes, April 13, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/y5ogg5c

"This week the White House sent out a press release touting the Obama
administration's efforts to increase transparency in government."
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UK P2P Copyright Infringement Penalty Procedures Revealed.
Edited by Chris Marling, Broadband Genie, April 13, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/y38d895

"Telecommunications watchdog Ofcom has revealed details of how it will
oversee the implementation of measures put forward in the Digital
Economy bill last week. It's shed some light on how easy it will be for
copyright holders to access the details of suspected illegal
downloaders."
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Torrent Download Spiked with Copyright Protection Software.
By Steve Ragan, The Tech Herald, April 13, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/y3blcs3

"While someone in the RIAA surely called this a case of criminals
scamming criminals, imagined poor humor aside, there is nothing comical
about fake "Antipiracy foundation scanner that takes aim at BitTorrent
users."
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GAO Piracy Report: A deeper look.
By Greg Sandoval, CNET News, April 13, 2010.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-20002348-261.html

"Copyright owners are in need of some good researchers. I've already
written a news story about the report on piracy and counterfeiting
issued Monday by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) that
called into question some of the assertions made by copyright owners
about the effects of piracy on their businesses."
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NAB Panel Looks at Copyright Issues.
All Access Music Group, April 12, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/y3ktrwv

"After a basic crash course on music licensing by moderator and NAB Sr.
Associate General Counsel BEN IVINS, a MONDAY morning panel on copyright
licensing provided an overview on where the radio industry stands on not
only the performance royalty but on new deals with ASCAP, BMI, and
SESAC."
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UK: Copyright law must be simplified.
By Felix Cohen, The Gaurdian, April 10, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/y73855q

"We need a modern copyright system that focuses on empowering producers,
not criminalising consumers."
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Copyright Turns 300 Today.
By Thom Holwerda, OS News, April 10, 2010.
http://www.osnews.com/story/23138/Copyright_Turns_300_Today

"In 1710, 300 years ago, England enacted the very first copyright law,
cutely named the Statute of Anne, after then-reigning Queen Anne. When
reading about those early days of copyright, one can't help but hope we
will return to those days - the Statute of Anne has little to nothing to
do with modern copyright."
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Blog: Copyright Turns 300.
By Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing, April 10, 2010.
http://www.boingboing.net/2010/04/10/copyright-turns-300.html

"T o commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Statute of Anne, the first
modern copyright law, the British Council asked a lot of people with
strong ideas about copyright, from the CEO of Random House to the
founder of Wikipedia, to remark on what copyright is for and how it
might be improved."
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Fair Use is not enough: Using the 'copyright misuse' defense to protect
free speech.
By Mike Masnick, Techdirt, April 9, 2010.
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100405/0319048882.shtml

"We've written many times about the inherent conflict between free
speech and copyright laws. Copyright law is an inherent restriction on
free speech."
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Newser to the Wrap: 'We Don't Owe You Squat.'
By Wendy Davis, MediaPost Publications, April 9, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/y5fv46h

"In an escalation of a dispute between two online publishers, the
entertainment site TheWrap.com has demanded that Michael Wolff's
aggregation service, Newser.com, stop summarizing TheWrap.com articles."
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UK ISP Says They'll Ignore New Copyright Law.
By Karl Bode, BroadbandDSLreports.com, April 9, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/y4fd5va

"Yesterday we noted how a new UK piracy bill was rushed through the
voting process without any real debate, and now forces UK ISPs into the
role of playing copyright police for the entertainment industry. That
lack of debate is troubling given the bill was largely written by the
entertainment industry, involves the possible termination of user
broadband accounts, and even included vague language that could be
interpreted as an attack on whistle blowing websites like Wikileaks."
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Pandora's Success Means More Bucks for Artists.
By Greg Sandoval, CNET News, April 9, 2010.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-20002175-261.html

"For years, Pandora and other Web radio stations fought to reduce the
royalty rates they were required to pay artists and record labels. Last
July, the music industry and Webcasters reached an agreement and it now
appears both sides are reaping the benefits."
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UK Embraces 'Three Strikes' For Illegal File Sharing.
By Greg Sandoval, CNET News, April 8, 2010.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-20002018-261.html

"The U.K.'s House of Commons overwhelmingly voted in favor of creating a
law that would enable copyright owners to seek the suspension of
Internet service of those accused multiple times of illegal file
sharing."
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Google a 'Brazen' Content Thief, Lawsuit Claims.
By Paul McDougall, InformationWeek, April 8, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/ybsketg

"Illustrators and photographers say Google Books project is displaying
their works without authorization and in violation of copyright laws."
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Feds Launch Copyright Inquiry.
By Brian Reisinger, The Nashville Business Journal, April 8, 2010.
http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2010/04/05/daily30.html

"A federal inquiry seeking to reconcile U.S. copyright law has
officially gotten underway, and it could have an impact on country
standard "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" and countless other written
works."
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Blog: How ACTA Will Change the World's Internet Laws.
By Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing, April 8, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/y485gtg

"Since the text of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (a secret
copyright treaty being negotiated by a members' club of rich countries,
out of sight of the United Nations) leaked, scholars and public interest
groups have been poring over its clauses. Here are two alarming pieces
of research explaining just how bad this really is."
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Protecting Creativity, Copyrights and Copywrong: Why the rules on
copyright need to return to their roots.
The Economist, April 8, 2010.
http://www.economist.com/displayStory.cfm?story_id=15868004

"When Parliament decided, in 1709, to create a law that would protect
books from piracy, the London-based publishers and booksellers who had
been pushing for such protection were overjoyed. When Queen Anne gave
her assent on April 10th the following year-300 years ago this week-to
"An act for the encouragement of learning" they were less enthused."
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Are There More Copyright 'Pre-Settlement' Groups Setting Up Shop in the
US?
By Mike Masnick, Techdirt, April 8, 2010.
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100401/0846028831.shtml

"We recently covered how a recently created outfit going by the name US
Copyright Group, had launched tens of thousands of lawsuits (some of
which appear to be quite questionable from a legal standpoint), as part
of what appeared to be an attempt at copying the efforts of companies
like DigiProtect and ACS:Law in Europe (where such practices have been
widely condemned). The lawsuits appear to be a smokescreen to get
contact information for people to whom this "company" can send
"pre-settlement" letters, in which they're told to pay up to avoid the
lawsuit."
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US Author Says China Media Can't Cover Google Book.
By Cara Anna, ABC News, April 8, 2010.
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=10317084

"The author of a new book about Google will not promote it in China next
month because he says the government is restricting the Chinese media's
writings about the company since it moved its search engine off the
mainland to avoid censorship."
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Google Hit by Lawsuits over Copyright Issues, Privacy.
The Los Angeles Times, April 8, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/y2h6qcf

"Google Inc. has racked up the lawsuits this week, with one dealing with
copyright issues and another citing privacy concerns with the company's
Buzz social-networking service."
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