In the News

[Amy Mata <amymata87@xxxxxxxxx>]

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UK: Rights Holders to Bear Majority of Digital Economy Act Piracy Costs.
By Claudine Beaumont, The Telegraph, September 14, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/2bwrrpz

"Copyright holders will pay 75 per cent of the costs associated with
tackling online copyright infringement, while internet service
providers will shoulder the remaining burden, in a move that could
push up the price of broadband, consumer groups warn"

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Lawsuit Alleges Copyright Violations in Posting of Newspaper's
Articles on Web Sites.
By Amanda Becker, The Washington Post, September 13, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/2ca6jtx

"An area public affairs shop, a D.C.-based coalition against the
taxation of flavored beverages, a former government prosecutor and a
nonprofit that promotes government responsibility have all found
themselves the target of copyright lawsuits recently brought by a Las
Vegas firm that has purchased the rights to articles from a local
newspaper there."

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Start-Up Rides Copyright Gray Area to Offer Live TV Online.
By Brent Lang, The Wrap, September 13, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/33syehc

"If ivi, Inc. is to be believed, the cable business is about to have
another challenger -- and customers will get a new reason to cut the
cord.The Seattle based start-up is launching an app on Monday that it
says will give viewers live access to more than 20 channels including
networks such as ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, The CW, and PBS -- all for just
$4.99."

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Google to Launch e-book Service in Japan in 2011.
AFP, September 13, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/3afzlya

"US Internet giant Google said Monday it would launch an electronic
books service in Japan next year despite a chilly reception from major
Japanese publishers.The Japanese version of Google Editions may have
to start with a limited number of titles, said Yoichi Sato, a
strategic partner development manager at Google Japan.Major Japanese
publishers are still uneasy about handing over book data, especially
of in-copyright titles, to the foreign IT giant, fearing that the
content may be used for unintended purposes, Sato told a media
briefing."

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A Copyright Ruling that Could Affect Photographers.
By John Harrington, Photo Business News and Forum, September 13, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/282qlh2

"In a 3-0 decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday,
the court said that companies that make and sell software can use
shrink-wrap, or in the case of online downloads - click-to-continue
licenses to preclude "owners" from the re-sale of the license."

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"Questionable" Whether Lawyers Can Sue 14,000 P2P Users in 1 Court.
By Nate Anderson, Are Technica, September 12, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/2b9d5dp

"Rosemary Collyer, one of the DC federal judges overseeing the US
Copyright Group's tens of thousands of file-sharing lawsuits, is open
to one of the main arguments made by groups like the Electronic
Frontier Foundation and by ISPs: the DC court doesn't have
jurisdiction over random individuals from all over the country."

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