In the News

[Amy Mata <amymata87@xxxxxxxxx>]

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Online IP Protection Bill Sparks Outrage.
By Jaikumar Vijayan, Computer World, September 29, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/2957t3a

"Proposed federal legislation that would require domain registrars,
Internet Service Providers and others to block access to Web sites
that the U.S. contends contribute to copyright infringement has
generated outrage among privacy advocates and prominent industry
personalities."

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Broadcasters Sue Online Streaming Company Over Copyright.
TV Technology, September 29, 2010.
http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/107088

"Several broadcast groups and major content owners filed a lawsuit on
Tuesday against ivi.TV, a Seattle based online service that streams
broadcast and cable content, claiming that the service violates
copyright law."

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Pirate Bay Trial Appeal Underway.
NTD Television, September 29, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/3a93prk

"An appeal by the four men convicted in the Pirate Bay trial has
opened in Stockholm."

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Political Site Argues Fair Use In Righthaven Copyright Case.
By Wendy Davis, Media Post, September 28, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/39h77ou

"Sued by Righthaven for infringing copyright by allegedly allowing a
user to post five sentences from a lengthy Las Vegas Review-Journal
article, the political site Democratic Underground is asking a judge
to dismiss the lawsuit on the ground that it made fair use of the
article."

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How to Reform Copyright Law, Damages for Hi-Tech Age: Report.
Insurance Journal, September 28, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/23om7w7

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A group of experts on copyright law and policy have released a report
that explores reforms to the U.S. copyright system.
One of the recommendations would improve liability protection for
non-commercial uses of copyrighted works, particularly as users lift
parts of existing works to create new ones."

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Obama, Congress Target Pirate Site Profits.
By Patrick Ross, The Copyright Alliance Blog, September 28, 2010,
http://tinyurl.com/3ysjvxf

"It was a welcome convergence of messages Tuesday as the Obama
Administrations key point person for intellectual property emphasized
the same point being made by a bipartisan coalition of U.S. Senators
on Capitol Hill  something must be done to cut off the flow of
illicit profits to web sites, often offshore, that are profiting from
unauthorized use of copyrighted works by U.S. artists, creators and
corporations."

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Does the DMCA Require Internet Disconnections?
By Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, September 28, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/2vf9d6l

"Torrentfreak ran an article last week about a small US Internet
provider called Suddenlink, which apparently disconnects its users for
six months after receiving three copyright infringement allegations.
When a customer was disconnected and asked the reason, he was told
that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) requires it. But does
it?"

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