In the News

["Jack Boeve" <JBoeve@xxxxxxxx>]

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Japanese publishers censure Apple over App Store copyright violations.
By Josh Ong, Apple Insider, December 14, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/2u9rbmm

"A consortium of Japanese publishers rebuked Apple on Tuesday for
approving App Store apps that violate the copyrights of several famous
Japanese authors."

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Supreme Court Rebuffs Costco In Copyright Challenge.
By Daniel Fisher, Forbes, December 13, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/23ec89b

"The Supreme Court, in a 4:4 decision, refused to overturn a Ninth
Circuit decision limiting the first-sale doctrine to U.S.-produced
goods. The decision upholds the right of manufacturers--in this case,
Swiss watchmaker Omega--to use copyright laws to prevent U.S. retailers
from selling goods they obtained overseas."

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Newspaper Publishers Back Viacom On Copyright Takedown Notices.
By Joe Mullin, PaidContent, December 13, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/2umy6eg

"A friend-of-the-court brief filed in favor of Viacom show one thing
clearly--that the U.S. publishing industry really doesn't like the idea
that it might get more difficult to file a copyright lawsuit against a
website that's good about responding to takedown notices."

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Press Release: New ITC Report on Copyright Infringement in China Details
Harms to U.S. Companies, Says BSA.
PR Newswire, December 13, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/32zwdad

"Intellectual property infringement in China reduces market
opportunities and undermines the success of right holders, the U.S.
International Trade Commission reported today in the first of two
landmark studies on the subject. Moreover, the report found, China is
implementing a web of indigenous innovation policies that make it
difficult for foreign companies to compete on a level playing field."

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UK Government makes photography copyright U-turn.
By Chris Cheesmans, Amateur Photographer, December 13, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/34tb7v6

"The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has withdrawn a controversial
rule that meant photographers entering its photography competition were
required to hand over all copyright."

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UK: From spam to copyright, lots of new laws on the way.
By David Canton, The London Free Press, December 13, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/2fgzx35

"Development and innovation of technology inevitably breeds new laws to
regulate that technology. For lawyers practising Information Technology
law, there is a considerable amount of potential new law to digest."

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