In the News

[Amy Mata <amymata87@xxxxxxxxx>]

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China vows tougher punishments for copyright piracy.
Reuters, January 10, 2010.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTOE70A03F20110111

"China has arrested more than 4,000 people for violating intellectual
property rights (IPR) since November and will enforce tougher
punishments to combat the "rampant" problem, a senior government
official said on Tuesday."

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Judge Zaps Copyright Claim Over 'Harry Potter.'
By Karina Brown, Courthouse News Service, January 10, 2010.
http://www.courthousenews.com/2011/01/10/33193.htm

"A federal judge dismissed a copyright infringement claim against J.K.
Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," finding "stark
differences" separated the fourth book in Rowling's best-selling
series from Adrian Jacobs' "one-dimensional" 1987 book about an adult
wizard's quest that "lacks any cohesive narrative elements."

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Chocolate-Milk App Lands Hershey in Court.
By Joe Mullen, PaidContent, January 10, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/4e5sypj

"Hershey may be the king of chocolate milk in the supermarket aisles,
but when it comes to the digital world, the Pennsylvania company has
an unexpected small challenger."

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Geist: Supreme Court will lead tech law in 2011.
By Michael Geist, The Toronto Star, January 9, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/4edhhm9

"Predictions about the upcoming year in technology law and policy in
Canada are particularly challenging given the prospect of a possible
election. While there is no shortage of potential new laws  bills on
privacy, copyright and lawful access are all before the House of
Commons  an election call before the fall would likely mean that
those bills would die on the order paper."

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Grooveshark, Livio Radio Partner on Internet Radios, Accessories.
By Chloe Albanesius, PC Magazine, January 8, 2010.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2375479,00.asp

"Internet radio station Grooveshark on Friday announced a partnership
with Livio Radio that will add Grooveshark to Livio hardware products
and accessories.In December, Grooveshark unveiled a new copyright
management page that outlines its updated policies regarding content
owners' rights. It includes a new form-based tool that lets artists
and labels communicate with Grooveshark when content needs to be
removed."

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Copyright comes a cropper in the digital age.
By Robert McCrum, The Guardian, January 9, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/39s8bem

"Public-domain campaigners have the holy grail of publishing in their
sights."

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Blog: Could Social Media Sharing Violate Copyright?
By Cynthia Boris, Marketing Pilgrim, January 7, 2010.
http://tinyurl.com/2cq3sea

"Everyone agrees that stealing the work of another person is wrong,
but the definition of what constitutes stealing is a murkier matter.
In most cases we roll back to the term fair use which allows a
person to quote a section of an article or book for the purposes of
education or discussion. "

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