In the News

[Amy Mata <amymata87@xxxxxxxxx>]

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China's Baidu fined for copyright infringement: report.
Reuters, May 12, 2011.
http://tinyurl.com/6h8g93b

"Baidu Inc, China's top search engine, has been found guilty of
copyright infringement and ordered to pay compensation to a popular
literary website, the Shanghai Daily reported on Thursday."

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Twitpic angers users over copyright grab.
BBC News, May 12, 2011.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13372982

"Picture posting service Twitpic has apologised for seeming to claim
copyright on every image users upload.A row blew up over photographs
on Twitpic following changes made to the service's terms on 10 May."

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Google In Hot Water With French Book Publishers.
By the Red Orbit Staff, Red Orbit, May 12, 2011.
http://tinyurl.com/4x9ygfp

"Internet search giant Google was sued for $14 million by three French
publishers who alleged the search engine scanned thousands of their
books without permission."

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Software piracy hits record high of $59 billion.
By Don Reisinger, CNET News, May 12, 2011.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20062167-17.html?tag=cnetRiver

"Global software piracy reached a record figure of $59 billion last
year, a new study from the Business Software Alliance has found."

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New Internet censorship bill empowers US government, copyright holders.
By Andrew Couts, Digital Trends, May 11, 2011.
http://tinyurl.com/6hjra3k

"A new bill that is yet to be introduced to the US Congress would, if
passed, give both the Justice Department and private copyright holders
the ability to cripple websites they can prove is "dedicated to
infringing activities."

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Civil Rights Groups Alarmed at Court Ruling Against Google.
By Jennifer Baker, PC World, May 10. 2011.
http://tinyurl.com/3fqn3kw

"European lobby groups have expressed alarm at a Belgian court's
ruling that Google News violates copyright rules.In 2007, courts found
that Copiepresse, which represents French and German language
newspapers in Belgium, was the victim of copyright infringements by
Google. Google duly removed Copiepresse content from its index and
launched an appeal at a high court. "

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Google Music Might Not Let You Store Copyright-Infringing Music In the Cloud.
By Adrian Covert, Gizmodo, May 10, 2011.
http://tinyurl.com/6hawnld

"At a Q&A following the Google IO keynote, a Google exec said
something potentially chilling about digital locker service in Google
Music: "We will respond to requests by rights holders who feel their
rights have been violated."The implication is that if a copyright
holder has a legitimate claim against their music being on the server,
Google's gonna take some kind of action. And, given what Google's said
about the way it "listens" to music files to generate smart playlists,
it sounds like they're using backend tech similar to what they use to
identify material on YouTube."

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