In the News

[Amy Mata <amymata87@xxxxxxxxx>]

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Protect IP copyright bill faces growing criticism.
Declan McCullagh, CNET News, June 8, 2011.
http://tinyurl.com/6acnvj9

"Technologists are warning that the practical effects of a
controversial copyright bill backed by Hollywood will "weaken"
Internet security and cause other harmful side effects."

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QUOSA Expands Partnership With Copyright Clearance Center to
Streamline Compliant Access to Scientific Literature.
Marketwire.com, June 8, 2011.
http://tinyurl.com/5wajvuf

"QUOSA, Inc., a leading provider of scientific literature management
solutions, has entered into a newly expanded partnership with
not-for-profit organization and leading provider of licensing
solutions, Copyright Clearance Center (CCC). QUOSA will offer new
integration options with CCC's RightSphere rights advisory tool to its
business and academic customers interested in streamlining copyright
compliant access to scientific literature."

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How iCloud And Its Competitors Could Lead To Copyright-Trolling Lawsuits.
By Joe Mullen, Paid Content, June 7, 2011.
http://tinyurl.com/5wckqlq

"Now that Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) has launched its iCloud music service,
its going to be scanning a whole lot of users music files. So what
is the companyand its music-industry partnersgoing to do about the
fact that much of that music wasnt legally purchased?"

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U.N. Report Condemns Three-Strikes Policies For Piracy.
By Wendy Davis, Media Post, June 7, 2011.
http://tinyurl.com/6chsta8

"Entertainment industry executives have made no secret of their hope
that broadband providers will deploy "three-strikes" policies and
disconnect users who repeatedly infringe copyright. So far, however,
Internet service providers in the U.S. have been slow to implement
such systems -- and for good reason."

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Copyright chief eyes Web conflict.
By Jennifer Martinez, Politico, June 6, 2011.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/56340.html

"Maria Pallante is starting her new job as head of the U.S. Copyright
Office just as tensions over copyright law are flaring.
Lawmakers are debating legislation aimed at protecting copyrighted
material and goods online  an issue that has major Web companies and
Hollywood studios butting heads."

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RIAA: Changing Copyright Term On Recordings Is Unconstitutional (But
Only If It's Shorter).
By Mike Masnick, Techdirt, June 4, 2011.
http://tinyurl.com/6xkoad5

"Ah, the RIAA is so full of double standards and hilarious hypocrisy
that they almost make this kind of thing too easy. On Friday, we wrote
about Thursday's hearings for the Copyright Office, concerning the
question of what to do about pre-1972 sound recordings, which
technically are not covered by federal copyright law, but instead
aggressive state copyright laws that mean most such works won't hit
the public domain until 2067 -- way beyond what it would be if they
were under federal copyright law (assuming -- and this may be a big
assumption -- that copyright terms are not extended again)."

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