In the News

["Jack Boeve" <JBoeve@xxxxxxxx>]

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Jay-Z, Kayne West Accused of Copyright Infringement.
By Alvin Blanco, MTV, 8/24/2011.
http://tinyurl.com/3kk4gv5.

"According to a post on "archival record label" and publisher the Numero
Uno Group's blog, acclaimed R&B/soul singer Syl Johnson is considering a
lawsuit against the Throne (Jay-Z and Kanye West) for an uncleared
sample of one of his songs on their album Watch the Throne. A sample of
Johnson's 1967 song "Different Strokes," which appears on the track "The
Joy," was allegedly never properly cleared. "

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Japan Record Companies Sue YouTube Download Service for Copyright
Violations.
The Mainichi Newspapers, 8/24/2011.
http://tinyurl.com/3mvf4xo.

"Japanese record companies have filed a class action suit against the
operator of a site that allows users to download YouTube videos for
free, calling for the closure of the service and 230 million yen in
damages."

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Open WiFi and Liability for Copyright Infringement: Setting the Record
Straight.
By Corynne McSherry, Eff.org, 8/24/2011.
http://tinyurl.com/3ds7esx.

"Last week, TorrentFreak ran an interesting pair of posts offering
opposing views on an issue that has become increasingly important with
the rise of the copyright trolls: whether a person who runs an open wifi
network can be held liable when others use the network for copyright
infringement. "

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MP3Tunes.com Found Guilty, but Founder Calls it 99% Victory.
By James Lee Phillips, uk.ibtimes.com, 8/24/2011.
http://tinyurl.com/428ef8g.

"On Monday, the case of EMI vs. MP3Tunes was decided in federal court.
The judge found the website guilty of copyright infringement, but may
have dealt the recording industry a major setback in the process."

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Copyright Lawsuit Against Ryan McGinley Dismissed.
By Randy Kennedy, nytimes.com, 8/24/2011.
http://tinyurl.com/3bhpfry.

"A federal judge in Manhattan has dismissed a copyright lawsuit filed
against the photographer Ryan McGinley by another photographer who
claimed that he relied too heavily on her work for his inspiration."

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Copyright Infringement: How far should an ISP go?
shoosmiths.co.uk, 8/24/2011.
http://tinyurl.com/3c2afvq.

"Historically, they have had very limited obligations or liability for
behaviour of users of their services which infringe the rights of
others. The case, which resulted in BT turning off access to the Newzbin
website for all BT customers, centred on whether or not BT, as an ISP,
should be responsible for taking action to stop infringement of
copyright in films belonging to certain film production studios."

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Center for Intellectual Property @ UMUC
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