[digital-copyright] In the news

["Jin hoon Lee" <JHLee@xxxxxxxx>]

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Infographic: The DMCA Takedown Process, Published by Nexcess.
Ann Arbor, PRWEB, February 29, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/7hc6zeo

"As a web hosting provider, Nexcess sees no shortage of DMCA notices for
content appearing on clients' sites. With this in mind, Nexcess felt it
only fitting to be the ones to create the attached flowchart of the DMCA
process that shows, in no uncertain terms, exactly what happens when a
copyright claim is made under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
(DMCA)."

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SOPA, ACTA and the TPP: Lessons for a 21st Century Trade Agenda.
By Ed Black, Forbes, February 29, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/7j3dsn5

"The ham-handed attempts by the US entertainment industry to rein in
online piracy, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act
(PIPA), triggered an earthquake of public backlash that led to one of
the quickest legislative collapses in ..."

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Copyright: Law firms Sued for Submitting Prior Art to the USPTO.
Patently-O, March 02, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/7fv5la9

"Earlier this year, the US Patent Office issued a memo indicating its
belief that copying and submitting copyrighted documents should be
considered a non-actionable fair use. Firms already pay for access to
the articles and the USPTO also has its own ..."

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Hollywood and Anti-Piracy Laws.
By Meaghan Clark, Exec Digital, February 28, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/7e4kmcj

"Whether you're a movie buff or not, the anti-piracy laws that Hollywood
has strategically put in place (such as SOPA, PIPA and ACTA) are all
prominent in your life - if you're a Netflix member, streamed the Super
Bowl via NBC or have ever caught-up on ..."

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Why wait? Six ways that Congress could fix copyright, now.
By Matthew Lasar, Ars Technica, February 29, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/6lpqxkw

"At present, if you deploy some kind of device to cut through the DRM on
a DVD, you are a law breaker, even if you plan to utilize the
copyrighted content legally. Public Knowledge has been calling on
Congress to address this inconsistency for quite ..."

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US Pursues Extradition of Kim Dotcom.
By Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, March 5, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/82nynds

"US prosecutors accuse the four men of breaching copyright by
facilitating millions of illegal downloads through their website,
enriching themselves at the expense of movie makers and songwriters.
They are accused of a number of offenses including ..."

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Mattel appeals $310M award to MGA in Bratz copyright case.
By Associated Press, USA TODAY, March 02, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/7gnz4vv

"Mattel (MAT) abandoned its claim that a rival toy maker infringed on
its copyright by developing the popular Bratz doll line but it has
appealed a $310 million award that came after an eight-year legal saga."

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Lawsuit Against US Copyright Group For Fraud & Extortion Moves Forward.
by Mike Masnick, Techdirt, March 2nd 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/75pq7hb

"US Copyright Group was the first of the US-based copyright trolls,
suing thousands of individuals in a single lawsuit, trying to get them
to pay up (rather than going through an actual trial). US Copyright
Group is really a front for a DC law firm, ..."
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Megaupload's Dotcom Remains Out of Jail on Bail in New Zealand.
By Joe Schneider and Chris Bourke, BusinessWeek, February 29, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/86zstfq

"Megaupload.com founder Kim Dotcom, indicted by the US for orchestrating
the country's biggest copyright infringement conspiracy, can remain out
of jail on bail pending an extradition hearing, a New Zealand judge
ruled."

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Composers file EU complaint saying broadcasters coerce them into
yielding their copyrights.
By Associated Press, Washington Post, February 28, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/6o4cdat

"BRUSSELS - A group representing composers and songwriters is alleging
that some of Europe's most prominent broadcasters are coercing them into
giving up the copyrights to their work, sharply diminishing their
earnings. The European Composer and ..."

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*News correction : Thanks to Mr. Harold L. Burstyn, a registered patent
attorney, adjunct professor at Syracuse University, and our listserv
subscriber, we acknowledge that one of our news items includes a blog
containing an error; Lin wants to copyright 'Linsanity.' By George
Albano, The Hour (blog), Februarys 25, 2012.
We notice that the article was improperly using term of "copyright" in
place of "trademark" and in correction to that error, we are introducing
following article with correct terminology.

Jeremy Lin Files Patent Office Request to Trademark Linsanity.
By Mason Levinson and Scott Soshnick, Bloomberg, February 23, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/6uurvam

"Lin, who has rejuvenated the New York Knicks over the past two weeks,
moved to take control of the catch phrase that's encapsulated his
meteoric rise, filing an application on Feb. 13 with the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office, according to the agency's website."

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