[digital-copyright] In the news

["Jin hoon Lee" <Jinhoon.Lee@xxxxxxxx>]

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Copyright Treaty Requires Congressional Support, Senator Says.
By David Kravets, Wired News, March 20, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/7kyuvzv

"The deal also calls on participating nations to maintain extensive
seizure and forfeiture laws when it comes to counterfeit goods that are
trademarked or copyrighted. Most important, countries must carry out a
legal system where victims of intellectual ..."

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California Copyright Litigation: Software Reseller Cannot Rely on First
Sale Doctrine.
by Jeffrey Sheldon, JD Supra (press release), March 20, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/btsrlmw

"As a full-service intellectual property firm with more than two decades
of experience, we provide local, regional, national, and international
legal services in the following areas: patents, trademarks, copyrights,
trade secrets, IP Contact our ..."

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Hard-fought copyright case closed against Righthaven.
By Steve Green, VEGAS INC, March 24, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/cnwtx46

"This case was among the most heavily-litigated of the Righthaven
lawsuits because last year, US District Judge James Mahan on his own
initiative decided to make it a test case about whether Righthaven had
standing to sue over copyrights it obtained ..."

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ValCom Files Copyright Infringement Suit Against Megaupload.com.
NASDAQ, March 23, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/cs2gamg

"(RTTNews.com) - Entertainment company ValCom, Inc. (VLCO.PK) said
Friday it has filed a copyright infringement suit to secure millions of
dollars of funds which was seized by government authorities in a raid on
the popular file sharing site ..."

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Since When Is Merely Linking to Copyrighted Content an Extraditable
Offense?
By Christopher Danzig, Above the Law, March 23, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/bncqyyw

"Last year Richard O'Dwyer was arrested by police for operating TVShack,
a website that carried links to copyrighted TV-shows. Following his
detention in the UK's largest prison, the site owner fought a looming
extradition to the US, but without success ..."

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Pinup site poses challenges.
By Marie Szaniszlo, Boston Herald, March 25, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/bwm3gj3

"But the news comes amid both the site's growing popularity and
questions about its visitors' often unwitting use of copyrighted
material as they share everything from recipes to photographs to images
of works of art. From January to February, ..."

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Behind the Scenes of the Anti-SOPA/PIPA Fight.
by Sherry Karabin, Corporate Counsel, March 22, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/boed2ph

"On that day an estimated 115000 websites and 14 million users
participated in an Internet protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act
(SOPA) in the House and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) in the Senate.
Websites including Google and Wikipedia urged their ..."

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PA warns over copyright.
By Charlotte Williams, The Bookseller, March 21, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/bpq7yoc

"The PA, though supporting suggested changes in copyright law such as
those around orphan works, digital preservation of archives and distance
learning, argued against proposals to "close down" licensing in areas
such as content mining, photocopying in ..."

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New filing in 'Spidey' suit: Producers submit motion to dismiss.
By Gordon Cox, Chicago Tribune, March 23, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/blhlsfp

"Producers of Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" have
filed a motion to dismiss the copyright infringement claims of Julie
Taymor, the legit creative currently embroiled in a legal tussle with
the "Spider-Man" team. In a separate filing, ..."

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Music Publisher Drops Key Claim in 'Y.M.C.A.' Copyright Termination
Lawsuit.
by Eriq Gardner, Hollywood Reporter, March 22, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/7c28jo2

"The development comes in an important case involving a songwriter's
ability to terminate a copyright grant. As Victor Willis, the original
lead singer of the Village People, fights to regain control over his
share of the copyright credit for 32 of the ..."

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