[digital-copyright] In the news.

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

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The Missing 20th Century: How Copyright Protection Makes Books Vanish.
By Rebecca J. Rosen, The Atlantic, March 30 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/c5j4y6r

"Because beginning in 1923, most titles are copyrighted. Books from
before 1923 tend to be in the public domain, and the result is that
Amazon carries them -- lots of them. The chart comes from University of
Illinois law professor Paul Heald."

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When Stealing Isn't Stealing.
By STUART P. GREEN, The New York Times (Opinion), March 28, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/c6m5qfk

"The Justice Department is building its case against Megaupload, the
hugely popular file-sharing site that was indicted earlier this year on
multiple counts of copyright infringement and related crimes.[] Whatever
wrongs Megaupload has committed, though, it's doubtful that theft is
among them."

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New copyright center ready to fire on pirates.
by Greg Sandoval, CNET, April 2, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/c748yy9

"The Center for Copyright Information (CCI)will soon make its debut. The
CCI will work with ISPs, music labels, and film studios to implement
controversial graduated-response program. by Greg Sandoval April 2, 2012
8:01 AM PDT Follow @sandoCNET The ..."

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Megaupload User Demands Return of Seized Content.
By David Kravets, Wired News (blog), March 30, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/7caa7n5

"Goodwin, the operator of OhioSportsNet, which films and streams high
school sports, wants to access his copyrighted footage that he stored on
the file-sharing network. His hard drive crashed days before the
government shuttered the site Jan. 19."

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MediaFire to Hollywood studios: 'We're no criminal gang.'
by Greg Sandoval, CNET, April 1, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/cdnftnn

"A MediaFire cofounder denies the company violates copyright law.
MediaFire is no 'rogue' Web site and is not run by any criminal gang,
says Tom Langridge, one of the co-founders of the file-hosting service.
In a letter to CNET, Langridge has responded ..."

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Gov't Efforts Target Online Counterfeits Much More Than Digital Piracy.
By Grant Gross, IDG News, March 30, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/d75wsmv

"Operators of two of the sites face copyright infringement charges in
New York, Espinel's report said. "With the continued leadership of the
Obama Administration and the support of Congress, we can ensure that US
innovation and creativity are protected ..."

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White House pressures AOL, Google over pirate sites.
by Declan McCullagh, CNET, March 30, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/7dp9t4j

"Yahoo, Google, AOL, and Microsoft try not to let copyright-infringing
Web sites sign up. Their advertising network contracts currently
prohibit it. But that isn't stopping the White House from pressuring
those four companies to do more to satisfy ..."

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Copyright Infingement Will Lead ICANN Registrars to Lose Accreditation.
By Rebecca Wanjiku, PCWorld, March 28, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/bnk5nae

"Registrars that fail to comply with copyright infringement contract
terms given by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
will lose their accreditation. Copyright infringement issues have ..."

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Ray Charles' foundation sues his children.
By Alan Duke, CNN, April 1, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/72zt6dv

"A foundation created by Ray Charles is suing seven of the late singer's
children, accusing them of violating a deal with their father not to
claim any rights to his estate."

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