[digital-copyright] In the news

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Patents, Copyrights Boost U.S. Economy With Jobs, Report Finds.
by William McQuillen and Brian Wingfield, Bloomberg, April 11, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/dxjv72z

"More than a quarter of all jobs in the US are with companies that rely on
patents, copyrights and trademarks to protect products from competition and
promote investment, the Commerce Department said. About 27.1 million jobs in
2010 were in industries ..."

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Oracle and Google's Android copyright row trial begins.
by Leo Kelion, BBC News, April 16, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/6llju8h

"Oracle's claim that Google violated several of its patents and copyrights
goes to trial in a San Francisco court on Monday. It is one of the biggest
such tech lawsuits to date. Oracle is claiming about $1bn (#630m) in ..."

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Oracle kicks off busy trial season against Google
by Dan Levine, Reuters, April 13, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/7dvranb

"Google says it doesn't violate Oracle's patents, and that Oracle cannot
copyright certain parts of Java. The case is the first of four big tech trials
involving Oracle scheduled for the next few months - three in Northern
California, and one in Nevada."

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Fight emerges over fate of Megaupload US servers.
by Jeremy Pelofsky, Chicago Tribune, April 13, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/7j22uka

"Megaupload has offered to buy the servers from the hosting company, but US
prosecutors and others have objected because of concerns over ensuring that
the copyrighted movies, television shows and music are not downloaded again."

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Netcos can't always anchor in 'safe harbor': Opinion by 2nd Circuit raises
deeper liability issues.
by Ted Johnson, Chicago Tribune, April 13, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/7gahtnk

"Viacom and YouTube each spun last week's 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals opinion
as a victory in their protracted copyright battle. But could old media have
gained the upper hand in the war? The case is about the interpretation of the
Digital Millennium ..."

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High court steps into copyright case.
Associated Press, Fox News, April 16, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/7u3fwdm

"WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide a copyright case with
important implications for the large and growing markets in discount and
Internet sales. The justices said they will hear an appeal from a Thai student
doing graduate work in ..."

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Copyright Royalty Board Appoints Suzanne M. Barnett to Chief Copyright Judge.
by Ed Christman, Billboard.bizm, April 13, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/bos57vg

"When that happens, involved parties will have 15 days to request a
re-hearing, while the Register of Copyrights will have 60 days to review the
decision for legal error. By the end of the latter period, the Librarian of
Congress will publish the ..."

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Fourth Righthaven copyright lawsuit appeal dismissed.
by Steve Green, VEGAS INC, April 12, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/bt22q3h

"Copyright lawsuit filer Righthaven LLC of Las Vegas saw another one of its
appeals dismissed Wednesday after Righthaven apparently abandoned the case. A
deputy clerk at the Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ..."

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Porn producer's copyright complaint pits Hollywood against Google.
by Brian Braiker, The Guardian, April 11, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/cgtamgh

"A powerful lobby group that represents the interests of the biggest Hollywood
movie studios has aligned itself with an obscure Miami gay porn producer, in
the ongoing battle to protect copyrighted material online. The Motion Picture
Association of ..."

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