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30 Jul 2010, 8:58 am
It is Friday again and that means that it is time for another episode of the Copyright 2.0 Show.It was an insane week for copyright news with one story dominating the headlines like no other, the new DRM circumvention exemptions. But while everyone was getting excited about jailbreaking their iPhones, other headlines were slipping under the radar including other, likely more important exemptions to the DRM circumvention law as well as several major updates to ongoing cases.This week’s stories… [read post]
7 Mar 2011, 10:06 am
Copyright blogger Ben Sheffner has left the blogosphere to work for the MPAA, his thoughtful pro-copyright stance I am sure will be missed by many. His blog was marked by roll-up-your sleeves digging to get at original documents and really follow a case.See Ben's parting message here.See Ben's endorsement of the views of CopyHype here.Good luck in the new job, Ben! Purchase Copyright Litigation Handbook 2010 by Raymond J. Dowd from West here Find Ray Dowd at Dunnington Bartholow & Miller LLP… [read post]
17 Dec 2010, 6:00 am
As finals begin to wrap up and students everywhere are turning in their final projects for the semester, the temptation to plagiarize and cheat will, in many cases, be the strongest it has ever been.
If you find yourself visited by a demon and an angel, torn in an ethical, practical and philosophical debate, the Web comic Cyanide and Happiness (some comics NSFW) has a suggestion for you, a way to get through this final push without having to resort to plagiarism, self-plagiarism or… [read post]
23 Mar 2010, 12:02 pm
This is just a note that in one week, on March 30th, I’ll be giving a Webcast entitled “. The presentation should last about one hour, including at least some question and answer, and will begin at 10:00am PT / 1:00pm ET.The webcast is sponsored by Digimarc and will focus on the basics of copyright and copyright enforcement on the Web. Specifically, the following areas will be covered.Who should copyright their work;What a copyright protects;Where do you register your copyright;When you post… [read post]
25 Feb 2011, 8:07 am
BoingBoing reported that Wii came out with an advertisement encouraging young adults to engage in spanking games using the Wii device. The video was posted by Ubisoft on YouTube here.YouTube now has the message"This video contains content from Ubisoft, who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds."It is odd that the poster of a video is blocking its own content on copyright grounds. If indeed, that is the grounds, was it a failure to get a synch license for the music for the US… [read post]
31 Aug 2010, 12:45 pm
If you’ve ever been frustrated or had a question when registering a work with the U.S. Copyright Office, then you may want to keep this number handy: 1-877-476-0778The USCO has made this new number available for questions and queries regarding copyright registrations and callers will either be directed to the Public Information Office or the Copyright Technology Office help desk depending on the nature of their query.Specifically, the number is for getting help with the new Electronic Copyright… [read post]
27 May 2011, 11:29 am
Currently, the term for copyright protection is life of the author plus 70 years. To put this into perspective for you, Steamboat Willie initially aired in 1928. The copyright is ruled by the 1909 Act and has a shorter term of protection that the current scheme. Steamboat Willie is due to go into the public domain in 2023 unless Congress extends the copyright term again. I’m not sure if nearly one hundred years is a limited term (almost everybody alive during the initial air date will be dead… [read post]
4 Nov 2010, 10:30 am
For those who might be interested in my talk at the University of Advancing Technology TechForum, you can actually catch it live via Ustream either at this link or using the embed below.My talk takes an admittedly brief look at how technology has changed plagiarism and created a cat and mouse game between plagiarists and those who would seek to stop them. It’s an overview of some of the major changes that have taken place, especially in the last thirty years, regarding plagiarism and a look at… [read post]
26 Aug 2011, 10:55 am
Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.
1: Expendables Producers Drop Lawsuit Against 23K BitTorrent File-sharers
First off today, the U.S. Copryight Group, representing the producers behind the movie “The Expendables” have dropped their suit against 23,000 alleged Bittorrent file sharers. The movie comes after the Washington DC Federal Judge said the group would not be able to pursue infringers with that lawsuit if they are not in the court’s… [read post]
22 Apr 2011, 11:00 am
Another horrifically bad and misleading copyright video aimed at children. It doesn't mention the US Constitution. It doesn't reference the First Amendment. It refers to fair use as "a bit of a loophole for students and teachers".This one gets a D-. It at least mentions the public domain, a concept left out of a number of the other copyright educational videos.More botched fair use education by YouTube here.Even scarier here.Some hope from a copyright librarian… [read post]
10 May 2011, 1:20 pm
Andrew will speak at a program during NY Global Law Week sponsored by the International Section of the NY State Bar Association. The program, focusing on the challenges to international protection of intellectual property, will be held on May 11, 2011 between 3:00 and 5:00 pm and will take place at Andrew’s firm, Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt, 900 3rd Avenue, NY. A description of the more than 15 programs that will take place during Global Law Week is here.
Andrew will talk about how… [read post]
25 Apr 2013, 7:00 am
Under The Copyright Act of 1976, an owner of a copyright has exclusive reproduction rights, distribution rights, the right to create adaptations (derivative work), the right to prepare new works based on the protected work, and performance and display rights.
The owner may license or sell any of these rights for a profit. It is common for the owner to place certain limitations on how these rights can be used, such as the period of time in which they can be used, the number of times they can be… [read post]
4 Oct 2010, 12:43 pm
I just wanted to let everyone know that I’ll be speaking at the University of Advancing Technology’s Tech Forum this November. Held November 2-4 in Tempe, AZ, I’ll be speaking on the 4th at 12:30 PM, first talk of that day.My talk, which is entitled “The Technology of Plagiarism: A 30-Year History of Cat and Mouse” will be detailing the most powerful tools in plagiarism and plagiarism detection, including many of the various tricks plagiarists have used over the years to get away with… [read post]
19 Mar 2013, 2:50 pm
Library of Congress
US Register of Copyrights Maria Pallante is about to give testimony (PDF) to part of the House Judiciary Committee, in which she proposes that the US government do something it hasn't done, ever—shorten copyright terms.
"You may want to consider alleviating some of the pressure and gridlock brought about by the long copyright term for example, by reverting works to the public domain after a period of life plus fifty years unless heirs… [read post]
18 Feb 2010, 5:43 pm
Katie Fortney of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP has published Ending Copyright Claims in State Primary Legal Materials: Toward an Open Source Legal System, 102 Law Library Journal 59 (2010) (Issue No. 1). Here is the abstract:
An informed democratic society needs open access to the law, but states’ attempts to protect copyright interests in their laws are a major roadblock. Ms. Fortney urges broader access, analyzes the implications and legal arguments for and against copyright in the law, and… [read post]
4 Dec 2011, 10:23 am
Congratulations to Terry Hart for making the 2011 AmLaw Annual Blawg 100 for Copyhype. Copyhype follows a line of thinking promoted by Ben Sheffner's excellent Copyrights & Campaigns.That means a point of view in the Copyright Wars that espouses the view that copyright owners need more enforcement tools, that copyright law should be strengthened, and that is highly skeptical of the fair use doctrine. For example, Copyhype supports the Stop Online Piracy Act, my personal views on the… [read post]
14 Jun 2011, 7:07 am
In TMTV Corp. v. Mass Productions Inc., ---F.3d---, 2011 WL 2306514 (1st Cir. 2011), the First Circuit considered two competing Puerto Rican television shows 20 Pisos and El Condominio (more on Wikipedia here). As in so many of these stories, the initial brainstorming sessions were not set down in writing, later-produced scripts were the result of the amorphous brainstorming session, and in the end, all claimed copyright.Here, one purported author supplied ideas at the brainstorming session. He lost… [read post]
7 Dec 2010, 7:01 am
The Copyright Office has extended the comment and reply period for its Notice of Inquiry requesting public input for sound recordings fixed before February 15, 1972. Initial comments due in the Office of the General Counsel of the Copyright Office by January 31, 2011. Reply comments due by March 2, 2011. The Copyright Office prefers that comments be submitted electronically via www.copyright.gov. For more information check out the Federal Register notice regarding this update. A change in… [read post]
21 Apr 2012, 7:05 pm
Fraserside IP LLC v. William Michael Jones et al
Court Case Number: 3:12-cv-00699-AC
File Date: Friday, April 20, 2012
Plaintiff: Fraserside IP LLC
Plaintiff Counsel: Lake J.H. Perriguey of Law Works LLC
Defendant: William Michael Jones, Mindy Jones, www.boneprone.com, www.tubekings.com, www.socalmovies.com, La Vista, Chin Holdings China, Marvin Greencarrier, John Does 1 – 100, John Doe Companies 1-100
Cause: Copyright Infringement, Contributory Copyright… [read post]
16 May 2010, 3:59 pm
What happens when you in 2005 for infringements that you didn't know about running from 1992 through 2004? Usually, the three-year statute of limitations of the Copyright Act will preclude you from a remedy. 17 USC 507(b). But what if the infringements were secret and concealed from you as a trade secret? I wrote about the Graham v Haughey case here . End result, infringer whacked for 20 million clams.But do you get prejudgment interest? Another $4.2 million smackers, the May 12 decision… [read post]