You can separately subscribe to the IP Thinktank Global week in Review at the Subscribe page: [duncanbucknell.com] Highlights this week included:Record labels sue Baidu over providing links to file-sharing sites: (Ars Technica), (Techdirt), (Out-Law), (IP Law360), (Copyfight), Merck’s Fosamax patent expires: Watson Pharmaceuticals to distribute authorized generic version, Teva and Barr also launch FDA approved generic versions: (SmartBrief), (Patent Circle), (In … [read post]

  If you have been following the machinations by the Obama Justice Department [sic] over amending the ASCAP and BMI consent decrees,  you may have found yourself wondering who was responsible for rejecting the good faith efforts of the songwriting community in favor of a cynical back room deal with multinational tech companies and broadcasters. [read post]