Details on the settlement – which include $125 million payment and new sales of out-of-print books – here.
News
The DMCA Turns Ten
The U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act turns ten today. Postings here and here reflect on the legislation, while the EFF updates its report – Unintended Consequences: Ten Years Under the DMCA.
Canadian Heritage Posts New Copyright Collective Report
Canadian Heritage has posted a new report by Craig Parks that surveys copyright management issues in the Canadian music industry.
B. C. Court Rules Linking To Content Not Republication
A B.C. court has ruled that linking to allegedly defamatory content does not amount to a republication of the content. The case arises from one of the Crookes lawsuits, this one involving both Wikipedia and P2PNet.net [full disclosure: Crookes is suing me with similar claims that include linking to websites […]
World Customs Union Copyright Policy Questioned
IP Watch reports on growing criticism of the World Customs Union, which is enforcing strict restrictions on the use of its public documents.
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