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Comment Breach of copyright is a whole different box of frogs, since no one will ever die or be physically injured as a result of it. The latest in the debate over music downloaders and sharers also got a lots of comments, while women in IT - or lack of...
[17 Apr 2008]
News IFPI executive vice president, Frances Moore, said: "If the aim of the report is to protect creative content, including in the online environment, we should be looking at all options available in the fight against copyright theft.
[14 Apr 2008]
whitepaper The TEACH Act is an opportunity, but it is also a responsibility. The new law is a benefit, but also a burden. Implementing the law and enjoying its benefits will be possible only with concerted action by many parties within the educational...
[10 Apr 2008]
News This world view has repeatedly put Google at loggerheads with copyright holders and their ilk. Google CIO Douglas Merrill is leaving Google to become president of EMI's digital unit, according to sources.
[03 Apr 2008]
News Knowlton wrote: "As far as we are concerned we are happy to extend the OSP to implementers who distribute their code under any copyright license including the GPL. The [Open Specification Promise] FAQ just states what everyone knows and...
[18 Mar 2008]
News The approach allows bands to retain 100 per cent copyright on their music as well as the option to sign with a traditional music label if they wish. The first album to be solely financed by users of music website Slicethepie is released next Monday...
[06 Mar 2008]
Comment Good intentions to protect copyright - but the wrong method. Why should the ISPs have to fund what is inadequate copyright protection by the media companies? It would be far better for the publishers to devise a common scheme of copyright protection.
[28 Feb 2008]
Comment Culture secretary Andy Burnham clearly thinks the spread of online piracy dangerously undermines the entertainment industries and dilutes the value of copyright law. Politicians are threatening ISPs with penalties if illegal downloading doesn't stop.
[22 Feb 2008]
Case Study He said: "Alarm bells started ringing when we saw other publishers punished for breaching copyright. The problem was a general lack of awareness of the copyright laws surrounding fonts and the concept of fonts as intellectual property.
[22 Feb 2008]
Comment A letter to Facebook HQ from Hasbro and Mattel's lawyers has called for the removal of the application on the basis of an alleged breach of copyright. Application of copyright in the digital landscape.
[29 Jan 2008]
News The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) is proposing that ISPs should be obliged to disconnect users who are found to be infringing music copyright. The music industry is calling for governments and internet services...
[25 Jan 2008]
News Strong copyright protections and efforts to stem piracy are critical to ensuring that our technology industries remain competitive in the global market. The 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act's section restricting the "circumvention" of copy...
[03 Jan 2008]
Comment But video in particular eats up network bandwidth while raising issues relating to copyright and idle channel surfing. Corporate copyright policy on downloading and editing or attribution infringement.
[29 Nov 2007]
whitepaper As digital rights holders become increasingly proactive in asserting their rights against infringers, Internet Service Providers ("ISPs") are more frequently becoming embroiled in online copyright infringement disputes.
[24 Oct 2007]
whitepaper Bioperl is free (under a very unrestrictive copyright), and its home is http://bioperl.org. Bioperl is a collection of more than 500 Perl modules for bioinformatics that have been written and maintained by an international group of volunteers.
[24 Oct 2007]
whitepaper Trade Representative is seeking to incorporate provisions in bilateral free trade agreements regulating the liability of Internet Service Providers ("ISPs") for copyright infringement that are modeled on similar provisions in the U.S.
[19 Oct 2007]
AS Profile With digital media transforming the copyright debate, Lessig is the man revolutionising the copyright law for the new online era. Lawrence Lessig is a longstanding Agenda Setter, famed for his pre-eminent thinking on cyber law.
[12 Oct 2007]
AS Profile In May Amazon announced plans to launch an online music store featuring downloads without copyright restrictions. Bezos has risen up the rankings once again by keeping Amazon at the forefront of online retailing and also by guiding the company...
[12 Oct 2007]
AS Profile The YouTube acquisition brought with it the threat of lawsuits from content providers and other copyright-holders whose material was being uploaded onto the website. It's been another big year for Eric Schmidt, who maintains his position in the top...
[12 Oct 2007]
whitepaper The problem is that photo theft can be extremely damaging, and not so much because of mere copyright law (though it does apply).A big part of any item's desirability is its perceived uniqueness. Taking a good-quality photo of each and every item...
[10 Oct 2007]
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