The New Yorker: “Google’s Moon Shot: The Quest For The Universal Library” by Jeff Toobin.
YouTube Statistic Of The Day
NBC Universal has three employees who view YouTube everyday for studio-owned material, and sends 1,000 requests a month to YouTube to take down such material. From: “Hollywood Asks YouTube: Friend or Foe?”
Media Companies Plan Rival To YouTube?
Int Herald Tribune:
“Now, a handful of giant media companies, like NBC Universal, News Corp., Viacom and possibly CBS, are close to announcing a new Web site that will feature some of their best-known television programming and other clips in an attempt to build a business for distributing video on the Internet to rival
Gower Report On IP In The UK Released
Her Majesty’s Treasurer has released the Gower Review of Intellectual Property. IPKat took a quick look and notes highlights in the recomendations: NO copyright extension; Fast-track trademark registration process for small business; enhanced safe-harbors against copyright infringement. Attention UK practitioners: after you’ve had a chance to mull, send me links to your comments.
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Discussion of Pre-Loaded IPods
As the price of digital-playback devices (i.e. iPods) plumment, we may see more and more ‘pre-loaded’ offerings. Here a discussion of Load ‘N Go, a company that pre-loads iPods with video content (and bundles the related DVD). However the question arises whether it is cricumventing DRM sfotware to do so. Via IP Due Diligence
Other People’s Mail: YouTube Sends TechCrunch C&D
TechCrunch: “Huh? YouTube Sends TechCrunch a Cease and Desist.”
“The Farce Behind ‘Digital Freedom'”
News.com: “Perspecitve: ‘The Farce Behind ‘Digital Freedom‘” – Op-Ed on Consumer Electronic Associations’ digital freedom campaign, written by Cary Sherman, president of the RIAA.
Unauthorizing Streaming Of UEFA Games
Out-law: “Streaming video site had ‘cyncial disregard’ for UEFA’s Rights.” BSkyB and UEFA protest unauthorized streaming of Champions League games.
Cablevision Suspends DVR Experiment
MercuryNews.com: “Cablevision suspends network DVR experiment” (Cablevision is developing a server-based, as opposed to set top based (such as Tivo), digital video recording service. It has been sued for copyright infringement by the major movie studios and TV networks).
You’re On Your Own As To What To Make Of All This
Gawker: “Battle of Shiloh:”
Gawker: “We Fought The Good Fight”
Gawker: “Does This Mean We’re Off The Hook?”
EFF: Brangelina, Shiloh and Fair Use