Copyright

Can You Watch The Super Bowl On a 70” Screen In A Church?

By Marty Schwimmer on February 4, 2007

Info/Law analyzes the question as to whether a Church can host a Super Bowl party, utilizing a 70″ TV, and concludes “yes, assuming the Church does not charge admission.”

Viacom Demands YouTube Pull Down Videos

By Marty Schwimmer on February 2, 2007

Posted in Copyright

Reuters: Viacom demands YouTube pull down videos:
“Viacom Inc. (VIAb.N: Quote, Profile , Research) has demanded that Google Inc.’s online video service YouTube pull down all of its video clips after they failed to reach an agreement, the company said.
About 100,000 video clips from Viacom-owned properties including MTV Networks and BET has been…

GEMA v. YouTube and MySpace?

By Marty Schwimmer on February 1, 2007

Posted in Copyright, Copyright Fair Use, International, YouTube

NewTeeVee: “YouTube, MySpace Face European Copyright Clash“:
“Collective licensing organizations throughout the continent have been demanding compliance in recent months, seeking their share of the potential billions generated by online video. At the forefront of this movement is GEMA – a German organization that now now has its sights on YouTube and MySpace.”

“Copyright Suit in China Called Opening Salvo in Media War”

By Marty Schwimmer on January 24, 2007

Posted in Copyright, International

international Herald Tribune: “China Suit In China Called Opening Salvo In Media War”
“A lawsuit that has been filed by one of China’s largest newspapers against one of the country’s leading Internet portals over the issue of massive copyright violations is being described here as the opening salvo in a media war.
In…

Ninth Circuit: Kahle v Gonzalez

By Marty Schwimmer on January 24, 2007

Posted in Copyright

Kahle v. Gonzalez, 9th Cir January 22, 2007:
“Each Plaintiff provides, or intends to provide, access to works that allegedly
have little or no commercial value but remain under copyright
protection. The difficulty and expense of obtaining permission
to place those works on the Internet is overwhelming; owner-
ship of these “orphan” works is…

Brevity As The Soul Of Law In Copyright Case

By Marty Schwimmer on January 15, 2007

Posted in Copyright

Prof Patry praises a SDNY copyright opinion (concerning the “Meet The Fockers” screenplay), for its brevity and clarity.

YouTube Statistic Of The Day

By Marty Schwimmer on January 15, 2007

Posted in Copyright, Copyright Fair Use, YouTube

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?”