The Register: “Parents’ Fury at Google’s Copyright Roadblock“:
“Imagine if you walked into Scotland Yard to report a crime involving children, only to be given a telling off, before you’d opened your mouth, about the dire penalties for wasting police time. And that your complaints would be forwarded to a watchdog – and
“Creationists Silence Critics With DMCA”
Slashdot: “Creationists Silence Critics with DMCA“:
“As richarddawkins.net reports., an organization called Creation Science Evangelism Ministries has been submitting DMCA copyright requests to YouTube resulting in the Rational Response Squad being banned after they protested against videos being taken down and accounts being closed by YouTube. Rational Response Squad are attacking creationism (AKA
“Lawyerless eBayer sues Autodesk over Garage-sale Miracle”
Now there’s a title. The Register:
“Three years ago, Timothy Vernor quit his day job to enjoy life as a full-time eBay junkie. His online store, Happy Hour Comics, typically sells comics-related collectibles and vintage toys, but about 24 months back, he walked into a “garage sale” and stumbled onto a copy of AutoCAD, the
Counter DMCA Notice Allows School Board Candidate To Continue To Defend Children Against Metaphorical Death Star
The Register:
Late last month . . . Viacom put the screws to Star Wars-loving North Carolinian Christopher Knight for posting his own TV ad to the world’s most popular video-sharing web site. Yes, he also posted a sliver of Viacom-owned content, but most of the video was his – and he wasn’t doing
Well, Maybe Not Everyone
MP3 recording of “Everyone’s A Winner At Nixon Peabody”
AboveTheLaw discussing the demand letter they received from Nixon Peabody.
The Fair Use Extended Dance Mix on YouTube:
Denise Howell chronicles the spat. Join the Between Lawyers Group on Facebook to join the pile-on.
Facebook Pulls Audio Service From Web Site
WSJ.com: Facebook Pulls Audio Service From Web Site
“Social-networking start-up Facebook Inc. says it pulled a service called Facebook Audio from its Web site because the service violated copyright rules. Facebook Audio allowed Facebook users to play full-length songs within its pages. . . . The RIAA had written July 9 to Facebook Audio, asking
Viacom v Google in a Nutshell
Today’s WSJ has a special section entitled “All Things Digital” that is a must-read for many reasons. From an interview with the CEOs of Viacom and Google we get the following:
Mr. Daumann (CEO of Viacom): The DMCA was not intended to cover a company that is in the media business that has knowledge of
Strong Sentiments
Dave Winer’s take on AT&T’s cooperation with the RIAA and MPAA” “I Don’t Believe in the Death Penalty . . . for People”.
“What Hath Digg Wrought?”
TechNewsWorld: “Open Source and the DMCA: What Hath Digg Wrought?” (discussion of the Digg/09 F9 matter, raising two questions (1) what will be the effect of civil disobedience on DMCA; and (2) how does one remove food coloring from a swimming pool?)
Perfect 10 v Google and Amazon
Perfect 10 v. Google and Amazon, 06-55405 (9th Cir. May 16, 2007)
Summary of Perfect1o decision by John Ottaviani.
Comment by Oren Kerr on what constitutes a copy here.