Archive for April 2005
Copyright Office Posts Orphan Works Comments
The U.S. Copyright Office has posted 711 unique comments in response to the "Orphan Works" inquiry.
Attribution: SNTReport.com first discovered news of these comments through a posting in Lessig Blog, edited by Lawrence Lessig.
U.S. Copyright Office. Orphan Works Comments.
See also:
Federal Register. Library of Congress, Copyright Office: Orphan Works. Jan. 26, 2005.
Editor’s note See also SNTReport.com’s prior story on the Orphan Works copyright circular.
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Judiciary Committee to Analyze Patriot Act
"The tumultuous process of reviewing portions of the USA Patriot Act is about to begin. Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Penn., said Thursday that his Judiciary Committee will begin a series of three hearings starting April 5 to examine the 2001 law and consider which sections should be renewed before their Dec. 31 expiration date."
Declan McCullagh. Patriot Act to be Scrutinized. News.com. March 31, 2005.
See also:
No author. PATRIOT Act Goes Too Far. Patriot-News. March 31, 2005.
American Library Association. USA PATRIOT ACT of 2001. Aug. 31, 2004.
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Freelance Writers Settle Copyright Suit
"Freelance writers have reached a settlement worth as much as $18 million with The New York Times Co. and other defendants in a copyright infringement case involving work posted online or in databases, the writers’ representatives said on Tuesday.
"A motion for approval of the settlement was filed last week in federal court in New York, said Gerard Colby, president of the National Writers Union, one of several writers’ groups that brought the class-action lawsuit."
Reuters. Freelance Writers Win Online Settlement. MSNBC News. March 30, 2005.
See also:
Rachel Metz. Freelancers Hit the Jackpot. Wired News. March 29, 2005.
National Writers Union. $18 Million Settlement to Freelance Writers Filed for Court Approval. (Press Release.) March 29, 2005.
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Microsoft Unveils Video Download Service
"Microsoft has launched a video download service that offers daily television programming, entertainment clips, and other digital content for viewing on Windows Mobile-based devices, it says.
"The MSN Video Downloads service draws on content from Microsoft partners such as CinemaNow, MSNBC.com, and TiVo, allowing subscribers to watch video on their smart phones, Pocket PCs, and Portable Media Centers."
Scarlet Pruitt. Microsoft Launches Mobile Video Downloads. PC World. March 30, 2005.
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Intel, Bertelsmann Partner for P2P
"The world’s largest chipmaker, Intel, and a unit of German media giant Bertelsmann plan to cooperate in technology for downloading and sharing films, music clips and games from the Internet.
"Intel will make chips for PCs, notebooks and mobile phones that are compatible with Bertelsmann’s new online media file-sharing platform, capitalizing on a huge and growing public appetite for accessing music and other media online."
Reuters.Intel, Bertelsmann Link up for Online Media. News.com. March 30, 2005.
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