COPYCENSE

Copycense social media posts on copyright, communications, intellectual property and the media industries from December 4 through December 10, 2011.

• Dec. 10 is Human Rights Day. Sec. Clinton on Internet freedom http://t.co/uqwQScr7 vs ICE seizures http://t.co/XiDgTQh6 #copyright
• Dec. 10 is Human Rights Day. Re: human rights & IP: UNESCO http://t.co/76DQJKgW UNDHR, Art. 27 http://t.co/97WQ3nhx #copyright
• Audio Drylongso: Former slaves tell their stories (via LoC): http://t.co/1Q9aSbS9 | Coverage: http://t.co/M6L1nNbt /HT @LawandLit
• “For Chinese netizens, #SOPA is another great firewall” http://t.co/rUALNWRb /HT @onthemedia #copyright
• Ice Cube draws parallels between sampling and … Eames architecture?!?!? http://t.co/39zS2utj /HT @NewBlackMan | Straight boulevois
• LOC: Digitizing & making pre-1978 @CopyrightOffice records more accessible http://t.co/2yGrLzFp
• “Viacom’s lawsuit vs. Google showed studio reps surreptitiously uploaded clips … for promotional purposes” http://t.co/jm07uKA3 #copyright
• RE http://t.co/lPOIlImI UNESCO? http://t.co/76DQJKgW UNDHR, Art. 27? http://t.co/97WQ3nhx #copyright
• “This truth should be self-evident: Human rights should never be subjugated to #copyright” http://t.co/Fsp6FiqA
• Does red herring of tech vs. Hollywood move so-called #copyright “wars” to Defcon 2? http://is.gd/lQzd7C
• MPAA chairman slams Google over its PIPA/SOPA opposition http://t.co/nhgmyWAE /HT @robinhoover #copyright
• RE http://t.co/CagJtoeE … Is another salvo in the “Tech is killing #copyright” meme in the air lately
• RE http://t.co/CagJtoeE Industry verification the “culture industries” sell units, not culture #copyright
• Music publishers’ association president: #SOPA needed to protect digital marketplace http://t.co/EbdQsWZX #copyright
• “Watering down” #SOPA begins http://t.co/LrZQPatP | I’m all in as of Nov. 28 http://t.co/zJhVyKdk #copyright
• Outstanding reporting by @mmasnick on the Dajaz1 #domain seizure & due process problems http://t.co/XiDgTQh6 #copyright
• ESPN’s ® for its SportsCenter theme http://t.co/rKVHjpbm | Sound http://t.co/rtZFA0rz /HT @tm4smallbiz #trademark
• Electronic Arts banning users from games for alleged forum comment violations http://t.co/edgsrd4Z #games
• USA: Ad network not liable for #copyright Infringement in “For Dummies” e-book case http://t.co/oHEQDlDU
• USA: Federal court rules pro-se blogger isn’t journalist; judgment is $2.5 million http://t.co/qQbvuFJw /HT @LloydJassin
• Verizon to take on Netflix with video streaming service http://t.co/IKeRWyTJ
• Netflix chief: HBO Go is rival ‘we fear most’ http://t.co/abO4p1Qt
• ESPN reporter sues hotel, stalker for $10 million http://t.co/wI46zeh0 /HT @BizMediaLaw:#privacy
• RE http://t.co/dFIxtHkU Official announcement http://t.co/l0UoSoXq UK coverage http://t.co/huUm2Rjm
• RT @James_Gannon: Since when is the test for #copyright infringement “lost sales” and not “copying”? http://is.gd/43P73A
• “Cluetrain” author officially on the “Internet is ruining everything” bandwagon http://t.co/CvtiIJXz /HT @Shocklee
• #SCOTUS cert petition in Wiley v. Kirtsaeng http://t.co/Mfrg2sRn /HT @IPInBrief #copyright
• Why the $2.99 e-book may signal “cheap” http://t.co/lApYTaIT (Hint: Starbucks) #amwriting #books
• @MPAA says SOPA/PIPA will have “changes” http://t.co/SDTxU1gQ | Doubling down http://t.co/zJhVyKdk #copyright
• EU investigating possible collusion between Apple, publishers in e-book market http://t.co/30FPEKO9 #amwriting
• RT @CathyGellis: USA is barely more than 200 years old and already libraries and the post office are dying. Ben Franklin would be pissed. http://is.gd/iGKDXA
• @AmericanPublish joins @RIAA seek to file amicus brief in 9th Cir. RIghthaven case http://t.co/tzok1MUU #copyright
• Norweigan press boycotts Janet Jackson after singer’s photo ownership demands http://t.co/ixzSwEXC /HT @ArtistsRights #copyright
• Paper: “Predicting Fair Use” http://t.co/jXsRybXm #copyright
• RT @rachaelvaughn: Matthew Sag speak about empirical fair use analysis; ~ 40% of district court cases find fair use #copyright http://is.gd/HU0qe6
• 10,000 tweets equals more than 450, 500-word blog posts http://t.co/5JAzrk8e | Reallocating writing time in 2012
• RE http://t.co/MczspGmI Likely SOPA/PIPA related, then reframe convo to make well-funded tech cos. (instead of poor consumers) the devil
• Per @robinhoover, anyone else in #copyright space notice preponderance of Hollywood v. Tech reporting in last 7-10 days? Fishy. http://is.gd/RgWICU
• @robinhoover RE http://t.co/k6tiBQZI May have a point. Add Levine’s Free Ride book review http://t.co/X4o07cnC Seems a coordinated effort
• Napster closed Nov. 30; co-founder says Spotify follows Napster’s “original dream” http://t.co/NA3gssaQ (video) /HT @Shocklee #music
• “Traditional media has historically done well by selling inefficiency.” http://t.co/ioMrfqDp
• Economic “piracy” losses questioned, @MPAA subtly reframing to jobs lost, i.e. http://t.co/LROOzCuJ #copyright
• RE http://t.co/nxzYBYzs Hollywood v. Tech is a sexy news story line, but there’s more synergy than difference #copyright
• Piracy legislation pits Hollywood against Silicon Valley http://t.co/acsmavgF /HT @Cal_Lawyer
• “There are indications that an exquisitely designed hardcover book can keep print sales high & cut into e-book sales” http://t.co/9m6SZTqK
• Selling a book by its (intricately gilded) cover http://t.co/9m6SZTqK | Reminds me of past excitement over LP album covers #books
• Chik-Fil-A sends C&D to Vermont who wants folks to “Eat More Kale” http://t.co/JailJKV6 #trademark
• Extra | USPS to close half of its mail processing centers; slower first class mail delivery times http://t.co/9NoxvY7T
• RE http://t.co/HhkqPK0i No coincidence movie studios’ Ultraviolet move concurrent with SOPA/PIPA proposals #copyright
• Will Hollywood’s ‘UltraViolet’ plan replace the DVD? http://t.co/Muox2qDL | More format shift monetization #copyright #DRM
• RT @lawgeeknz: Killing Michael Jackson gets max 4 years in prison; uploading MJ song under #SOPA gets max 5 years #copyright http://is.gd/yg2Ebd