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Copycense Weekly Review (through Dec. 10, 2011)
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
Copycense Weekly Review (through Dec. 3, 2011)
Copycense social media posts on copyright, communications, intellectual property and the media industries from November 27 through December 3, 2011.
- Complaint in Bikram’s #copyright infringement lawsuit vs. competing Yoga studio http://t.co/WQUkCW21 [pdf]
- Bikram’s at it again: sues former student for allegedly violating #copyright in hot yoga poses http://t.co/EZ9kwsIA
- Filmmakers seek to renew #DMCA anti-circumvention exemption for DVDs http://t.co/ML7U0XCT http://t.co/y4bkg8VM [pdf] #copyright
- @CopyrightOffice digitizing 70 million+ images /HT @Clancco_ArtLaw http://t.co/d6kIYiiR
- EU: E-book sales hampered by 25% tax http://t.co/chBta8uu
- Workers use labor law to dispute disciplinary actions related to social media use http://t.co/mOfRtgQ7 /HT @sunil_abraham @PRC_Amber
- RT @ARLpolicy: Library #Copyright Alliance comments on 1201 DRM exceptions: http://t.co/PCRxkivc Blog summary to come!
- Read this @jakonrath post http://t.co/HuN3dipG | 6,200 miles on a 2006 book tour. If he’s making money now, don’t knock the hustle
- Minority Media & Telecom Council supports SOPA/PIPA passage http://t.co/GNw4aSto [pdf] /HT @MPAA | Response stuck between chuckling & “Oy!”
- If your business is access to digital information, and you don’t fight for every penny and access provision, stop whining about #copyright http://is.gd/yCNAPZ
- Tired of reading about #copyright hindering access to digital collections, when institutions don’t aggressively negotiate license contacts http://is.gd/kBXWTq
- “What would happen if all movie-downloading BitTorrent users made the switch to Netflix?” http://t.co/GGzEHYEL #copyright
- RT @pranesh_prakash: European firms building their own #cloud services to avoid lax US data #privacy laws: http://t.co/pUtihFDX
- @primusluta RE http://t.co/kC66SpQE Yeah, I looked twice at it; concluded “benefit of the doubt”
- Kojo Nnamdi Show: Stopping Online #Piracy http://t.co/hfeBaJ4Z #copyright
- McGruff the Crime Dog on “piracy” & knock-offs http://t.co/G1aCxlmF /HT @MPAA
- How SOPA/PIPA Affects Your Small Business http://t.co/qlUN9K7v /HT @DanaNewman #copyright
- BBC Click interview with Neelie Kroes spokeman on #copyright http://t.co/mCP4Hb2q /HT @ArtistsRights
- Scholarly press rents articles http://t.co/RAjhZLfn | No print, no download; straight cash, homie /HT @copyrightgirl
- A +1 for @IDEALAW series interpreting common contract/ToS clauses http://t.co/3OhphZ0o
- Why Uncle Sam wants to save T-Mobile from AT&T http://t.co/bf4NTfNj #mobile
- USAG on “piracy”: “The public’s proactive attention … can help us to disrupt the sale of illegal goods” http://t.co/5aCSGj1H
- @mmasnick interview with author (and former IP lawyer) Barry Eisler on #copyright, #SOPA http://t.co/3K4V4Qis
- The tautolgy of #copyright law’s “irreparable harm” injunction standard http://t.co/X6pNShGX
- Cable companies seeking to charge extra for Netflix, Hulu streaming http://t.co/MKkZpxEh
- RT @howardknopf: Samsung Defeats Apple-Sought Ban in Australia http://t.co/oSW3H6uj
- Sci-fi author: Big 6 publishers cutting their own throats with e-book #DRM http://t.co/oTHw7Kpz #amwriting #copyright
- Lipitor loses #patent, goes generic http://t.co/04mFB5mb /HT @BoothSweet
- Net Neutrality Is Too Regulatory, but Stop Online Piracy Isn’t? http://t.co/PEIPp9jl #copyright #sopa
- Economist: Redraft #SOPA more tightly http://t.co/1AGAXugl #copyright
- New @CopyrightOffice proposal http://t.co/Wd2AUycw [pdf] could put DMCA safe harbor at risk http://t.co/PLPmSbjI #copyright
- Tom Moulton, the inventor of the remix, turns 71 today http://t.co/cWjzvnho /HT @primusluta
- Ray Bradbury relents, allows ‘Fahrenheit 451’ to become e-book http://t.co/NssNENM7 /HT @LawandLit
- Bronx tattoo artists say Fiat had no clearance for mural appearance in J-Lo ad http://t.co/I6YnhITJ /HT @howardknopf #copyright
- Prediction: The #SOPA fallback will omit most egregious provisions, then pass in election year budget bill. Standard procedure #copyright http://is.gd/Vur5zR
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Patent Office to Brief Public on Peer-Review Initiative
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will hold a briefing on May 12, 2006, from 9:00 a.m. to noon in the agency’s Madison building. The USPTO has created a partnership with academia and the private sector to launch an online, peer review pilot project that seeks to ensure that patent examiners will have improved access to all available prior art during the patent examination process.
As a follow-up to the February 16th meeting, this briefing will focus on further developing previously discussed initiatives as well as answering the question of what constitutes valid prior art and a greater in-depth analysis of the peer review pilot project that is under consideration.
An agenda is available online. Registration is strongly encouraged; register by e-mail at OpenSource2006@uspto.gov.
USPTO to Hold Briefing on Patent Peer Review Pilot Project
Friday, May 12, 2006
9:00 am -12:00 noon
Madison Auditorium, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
USPTO Headquarters
Madison Auditorium, South Side
600 Dulany Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
CopyCense™: K. Matthew Dames on the law, business, and technology of digital content. A business venture of Seso Digital LLC.
Settlement Past, Blackberry Maker Seeks Patent Reform
“Research In Motion took out a full-page advertisement in the Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, Washington Post and several other newspapers earlier this week, thanking those who supported the company in its dispute with NTP and also urging patent reforms. In the letter attributed to RIM’s co-CEOs Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, RIM said it was “pleased to put this matter behind us and remove any uncertainty from our customers’ minds.”
“Eleven days ago RIM paid NTP $612.5 million to end the long-running dispute over whether the popular BlackBerry wireless e-mail system infringed on patents held by NTP. Prior to the settlement, Judge James Spencer appeared set to impose an injunction on the sales and support of BlackBerry devices and software in the U.S. after RIM failed to overturn a 2002 jury verdict that it infringed on NTP’s patents.
“RIM settled with NTP even though — after the jury verdict and appeals process — the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office had has rejected the claims in NTP’s five patents at issue in the case.”
Tom Krazit. RIM Calls for Patent Reform In Newspaper Ad. News.com. March 14, 2006.
See also:
Research In Motion. A Message To All BlackBerry Supporters. No date.
CopyCense™: K. Matthew Dames on the intersection of business, law and technology. A business venture of Seso Digital LLC.
The Money Men Enter Patent Reform Debate
“Venture capitalists are turning into legal experts — and against each other — as Congress prepares to rewrite patent legislation.
“Patents are the commercial currency for inventors of the “next big thing” — time and resources spent on research and development are worthless without an exclusive right to exploit an invention. The Patent [Reform] Act of 2005, introduced in the House of Representatives in June, is intended to overhaul 50-year-old legislation that has failed to keep up with fast-moving and comprehensive changes in technology, particularly in the life sciences and information technology sectors.
“Everyone agrees that the system needs improving, but the venture capital industry is split on how this should be done.”
Marietta Cauchi. Patent Reform in Congress Drives Wedge in Industry. PostGazette.com. Jan. 27, 2006.
See also:
Government Accounting Office. USPTO Has Made Progress Hiring Examiners, But Challenges to Retention Remain (GAO-05-720). (.pdf) June 2005.
Florence Olsen. Patent Examiners Battle Stress. FCW.com. July 25, 2005.
CopyCense™: K. Matthew Dames on the intersection of business, law and technology. A business venture of Seso Digital LLC.
Patent Office Eliminates Patents in Blackberry Case
“A preliminary ruling by the United States patent office on Wednesday further undermined legal claims by a company that has sought to shut the BlackBerry wireless e-mail device in the United States.
“Research in Motion, the Canadian maker of the BlackBerry, said the decision meant that the patent office had twice rejected all five patents controlled by NTP that are related to BlackBerry litigation. NTP is an intellectual property company based in Arlington, Va.”
Ian Austen. Ruling Aids Manufacturer of BlackBerry. The New York Times. Feb. 2, 2006.
See also:
Reuters. U.S. to Judge: Hold Off on BlackBerry Shutdown. News.com. Feb. 1, 2006.
(Editor’s Note: The Times allows free access to their stories on the Web for seven days before sending the stories to the paper’s fee-based Archive.)
CopyCense™: K. Matthew Dames on the intersection of business, law and technology. A business venture of Seso Digital LLC.
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