http://www.zeropaid.com/news/90094/canadian-government-doesnt-see-validity-in-ustr-special-301-report/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:36:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.zeropaid.com/news/90094/canadian-government-doesnt-see-validity-in-ustr-special-301-report/#comment-293102 IPR in the News: July 2010 « VRA Intellectual Property Rights News Sun, 01 Aug 2010 17:47:20 +0000 http://www.zeropaid.com/?p=90094#comment-293102 [...] Canadian Government Doesn’t See Validity in USTR Special 301 Report By Drew Wilson, ZeroPaid, July 29, 2010 “The USTR’s Special 301 report has been well known for being essentially a wish-list put together by the US copyright industry. Over the last few years, doubts have been raised over the validity of the report by many observers. It now appears that the Canadian government also shares those doubts. _______________________________________________________________________________ US Copyright Group Caught Red Handed Copying Competitor’s Website By Mike Masnick, techdirt, July 30, 2010 “Why is it that the biggest “defenders” of copyright are always the ones caught infringing on others’ copyrights? As a whole bunch of you have been submitting, US Copyright Group — the publicity seeking effort from DC law firm Dunlap, Grubb & Weaver that is suing tens of thousands of people for alleged copyright infringement in an effort to get them to pay up via “pre-settlement” letters — appears to have a bit of a problem with understanding copyright itself.” _______________________________________________________________________________ Judge to RIAA: No LimeWire asset freeze By Greg Sandoval, cnet News, July 30, 2010 “A federal court judge has rejected a request by the music industry to freeze assets belonging to Lime Wire and founder Mark Gorton.” _______________________________________________________________________________ In Testimony, Publishers Say Public Access Bill Would Undermine Copyright, Scholarly Journals By Andrew Albanese, Publishers Weekly, July 30, 2010 “Publishers this week submitted testimony to the House of Representatives opposing the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2010 (FRPAA), a bill that would mandate free public access to publicly-funded research in the U.S. In testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Allan Adler, the Association of American Publishers vice president for legal and government affairs, warned lawmakers that government mandates requiring free access to journal articles published by the private sector would “seriously undermine” scientific communication, translate to lost U.S. jobs, exports and would diminish copyright protection.” _______________________________________________________________________________ Worth the Wait – installment #1 By Peter Jaszi, ©ollectanea, July 30, 2010 “So, finally, the Copyright Office and the Librarian of Congress have spoken (not quite with one voice, of which to come), in the fourth approximately triennial rule-making under Sec. 1201(a)(1) of Title 17, which we were given as part of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998. For those (perhaps wisely) haven’t been paying close attention, let me review the bidding.” _______________________________________________________________________________ Professional Development: Copyright Workshop by Kenneth Crews Friday, November 5, 2010 The Seattle Community Colleges are partnering with CLAMS and LMDC to host a Copyright Workshop by Kenneth Crews. This will be an all day workshop. “Kenneth Crews is a national expert in copyright, with a background in law and librarianship. He is truly an advocate for fair use, and we’re excited about this opportunity to learn from him. The workshop will focus on the needs of our community colleges, though it will also be open to others who want to join us.” http://copyright.columbia.edu/copyright/about/director-and-staff/ Look for registration information early in Fall Quarter! _______________________________________________________________________________ Public Events: WIPO Global Meeting on Emerging Copyright Licensing Modalities The Global Meeting on Emerging Copyright Licensing Modalities will take place on November 4 and 5, 2010, at the WIPO’s headquarters in Geneva. The event is organized in the framework of the Development Agenda Thematic Project on Intellectual Property and Competition Policy . _______________________________________________________________________________ Newly Released: Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900) Copyrighthistory.org “This is a digital archive of primary sources on copyright from the invention of the printing press (c. 1450) to the Berne Convention (1886) and beyond. The UK Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funded the initial phase focusing on key materials from Renaissance Italy (Venice, Rome), France, the German speaking countries, Britain and the United States. “ _______________________________________________________________________________ [...] [...] Canadian Government Doesn’t See Validity in USTR Special 301 Report By Drew Wilson, ZeroPaid, July 29, 2010 “The USTR’s Special 301 report has been well known for being essentially a wish-list put together by the US copyright industry. Over the last few years, doubts have been raised over the validity of the report by many observers. It now appears that the Canadian government also shares those doubts. _______________________________________________________________________________ US Copyright Group Caught Red Handed Copying Competitor’s Website By Mike Masnick, techdirt, July 30, 2010 “Why is it that the biggest “defenders” of copyright are always the ones caught infringing on others’ copyrights? As a whole bunch of you have been submitting, US Copyright Group — the publicity seeking effort from DC law firm Dunlap, Grubb & Weaver that is suing tens of thousands of people for alleged copyright infringement in an effort to get them to pay up via “pre-settlement” letters — appears to have a bit of a problem with understanding copyright itself.” _______________________________________________________________________________ Judge to RIAA: No LimeWire asset freeze By Greg Sandoval, cnet News, July 30, 2010 “A federal court judge has rejected a request by the music industry to freeze assets belonging to Lime Wire and founder Mark Gorton.” _______________________________________________________________________________ In Testimony, Publishers Say Public Access Bill Would Undermine Copyright, Scholarly Journals By Andrew Albanese, Publishers Weekly, July 30, 2010 “Publishers this week submitted testimony to the House of Representatives opposing the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2010 (FRPAA), a bill that would mandate free public access to publicly-funded research in the U.S. In testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Allan Adler, the Association of American Publishers vice president for legal and government affairs, warned lawmakers that government mandates requiring free access to journal articles published by the private sector would “seriously undermine” scientific communication, translate to lost U.S. jobs, exports and would diminish copyright protection.” _______________________________________________________________________________ Worth the Wait – installment #1 By Peter Jaszi, ©ollectanea, July 30, 2010 “So, finally, the Copyright Office and the Librarian of Congress have spoken (not quite with one voice, of which to come), in the fourth approximately triennial rule-making under Sec. 1201(a)(1) of Title 17, which we were given as part of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998. For those (perhaps wisely) haven’t been paying close attention, let me review the bidding.” _______________________________________________________________________________ Professional Development: Copyright Workshop by Kenneth Crews Friday, November 5, 2010 The Seattle Community Colleges are partnering with CLAMS and LMDC to host a Copyright Workshop by Kenneth Crews. This will be an all day workshop. “Kenneth Crews is a national expert in copyright, with a background in law and librarianship. He is truly an advocate for fair use, and we’re excited about this opportunity to learn from him. The workshop will focus on the needs of our community colleges, though it will also be open to others who want to join us.” http://copyright.columbia.edu/copyright/about/director-and-staff/ Look for registration information early in Fall Quarter! _______________________________________________________________________________ Public Events: WIPO Global Meeting on Emerging Copyright Licensing Modalities The Global Meeting on Emerging Copyright Licensing Modalities will take place on November 4 and 5, 2010, at the WIPO’s headquarters in Geneva. The event is organized in the framework of the Development Agenda Thematic Project on Intellectual Property and Competition Policy . _______________________________________________________________________________ Newly Released: Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900) Copyrighthistory.org “This is a digital archive of primary sources on copyright from the invention of the printing press (c. 1450) to the Berne Convention (1886) and beyond. The UK Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funded the initial phase focusing on key materials from Renaissance Italy (Venice, Rome), France, the German speaking countries, Britain and the United States. “ _______________________________________________________________________________ [...]

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