CopyrightGoogle Book Settlement Gets Preliminary Approval; Hearing in 2010Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 20, 2009 - 11:02am.
New York
- The judge overseeing the settlement agreement between Google (NASD: GOOG) and authors and
publishers over the direction of its massive book-scanning project has pushed a
hearing on a revised settlement back to Feb. 18, while at the same time granted
preliminary approval to the new deal. "The preliminary approval order
sends a positive initial message; this agreement promises to benefit readers
and researchers, and enhance the ability of authors and publishers to
distribute their content in digital form," Google said in a statement.
tags: Law | Lawsuits | Google | Copyright | E-Books | Publishing | Books | Authors Guild | Google Book Search |
Studios Sue Swedish ISP, Demand Closure of OpenBitTorrentAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 18, 2009 - 11:54am.
Los Angeles - Several Hollywood movie studios have filed suit against a Swedish
ISP that is hosting OpenBitTorrent, an independent BitTorrent file-sharing
tracker site that was launched in the wake of the The Pirate Bay's announced
sale to Global Gaming Factory, TorrentFreak reported. The studios sued hosting
provider Portlane, demanding that it shutter the OpenBitTorrent website.
tags: Video | Law | Lawsuits | P2P | Music | Copyright | The Pirate Bay | OpenBitTorrent | Portlane |
The Pirate Bay Permanently Shutters File-Sharing TrackerAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 17, 2009 - 8:41am.
Stockholm, Sweden - Marking "the end of an era,"
the operators of file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay on Tuesday shut down their
BitTorrent tracker, which grew over six years to become the largest hub for
finding copyrighted materials for download in the world, TorrentFreak reported. "Now that the
decentralized system for finding peers is so well developed, TPB has decided
that there is no need to run a tracker anymore, so it will remain down! It's
the end of an era, but the era is no longer up2date," the Pirate Bay
wrote on its blog. "We have put a server in a museum already, and now the
tracking can be put there as well."
Judge Shutters Websites Selling "Re-Recorded" Beatles TunesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 19, 2009 - 11:17am.
Los Angeles
- A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction against two websites,
BlueBeat.com and Basebeat.com, that had been selling unauthorized downloads of
songs from the Beatles and other artists on the cheap, the Associated Press
reported.
Senate Judiciary Approves Copyright Czar NomineeAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 19, 2009 - 10:56am.
Washington
- The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted unanimously to approve
President Barack Obama's nomination for the newly-created position of copyright
czar, Victoria Espinel.
NBC Universal Among Authors of Verizon Copyright LettersAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 16, 2009 - 12:05pm.
San Francisco
- NBC Universal (NYSE: GE) is among the studios on whose behalf Verizon (NYSE: VZ) is sending its ISP
subscribers notices that they are suspected of violating copyrights on
filesharing networks, CNET News.com reported, citing multiple unnamed sources.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) was reported last week to
have engaged Verizon to deliver copyright letters on its behalf; an undisclosed
number of other studios and copyright owners have made similar requests.
Google, Authors Submit Revised Book Settlement to CourtAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 16, 2009 - 11:49am.
New York
- A revised settlement agreement was submitted on Friday, in the
closely-watched case of Google (NASD: GOOG) and the authors who sued the company over the
details of its plans to scan the world's books into a digital index. The
revised settlement addresses many key issues raised by the U.S. Justice Dept.,
copyright and consumer advocates, although some concerns remain. Under the
agreement, the scanning of out-of-print books will now be limited to works
published in the U.S., U.K., Canada
and Australia.
tags: Law | Lawsuits | Google | Copyright | E-Books | DOJ | Publishing | Books | Creative Commons | Authors Guild | Google Book Search | Book Rights Registry |
Verizon to Begin Forwarding RIAA "Copyright Notices"Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 13, 2009 - 9:17am.
San Francisco - Mobile operator Verizon Wireless will this week begin
sending "copyright notices" on behalf of the Recording Industry
Association of America (RIAA), to subscribers suspected of illegally
downloading songs, CNET News.com reported, citing sources with knowledge of the
agreement. The letter reportedly urges the recipient to delete the content they
distribute, but does not include threats of potential service interruptions as
a penalty.
RealNetworks Appeals Injunction Against Sales of RealDVDAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 11, 2009 - 11:20am.
San Francisco
- RealNetworks (NASD: RNWK) has filed an appeal of a judge's injunction against the sale of
the company's RealDVD software, which can make copies of DVDs, CNET News.com
reported.
Swedish ISP Black Internet Appeals Pirate Bay Shutdown OrderAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 10, 2009 - 10:36am.
Stockholm,
Sweden - The
Pirate Bay's former bandwidth supplier, Black Internet, has been given leave to
appeal a Swedish court's order to disconnect the file-sharing hub, TorrentFreak
reports.
Google Book Settlement Parties Ask Court for ExtensionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 9, 2009 - 9:47am.
New York
- Facing a deadline to submit a revised settlement agreement on Monday, attorneys
hammering out a new deal between Google (NASD: GOOG) and authors and publishers over
Google's massive book-scanning project have asked the judge for an extension
until Friday, The New York Times reports.
Norwegian Court: ISP Telenor Need Not Block The Pirate BayAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 6, 2009 - 9:57am.
Oslo, Norway - International record label trade group IFPI
has lost its court case that sought to compel Norwegian ISP Telenor to block
its subscribers' access to file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay, TorrentFreak
reported.
Judge Orders Site Selling Beatles Tracks to CeaseAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 6, 2009 - 9:04am.
Los Angeles
- A federal judge has ordered BlueBeat, a company selling unauthorized Beatles
recordings online, to immediately cease the practice.
E.U. to Allow "3-Strikes" Laws in New Telecoms RegulationAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 5, 2009 - 12:35pm.
Brussels - The European Union
has dropped language from proposed telecoms regulation that would have
established Internet access as a "fundamental right," providing new
leeway for countries like France
and Great Britain
that have enacted or are considering "three-strikes" laws that
suspend repeat copyright infringers' Internet connections, according to
published reports. The issue had been a sticking point holding up the telecoms
regulation, and the new version represents a compromise between copyright and
consumer interests.
tags: Video | Law | Policy | Music | Copyright | European Union | Three-Strikes | La Quad | Viviane Reding |
Pirate Party Gains Second Seat in European ParliamentAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 4, 2009 - 12:28pm.
Brussels
- The Pirate Party, a political party centered on less-restrictive copyright
schemes, has won its second seat in the European Parliament, TorrentFreak
reported. Following the election of a Swedish Pirate Party candidate to a seat
in the European Parliament in June, the signing of the Lisbon Treaty by all EU
member states this week means that 22-year-old Swede Amelia Andersdotter will
take the Pirate Party's second seat in Parliament.
tags: Law | Policy | Sweden | Copyright | EU | European Parliament | Pirate Party | Amelia Andersdotter |
Beatles to Release Re-mastered Catalog on $279 USB DriveAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 4, 2009 - 10:38am.
London
- The Beatles' record label, Apple Corps, and EMI Music have announced plans to
release a limited edition apple-shaped USB drive, containing the entire Beatles
re-mastered catalog in FLAC and MP3 format. The 30,000 USB apples will become
available on Dec. 7 in the U.K.
and Dec. 8 in North America, with a price tag
of $279.
tags: Law | Lawsuits | Music | Copyright | EMI | Apple Corps | The Beatles | BlueBeat | Hank Risan |
INgrooves to Offer Labels RightsFlow Licensing ServicesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on November 3, 2009 - 10:26am.
New York
- INgrooves, a provider of digital music distribution, marketing and promotion
services, announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with RightsFlow, to
provide INgrooves' clients with access to RightsFlow's licensing, accounting
and royalty payment platform.
Swedish Court: Pirate Bay Operators Must Stop Running SiteAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 29, 2009 - 7:45am.
Stockholm,
Sweden - A
Swedish court has ordered two of the operators of file-sharing hub The Pirate
Bay to cease their involvement in operating the site, or else face fines of
$71,000 each, TorrentFreak reported. The story notes that neither Gottfrid Svartholm
nor Fredrik Neij currently reside in Sweden,
nor is The Pirate Bay itself currently hosted on servers within Sweden.
tags: Law | Lawsuits | P2P | Copyright | The Pirate Bay | Peter Sunde | Gottfrid Svartholm | Fredrik Neij |
U.K. Parliament to Consider "Three-Strikes" P2P BillAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 28, 2009 - 10:14am.
London - The U.K. government plans to introduce a bill
mimicking France's
recently enacted "three-strikes" legislation on file-sharing, which
authorizes the suspension of the Internet accounts of those warned repeatedly
they are violating copyrights, according to published reports. The bill will
"make technical measures available, including account suspension," U.K.
business, innovation and skills minister Peter Mandelson said at a meeting of
government and entertainment industry heads, according to PaidContent's
coverage.
Report: Pirate Bay Being Courted by Four New SuitorsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 28, 2009 - 9:45am.
Stockholm, Sweden - In the wake of the unraveling of Global
Gaming Factory's unsuccessful attempt to acquire The Pirate Bay, as many as
four new suitors have emerged with an eye towards purchasing the file-sharing
hub, TorrentFreak reported, citing Sweden's Dagens Industri. Reservella, the
Seychelles-based holding company that currently owns the Pirate Bay,
is reportedly currently in talks with GamersGate, a Swedish online games firm.
tags: Deals | Video | P2P | Music | Acquisitions | Copyright | The Pirate Bay | Global Gaming Factory | Hans Pandeya | Reservella | GamersGate | Theodore Bergquist |
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