July
19
2010

Copyright: What is in the news 19.07.2010

Greetings from dn towers.
Here is the latest copyright news…

Mystery shrouds closures of blog, forum platforms
CNET (blog)
They are accustomed to seeing some of their favorite services shut down after running afoul of copyright laws, but a closure of a site for infringing
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Swedish Copyright Collective – Technology Is Killing the Blank Disc Star
Zeropaid
When was the last time you burned a CD or a DVD? If you haven’t done that in a while, you aren’t alone according to a copyright collective that collects
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Gordon Crovitz: Government Drops the Ball on Patents
Wall Street Journal
It will be fascinating to see how copyright and patent protections evolve at a time when technology is changing faster than legislators can set new rules of
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Ministry of Sound Legally Threatens 2000 Alleged File-Sharers
Zeropaid
Some of the notes seem very unsurprising which detail people being very confused at the allegations since they haven’t even downloaded allegedly copyright
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Academics must check contracts’ effects on user rights
Register
COM • Get more from this author The use of contracts and technologies to bypass copyright law and users’ rights must be investigated by academics,
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July
12
2010

Copyright: What is in the news 12.07.2010

Hi all in duly noted land!
Here’s the latest copyright-related stories we’ve found we thought may interest you.

Is $2250 Per Song the New Standard for Online Copyright Infringement?
PC Magazine
That’s $2250 per song as well, or three times the minimum amount provided for by US copyright law. That doesn’t mean that the RIAA has accepted the ruling,
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Native American Artists Learn How to Protect Work With Copyright
KTEN
Oklahoma is one of the few states that has laws which protect the copyright of Native American Arts and Crafts. The US Department of the Interior and the
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Record labels drag porn site to court for copyright violations
Thaindian.com
“Bringing Sexy Back” uses Justin Timberlake’s “SexyBack”, reports TMZ.com. The companies are demanding 150000dollars for each copyright violation. (ANI)
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Purdue steps up efforts to halt illegal downloads
Chicago Tribune
Students are warned of the consequences of violating copyright law before they log on to the campus online residential network called ResNet.
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Music lyric infringement cases are a murky area: Copycats tricky to tag in a
California Chronicle
By Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune July 11–You know our culture has reached a strange point when artistic copyright infringement suits seem almost quaint.
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Making the music pay for Nigerian artists
NEXT
By Molara Wood Following the approval, earlier this year, of the Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) by the Fedreal Government as the Collective Management
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Canadian Appeals Court Rules That ISPs Don’t Have To Pay Copyright Levy
TechFreq News (press release)
Up in Canada, it seems that there’s a constant push to expand copyright levies (the “you must be a criminal tax”) to nearly everything from iPods to ISPs,
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Jason Moran challenges limits of jazz
Houston Chronicle
By ANDREW DANSBY Copyright 2010 Houston Chronicle Jason Moran grew up in the Third Ward and graduated from the High School for the Performing and Visual
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New web video draws attention to Sarah Palin
WPTV
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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Super tussle over superheroes
Variety
But heirs to some of the characters’ creators are exercising a provision of copyright law that may let them win back some of the rights held by Marvel,
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May
24
2010

Market your photos online and earn some extra cash

If you’ve ever taken some photos that friends and family have told you are simply brilliant and you should sell them, then this may help you.

This teaches you how to submit your photos online and make some extra income.  All you need is an internet connection and your camera.

Here is the link:

Market your photographs online for income

Talk Soon

The duly noted team

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April
21
2010

Thinking about starting up a Record Label?

In case you were thinking about starting up a Record Label, have a look at this:

The “Record Label Business Plan” provides details on how to Start And Run Your Own Successful Music Company: from the core considerations required when creating a business plan, to the plan bonuses; which include sample music and entertainment contracts as well as the musicians upload directory.

Go take a look. Here is the link again:

Start and Run Your Own Successful Music Company

Talk soon.

The duly noted team

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