eardrumbuzz: IPintellectual property law(Untitled)- August 27, 2004 Grokster Wins in Appeals Court. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that Grokster (along with other vendors of decentralized P2P systems) is not liable for the copyright infringement of its users. Today's decision upholds a lower court decision, which had been appealed by a group of music and movie companies. The Court largely accepted Grokster's arguments, finding that although the vast majority of Grokster users are infringers, Grokster itself cannot be held liable for that...http://www.eardrumbuzz.com/blog/categories/ip/2004/08/27.html#a1057 (Untitled)- August 6, 2004 Open Letter Against British Copyright Indoctrination in Schools. The British Department for Education and Skills (DfES) recently launched a "Music Manifesto" campaign, with the ostensible intention of educating the next generation of British musicians. Unfortunately, they also teamed up with the music industry (EMI, and various artists) to make this popular. EMI has apparently negotiated their end well, so that children in our schools will now be indoctrinated about the illegality of...http://www.eardrumbuzz.com/blog/categories/ip/2004/08/06.html#a1054 (Untitled)- August 5, 2004 FCC Says TiVo Owners Can Share Shows. Today (after alot of heat from MPAA and NFL for a proposal regarding sharing of recorded shows with users, see previous story), Tivo received approval for technology that would permit users to send copies of digital broadcast shows over the Internet to a few friends. Slashdothttp://www.eardrumbuzz.com/blog/categories/ip/2004/08/04.html#a1050 (Untitled)- August 2, 2004 Irish RIAA wants more copyright for tax-free artists. The Irish Recording Music Association, whose members pay no taxes on their earnings, is calling for a European copyright term extension to 70 years to create "a level playing field with the USA" (the US's 70 year term is the result of an effort to "create a level playing field with Europe" -- notice a trend here). This despite the wealth of folk music that is embodied in Irish culture and performance, folk music that enrihces the public and.http://www.eardrumbuzz.com/blog/categories/ip/2004/08/02.html#a1047 |