Archive for September 21st, 2005
Authors Sue Google Over Copyright
“The Authors Guild on Tuesday filed a class action lawsuit against search engine Google, alleging that its scanning and digitizing of library books constitutes a ‘massive’ copyright infringement.
“As part of its Google Print Library Project, the company is working to scan all or parts of the book collections of the University of Michigan, Harvard University, Stanford University, the New York Public Library and Oxford University and make those texts searchable on Google.”
Ellinor Mills. Authors Guild Sues Google Over Library Project. News.com. Sept. 20, 2005.
See also:
United States District Court (Southern District of New York). Author’s Guild, et al. v. Google Inc. (.pdf) Sept. 20, 2005.
Author’s Guild. Authors Guild Sues Google, Citing “Massive Copyright Infringement” (Press Release) Sept. 20, 2005.
Google Blog. Google Print and the Authors Guild. Sept. 20, 2005.
Associated Press. Google Takes On Copyright Laws. Wired News. Sept. 18, 2005.
Updates:
Tim O’Reilly. Search and Rescue. The New York Times. Sept. 28, 2005.
The Patry Copyright Blog. Google Revisited. Sept. 23, 2005.
Lessig Blog. Google Sued. Sept. 22, 2005.
Burt Helm. For Google, Another Stormy Chapter. BusinessWeek Online. Sept. 22, 2005.
O’Reilly Radar. Author’s Guild Suit, and Google’s Response: My Thoughts. Sept. 21, 2005.
Tim Beyers. Another Google Gaffe? The Motley Fool. Sept. 21, 2005. (“As a member of the Guild and a writer, I’m completely in favor of defending the intellectual property rights of my fellow members. Yet I also depend on the richness of Google so much that I hate to see anything impede the process of digitizing useful texts.”)
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Rocker Posts Tips to Disable DRM
"The bassist of Switchfoot is teaching fans how to disable the
copy protection measures in the San Diego rock band’s own CDs,
presumably upsetting Sony and perhaps unwittingly testing the
anti-circumvention rules of the Digital Millennium Copyright
Act.
"Tim
Foreman, brother of lead singer Jon, has taken exception to the
Digital Rights Management software that appears on the
platinum-selling Christian band’s latest release, Nothing Is
Sound.
Out-Law.com. Christian Rockers Risk Wrath of DMCA with DRM Tips. Sept. 20, 2005.
Groups Urge Congress to Bypass Broadcast Flag
“Consumer groups are urging lawmakers to resist lobbying from Hollywood to include anti-piracy legislation in larger budget bills.
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) wants Congress to give the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) the power to require use of anti-piracy software known as a broadcast flag in digital recorders and receivers.”
Jim Snyder. Hollywood, Consumer Groups Fight Over Anti-Piracy Mandate. The Hill. Sept. 21, 2005.
See also:
CNet Politics Blog. Groups Call for Broadcast Flag Hearings. Sept. 19, 2005.
Public Knowledge. Congress Should Slow Broadcast Flag Consideration, Consumer Groups Say. Sept. 19, 2005.
Michael Grebb. Court Nixes ‘Broadcast Flag. Wired News. May 6, 2005.
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