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Researchers: Copying And Imitation Is Good For Society
Zurich :: Switzerland | about 8 hours ago
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You hear words like "freeloading," "parasites," "pirates," "thieves," "copycats," etc. Yet, time and time again, when we look at industries or societies where there is less (or no) intellectual property protection, we notice something interesting: while...
Tags: Switzerland, Zurich, Monopoly, Library and information science, Copyright, United States copyright law, Copying, Data management, Copyright law
Funny How Those In Favor Of ACTA Are Against Treaty Providing More Access To Content For Vision Impaired
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | about 11 hours ago
Credibility Are Against Treaty Providing More Access To Content For Vision Impaired from the must-strengthen-copyright-at-all-costs dept It seems pretty bizarre that companies and industry organizations would be against helping those with reading disabilities or...
Tags: copyright law, ACTA, vision impairment, San Francisco, Monopoly, Library and information science, Social Issues, Copyright, Data management, Intellectual property law
Channels move govt over copyright
Mumbai :: India | about 13 hours ago
Credibility Act, and also the unilateral way in which it is being processed. Tinkering of the 'fair use' clause in the Act is one of the primary objections of the broadcasters.Also, broadcasters want the government to consult them on the amendment issue. Broadcasters...
Tags: fair use, copyright act, India, Mumbai, Patent law, Copyright, United States copyright law, Royalties, Entertainment Culture, Copyright law, Intellectual property law
Filesharers are parasitic freeloaders | Anne Wollenberg
London :: United Kingdom | about 23 hours ago
Credibility Filesharers are parasitic freeloaders If illegal downloaders had their way, people in the creative industries would be forced into boring jobs and amateur art Arguments in favour of filesharing inevitably bring up the concept of free dissemination: of...
Tags: free dissemination, United Kingdom, London, Monopoly, Library and information science, File sharing, Copyright, Free content, Data management, Entertainment Culture, Intellectual property law
Tk 1,000 cr extra stimulus declared
Dhāka :: Bangladesh | 1 day ago
Credibility The government has rolled out an additional Tk 1,000 crore economic stimulus package for export-focused industries to deal with global economic recession. Finance minister A M A Muhith made the announcement in a news conference on Wednesday.
Tags: Bangladesh, Dhāka, Tort law, Politics, Copyright, Crimes, Copyright infringement, Law Crime
Letters: Digital copyright law will backfire
Stockholm :: Sweden | 1 day ago
Credibility Laws primarily work by consent, common sense and persuasion. Peter Mandelson 's attempts to shock and scare internet users into obeying copyright laws will backfire, and meanwhile undermine rights we all hold dear – including the right to be presumed...
Tags: copyright law, Sweden, Stockholm, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, Peter Mandelson, Copyright, Technology Internet, Copyright infringement, Entertainment Culture, Intellectual property law
China backs writers in fight against Google Books
Berlin :: Germany | 2 days ago
Credibility Administration, according to the Beijing News. "We support Chinese writers, the China Written Works Copyright Society and the Chinese Writers' Association to defend their rights based on the law and facts," Wang said. The official added that he had "failed...
Tags: google books, Germany, Berlin, Publishing, Google, Copyright, Google Book Search Settlement Agreement, Authors Guild, Library and information science, Google Book Search, Library 2.0, Entertainment Culture, Law Crime
Reding warns Spain against internet cut-off
London :: United Kingdom | 2 days ago
Credibility EU telecoms chief Viviane Reding has warned that the European Commission would take action against Spain if the government moves to cut the internet access of content pirates. "Repression alone will certainly not solve the problem of internet piracy;...
Tags: European Commission, United Kingdom, London, HADOPI law, French law, Politics, Telecoms Package, Technology Internet, Hutchison 3G, Viviane Reding, Copyright law, European Union, European Union law, Internet censorship, Copyright, Internet access, Internet
Cincy QB Pike expected to start against Illinois (AP)
Cincinnati :: OH :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility Coach Brian Kelly said Monday the senior's injured left forearm has healed more during the Bearcats' bye week, and he's planning to let Pike make his first start since Oct. 15 at South Florida. Pike had a plate in his non-throwing arm damaged during that...
Tags: Cincy QB Pike, pike expected, Cincinnati, Source code, Copyright, Metadata, Comment, Reference, Entertainment Culture, Tony Pike, Pike, allnews, Orange Bowl, Cincinnati Bearcats football
Pro-copyright groups lobby MPs for digital economy bill
London :: United Kingdom | 2 days ago
Credibility Today sees the first joint gathering of all party groups on intellectual property, publishing , music, film and writers. Keen to move the debate beyond what new anti-filesharing laws mean for the balance sheets of big media firms, the Alliance Against...
Tags: intellectual property, digital economy, copyright groups, United Kingdom, London, Instant messaging, Internet Relay Chat, Copyright infringement, United States copyright law, Copyright, Monopoly, Intellectual property law, File sharing, Entertainment Culture
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