http://importance.corante.com/ en-us ernest.miller@aya.yale.edu 2005-07-13T10:54:49-08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/07/13/pbss_webonly_nerd_tv_to_launch_in_september_under_creative_commons_license.php Lost Remote, among many others, reports that PBS will be making one its shows available solely on the internet under a Creative Commons license (PBS Launches 'a Whole New Kind of Television'). The show, to be hosted by Robert X.... 6326@http://importance.corante.com/ Copyright 2005-07-13T10:54:49-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/07/13/geist_savages_the_harry_potter_injunction_some_more.php Michael Geist is really going after the injunction a Canadian court has issued regarding the accidental sale of Harry Potter books before they officially go on sale in a couple of days (Harry Potter Injunction). It baffles me that this... 6325@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-07-13T10:39:18-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/07/11/ludicrous_copyright_response_letters.php JD Lasica has an excellent collection of letters he has received from various studios when he asked permission to use short clips from their movies in home movies he was producing for family use only (When the Studios Won't Give... 6319@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-07-11T14:32:51-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/07/11/coco_on_german_copyright_decisions.php Constitutional Code has a great roundup of information on several decisions in German courts regarding the copyfight (German File-Sharing Round-Up: TV P2P & Advertisement). One version of P2P software cannot be distributed, it is illegal to link to allofMP3.com, and... 6318@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-07-11T14:23:47-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/07/11/fair_use_of_citizen_journalism_photos_by_big_media.php Citizen Paine has a bunch of links about a fair use debate regarding big media use of citizen created content (Use of G8 Protest Pics Stirs Fair-Use Debate). It isn't only big media that wants too much control through copyright.... 6317@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-07-11T14:08:49-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/07/11/antispoofing_technologies_and_grokster.php Ed Felten points to a report (behind a firewall) that the RIAA is making the argument that anti-spoofing technologies on P2P networks may be evidence of inducement under Grokster (RIAA Saber-Rattling against Antispoofing Technologies?). Ed is entirely right that anti-spoofing... 6315@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-07-11T10:10:01-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/07/11/bbc_blasted_for_making_music_freely_available.php One would think this is parody, but apparently it is not. The Independent reports that classical music labels are lambasting the BBC for making MP3s of classical music available for free download (Downloading Trouble at the BBC).The BBC has been... 6314@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-07-11T09:50:23-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/07/07/prediction_no_lawsuit_against_slingbox.php Yesterday, the Hollywood Reporter published an article warning that the Slingbox from Sling Media (which allows you to stream video from their DVR to a computer outside the home) risks a secondary liability copyright lawsuit, just days after the decision... 6310@http://importance.corante.com/ File Sharing 2005-07-07T19:10:11-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/07/07/senior_fellow_for_progress_and_freedom_foundation_defends_comparison_of_alternative_compensation_schemes_to_slave_labor_prison_camps.php Yesterday, James DeLong, a senior fellow for the Progress and Freedom Foundation, wrote that "'collective licensing or a media levy' is a euphemism for turning creativity into a socialist gulag" (More Soothsaying). I characterized that statement as "grotesque hyperbole" (Senior... 6309@http://importance.corante.com/ Copyright 2005-07-07T11:27:47-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/07/07/senate_hearings_on_grokster_decision.php Public Knowledge reports that the Senate Commerce Committee will be holding a hearing on the Grokster decision on July 14. The Technology, Innovation, and Competitiveness subcommittee will hold hearings on July 28. No witnesses yet known.... 6308@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-07-07T09:32:54-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/07/06/samuelson_on_grokster.php Pam Samuelson weighs in on the Grokster decision in the forthcoming (Oct 2005) Communications of the Association for Computing Machinery. Read the 7-page paper: Legally Speaking: Did MGM Really Win the Grokster Case? [PDF]. Her answer as to whether MGM... 6303@http://importance.corante.com/ Copyright 2005-07-06T15:19:15-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/07/06/von_lohmann_on_17_usc_115_reform.php EFF's Fred von Lohmann has some positive things to say about the Copyright Office's proposal to reform 17 USC 115 (A Worthy First Step).This is an important step in the right direction, creating the prerequisites for a real, market-based solution... 6298@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-07-06T12:21:57-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/07/06/senior_fellow_for_progress_and_freedom_foundation_compares_alternative_compensation_schemes_to_forced_labor_prison_camps.php Derek Slater justly smacks James DeLong, a senior fellow for the Progress and Freedom Foundation, for saying that "'collective licensing or a media levy' is a euphemism for turning creativity into a socialist gulag" ("'Collective Licensing or Media Levy' Is... 6297@http://importance.corante.com/ Copyright 2005-07-06T11:33:12-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/07/05/meta_grokster_roundup.php For future reference purposes, just thought I would put together a post with all my coverage of the Grokster decision: My Commentary HereEldred Begat Grokster Kicking the Sony Can Down the Road Grokster and Open Source: Will Open Source Force... 6291@http://importance.corante.com/ Copyright 2005-07-05T08:22:20-08:00 http://importance.corante.com/archives/2005/07/04/german_publishers_group_pushing_to_poison_dns.php Constitutional Code brings some disturbing news from Germany (DNS Poisoning Requested From Providers by Rights Organisation).The German rights organisation for composers, lyricist and publishers, GEMA, has asked 42 access providers to poison their DNS servers in order to block sites... 6284@http://importance.corante.com/ Blink › 2005-07-04T11:06:23-08:00