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- Educators, Remixers Attempt to Legalize DVD-Ripping
... to innovators like Lee, as well as current attempts to reform the law. Under section 1201 of the DMCA, it is illegal to circumvent ... like Lee, whose works are otherwise considered legal under copyright law. As an aside, it's worth noting that the EFF is also filing ...
Blog entry - Mehan Jayasuriya - Jan 28 2009 - 12:28pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments
- The McCain Campaign’s Run In With The DMCA Highlights Need For More Balanced Copyright Law
... have said, for a long time, that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s (DMCA) notice and take down provisions stifle free speech. ... contested posts. In the long run a more comprehensive reform of the DMCA is needed. Some scholars have suggested that the DMCA ...
Blog entry - Rashmi Rangnath - Oct 16 2008 - 11:37am - 1 comment - 0 attachments
- The Orphan Works Act of 2008: Copyright Reform Takes Its First Steps
... your stories about how you and your institutions deal with copyright law every day. To me, you are the heroes on the frontlines of the ... to talk about Public Knowledge’s six point copyright reform plan, which is called “Six Steps to Digital Copyright Sanity: ...
Static Document - Gigi Sohn - May 29 2008 - 5:07pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments
- 10 Years of the DMCA: Safe Harbor Provisions
In 1998, in an effort to strike a compromise between copyright holders and Internet Service Providers (“ISPs”), Congress passed ... Knowledge is considering this as part of its copyright reform proposal found here . If this type of process is adopted, it would ...
Blog entry - Sarah Jameson - Dec 5 2008 - 8:23am - 0 comments - 0 attachments
- Principles for a Balanced Copyright Policy
... to serve an end: the promotion of progress and learning. Copyright policies at home and abroad should reflect this larger goal, ensuring ... of day. The United States should reexamine and reform its current system of statutory damages, taking into account the current ...
Static Document - Webmaster - Dec 18 2008 - 5:26pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments
- Copyright Tutorial for Musicians
... Why Should You Care? Musicians are creators and copyright law says that creators have a right to gain economic value from ... otherwise beneficial to the music industry and seek to reform various practices in the music industry. Two such bills are the ...
Static Document - Webmaster - Sep 11 2008 - 1:25pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments
- S.3325: The Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act of 2008
... Issues Copyright Patent Reform Trademark ...
Bill - Webmaster - Sep 26 2008 - 2:38pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments
- H.R.4279: Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2007
... for Intellectual Property Act of 2007 - Amends federal copyright law to: (1) provide a safe harbor for copyright registrations that ... Patent Reform Trademark ...
Bill - Webmaster - Apr 9 2008 - 3:33pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments
- YouTube Response To McCain Hits Right Note on Copyright
... of take down requests under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The letter is here. The original McCain/Palin ... next year.” Note: Gigi’s speech on copyright reform is here. Issues ...
Press Release - Art Brodsky - Oct 15 2008 - 2:23pm - 0 comments - 0 attachments
- Public Knowledge Proposes Six-Point Program for Copyright Reform
... 25, 2007 Saying that copyright law has “become out of touch with our technological reality to ... Gigi B. Sohn today unveiled a new program for copyright reform that will be more responsive to new innovations. “Pre-VCR ...
Press Release - Art Brodsky - Oct 26 2007 - 10:28am - 0 comments - 0 attachments
