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MAY
2013
Posts for Future of Copyright
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MAY
2013
‘Google to announce new paid music streaming service today.’
According to sources close to Google, the search giant will announce the launch of a subscription music service at the Google I/O conference that starts today. After concluding licensing agreements with Warner Music Group earlier this year, Google has now signed similar deals with Universal and Sony. The agreements with the three largest music labels give Google access to numerous songs,...14
MAY
2013
French report suggests big changes in anti-piracy enforcement
In France, a new government-commissioned report on the enforcement of online piracy is published. The report was issued this week, and contains 80 proposals about how to handle illicit file sharing and how to imply copyright levies. The report is named after Pierre Lescure, the head of the government panel. Furthermore, the panel discusses the future of Hadopi, the main agency in France...10
MAY
2013
US Court of Appeals shuts down copyright troll Righthaven
Yesterday, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has issued an opinion in which it declared that Righthaven’s business lacked standing and that the company therefore has to quit its current copyright chasing business. Righthaven is an organization that concluded licenses with authors of news articles and subsequently, on behalf of these copyright holders, sent claims to all...07
MAY
2013