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Posts for Future of Copyright
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World Book and Copyright day: promising new e-book developments in the EU and US
Today is World Book and Copyright Day. This is a good opportunity to look at interesting developments in the world of publishing. Currently, there is a lot to do about the pricing of e-books. One of the latest events is the agreement between book publisher Penguin and the European Commission. Penguin and other publishers made a pact with Apple in 2010 that allowed publishers to set the e-book...19
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Linked Content Coalition: new framework to manage and access online rights information
A group of key players in the global creative industry, working together online in the Linked Content Coalition (LCC), created a new model to manage and access rights information across all types of media. The framework consists several different initiatives, such as the Rights Reference Model (RRM). According to Angela Mills Wade, Executive Director of the European Publishers Council (EPC),...19
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US District Court: Safe Harbor provisions apply to YouTube; no obligation to monitor uploaded content
Yesterday, The Federal District Court of New York ruled in favor of video streaming service YouTube in a extensive lawsuit against Viacom. Viacom stated that YouTube, part of Google, structurally profited of its copyrights. However, the court disagreed and rejected Viacom’s claims. Viacom is the parent company of Paramount Pictures, Comedy Central and MTV and therefore watches over a large...18
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