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TechDirt May 08 13 :
Intellectual Property Owners Association Against Helping The Blind Because It Would 'Set A Dangerous Precedent' -
We've been covering the latest efforts by copyright maximalists to screw over the blind in the decades-in-waiting WIPO treaty process to help them get more access to content by creating clear carveouts in copyright law that protect the rights of the blind and of those who are transforming works for the blind.More from TechDirt
TechDirt Apr 19 13 :
MPAA Tells US Government To Screw Over The Blind, Reject Fair Use -
Just this morning we were pointing out the MPAA's long history of attacking fair use. We noted that this often happened in international fora, where the MPAA and others would seek to block fair use in treaties and push rules that would limit or reject the possibility of fair use.More from TechDirt
ReadWriteWeb Apr 01 13 :
To Truly Stop Aereo, TV Broadcasters Need To Innovate Like Hell -
Television broadcasters are freaking out. Certain that the courts would see things their way, companies like CBS, Comcast and News Corp.
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TechDirt Mar 25 13 :
Even USA Today Is Wondering Why Copyright Law Is So Broken That It Locks Up Mobile Phones -
You know the issue of the broken anti-circumvention rules in the DMCA are going mainstream when even USA Today is writing editorials condemning the whole thing as an archaic bit of copyright law that makes little sense today.More from TechDirt
TechDirt Mar 22 13 :
Appeals Court Wants More Copyright Defendants To Stand Up For Their Fair Use Rights -
We've seen a number of questionable fair use rulings lately, so it's always nice to see a good one. The musical play Jersey Boys was apparently sued (or, more specifically, its producers, Dodger Productiongs, were) a while back by SOFA Entertainment, who holds the copyrights on The Ed Sullivan Show.More from TechDirt
TechDirt Mar 18 13 :
Righthaven Copyrights 'Sold' Back To Stephens Media For $80k To Pay Legal Fees -
Sure, sure, this year we've all moved on to the crazy stories about the Charles Carreons and Prenda Laws of the world, but let's not forget that last year there was just as much focus on Righthaven's copyright trolling operation collapsing after judges realized that it was all effectively a sham in which the real copyright holder (mainly newspaper publisher Stephens Media) had not really sold off its copyrights to Righthaven, meaning that Righthaven had no actual standing to sue.More from TechDirt
TechDirt Jan 09 13 :
Irish Newspapers Budge Slightly: Now Say Links Don't Require Payment, But Snippets... -
Last year, we wrote about the insane position from the group Newspaper Licensing Ireland (NLI), which represents the major newspapers in Ireland, in demanding that a charity pay them for linking to newspaper stories.More from TechDirt
