items tagged with Intellectual property rights
iTunes and other music stores face legal action
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Commerce
2007-05-25 02:49:45
Apple, AOL, Microsoft, Napster, RealNetworks, Yahoo and other online music retailers have been drawn into a dispute between a small record label and majors Universal and Warner.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Commerce
2007-05-25 02:49:45
Apple, AOL, Microsoft, Napster, RealNetworks, Yahoo and other online music retailers have been drawn into a dispute between a small record label and majors Universal and Warner.
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Can the AACS manage to get managed copy right?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-05-24 22:42:45
MMC, or ‘mandatory managed copy’ is a feature of the AACS specification that allows users to make one or more legal backup copies – but the feature still isn’t implemented with studio horse-trading still ongoing.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-05-24 22:42:45
MMC, or ‘mandatory managed copy’ is a feature of the AACS specification that allows users to make one or more legal backup copies – but the feature still isn’t implemented with studio horse-trading still ongoing.
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Small webcasters offered royalty break
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2007-05-23 00:49:27
Small webcasters have been given an olive branch by SoundExchange, the non-profit organisation that collects royalties in respect of US Internet radio, satellite radio and digital cable services.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2007-05-23 00:49:27
Small webcasters have been given an olive branch by SoundExchange, the non-profit organisation that collects royalties in respect of US Internet radio, satellite radio and digital cable services.
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Private equity cues up EMI purchase
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2007-05-22 21:58:20
EMI, the first major music company to offer digital downloads from an extensive catalogue without DRM, could be heading into private hands.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2007-05-22 21:58:20
EMI, the first major music company to offer digital downloads from an extensive catalogue without DRM, could be heading into private hands.
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US Attorney General proposes crackdown on copyright infringement
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2007-05-17 04:41:45
The US Attorney General is proposing harsh new laws aimed at protecting intellectual property with penalties including life imprisonment.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Regulatory
2007-05-17 04:41:45
The US Attorney General is proposing harsh new laws aimed at protecting intellectual property with penalties including life imprisonment.
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Amazon set to join music download market
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Commerce
2007-05-16 16:32:22
Online retail giant Amazon says it will open a music download store later this year, offering only unprotected MP3 tracks.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Commerce
2007-05-16 16:32:22
Online retail giant Amazon says it will open a music download store later this year, offering only unprotected MP3 tracks.
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Microsoft running scared from Linux
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2007-05-16 06:38:33
Speak to anyone outside of Microsoft who knows anything about Microsoft's claim that Linux software violates 42 of its patents and most of them agree - Microsoft is running scared. Many believe that Microsoft's public announcement smacks of desperation and is a risky move by a company that has run out of ideas.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2007-05-16 06:38:33
Speak to anyone outside of Microsoft who knows anything about Microsoft's claim that Linux software violates 42 of its patents and most of them agree - Microsoft is running scared. Many believe that Microsoft's public announcement smacks of desperation and is a risky move by a company that has run out of ideas.
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It's my content, so you should protect it for me
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-05-16 04:39:43
There's an unpleasant trend among music and TV companies seeking to enforce their copyrights: they seem to think that other people should actively apply technology to stop third parties from making unauthorised copies of the content.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-05-16 04:39:43
There's an unpleasant trend among music and TV companies seeking to enforce their copyrights: they seem to think that other people should actively apply technology to stop third parties from making unauthorised copies of the content.
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Paid and free content can coexist
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-05-14 18:33:08
Forrester Research's assertion that online video sales are doomed by the arrival of free, advertiser-supported services seems questionable.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-05-14 18:33:08
Forrester Research's assertion that online video sales are doomed by the arrival of free, advertiser-supported services seems questionable.
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McCartney: Beatles coming to iTunes
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-05-13 18:10:37
Beatles tracks should soon be available on Apple's iTunes Store, Paul McCartney has told a US music trade magazine.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-05-13 18:10:37
Beatles tracks should soon be available on Apple's iTunes Store, Paul McCartney has told a US music trade magazine.
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MySpace shows YouTube how copyright protection is done
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-05-13 08:07:28
The ‘old media’ owners of one of the web’s hottest new media properties, MySpace, say they’ve solved the problem of copyright content being reposted to a site once it has been taken down the first time. Will YouTube offer the same?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2007-05-13 08:07:28
The ‘old media’ owners of one of the web’s hottest new media properties, MySpace, say they’ve solved the problem of copyright content being reposted to a site once it has been taken down the first time. Will YouTube offer the same?
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English Premier League launches class action against YouTube
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-05-07 22:21:08
The English Premier League and music publisher Bourne have filed a class action in a US federal court against YouTube and Google, alleging "a deliberate strategy of engaging in, permitting, encouraging, and facilitating massive copyright infringement on the YouTube website".
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-05-07 22:21:08
The English Premier League and music publisher Bourne have filed a class action in a US federal court against YouTube and Google, alleging "a deliberate strategy of engaging in, permitting, encouraging, and facilitating massive copyright infringement on the YouTube website".
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Apple holding out for no DRM?
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2007-05-07 03:28:27
The contracts allowing Apple to sell music from the major recording labels are coming up for renewal, and that could see a wider range of higher-priced but DRM-free tracks in the iTunes Store.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2007-05-07 03:28:27
The contracts allowing Apple to sell music from the major recording labels are coming up for renewal, and that could see a wider range of higher-priced but DRM-free tracks in the iTunes Store.
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Dell joins Microsoft/Novell Linux pact
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2007-05-07 02:29:50
Dell will offer its corporate customers support and maintenance certificates for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES). It will purchase these certificates from Microsoft, which in turn agreed to buy them from Novell as part of a deal struck last November.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Vendors
2007-05-07 02:29:50
Dell will offer its corporate customers support and maintenance certificates for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES). It will purchase these certificates from Microsoft, which in turn agreed to buy them from Novell as part of a deal struck last November.
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MS turning the screws on transnational Xbox users
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2007-05-06 22:46:28
Microsoft is set to "strengthen the territory controls" on Xbox Live Marketplace content as part of this week's Spring Update according to Gamerscore, an unofficial blog written by members of Microsoft's games global marketing team.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2007-05-06 22:46:28
Microsoft is set to "strengthen the territory controls" on Xbox Live Marketplace content as part of this week's Spring Update according to Gamerscore, an unofficial blog written by members of Microsoft's games global marketing team.
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Internet radio stations get a breather
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-05-03 17:18:13
The publication of the US Copyright Royalty Board's rule on digital performance rights on May 1 means webcasters have until July 15 to get the law changed before the first payments are due under the new regime.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-05-03 17:18:13
The publication of the US Copyright Royalty Board's rule on digital performance rights on May 1 means webcasters have until July 15 to get the law changed before the first payments are due under the new regime.
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Social networking gets major challenge at Digg
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2007-05-02 19:58:16
Kevin Rose knows on which side his bread is buttered. Without the Digg community the site he founded is nothing. However, the events of the past 48 hours show that the social networking phenomenon has run up against its first real challenge - and it's a doozy.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2007-05-02 19:58:16
Kevin Rose knows on which side his bread is buttered. Without the Digg community the site he founded is nothing. However, the events of the past 48 hours show that the social networking phenomenon has run up against its first real challenge - and it's a doozy.
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Court rules in Microsoft's favour on patents
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: ZDNet UK
2007-05-01 06:28:02
In what could be a broader victory for software companies, the US Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Microsoft cannot be forced to pay up for patent infringement that occurs when copies of Windows are made and installed on computers abroad.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: ZDNet UK
2007-05-01 06:28:02
In what could be a broader victory for software companies, the US Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Microsoft cannot be forced to pay up for patent infringement that occurs when copies of Windows are made and installed on computers abroad.
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Google hits back at Viacom law suit
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-05-01 00:07:30
Google says the 'safe harbour' provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) provides it with a defence against Viacom's copyright infringement suit.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-05-01 00:07:30
Google says the 'safe harbour' provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) provides it with a defence against Viacom's copyright infringement suit.
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Top court rules for Microsoft in patent case
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-04-30 10:36:29
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch
Category: Reuters
2007-04-30 10:36:29
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court overturned on Monday a ruling that Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research should be held liable for patent infringement on copies of the Windows operating system sold overseas.
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