Monthly Archives: September 2010

3 Count: Googled Music

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Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Exclusive: Sources Detail Google’s Proposal For A Music Service First off today, Billboard has a story where it cites unnamed sources on what Google is planning for its Google Music feature. According to the report, Google is wanting to create a…

A Quick Word on the Word Theft

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The debate has been raised again about the use of the word “theft” to describe copyright infringement. Here’s a few additional thoughts.

3 Count: Forced Teamwork

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Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Cor Blimey! British ISPs Must Fund P2P Copyright Crackdown First off today, in the UK, the Department for Business, Innovation, and Skills has answered the question about who should shoulder the costs for sending the piracy warning letters mandated under the…

My Flattr Experiment: 30 Days Later

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The 30 days have passed and now it’s time to reveal how the great Flattr experiment went. The results are, in a word, very mixed.

3 Count: Hack Attack

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Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Bob Marley’s Family Lose Copyright Battle First off today, the Estate of Bob Marley has lost a legal battle with Universal Music Group after a court ruled that UMG is the rightful owner of Marley’s recordings he made for Island records…

U.S. Register of Copyrights Marybeth Peters To Retire

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After a 16-year tenure as the Register of Copyrights at the U.S. Copyright Office, Marybeth Peters is stepping down.

The Changing Face of RSS

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As the closure of Bloglines illustrates, RSS may be shifting away from from being a destination and transitioning into a very different role.

3 Count: Who Owns Who?

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Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: No, You Don’t Own It: Court Upholds EULAs, Threatens Digital Resale First off today, in the case of Vernor v. Autodesk, which saw Autodesk go after a businessman who was reselling licenses of their AutoCAD design software on eBay, the US…

Copyright 2.0 Show – Episode 167

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It is Friday again and that means that it is time for another episode of the Copyright 2.0 Show. It was a very busy week for copyright news with several major, breaking stories including file sharing raids all across Europe, a new leak of the ACTA treaty and more updates in the Righthaven lawsuits, including…

3 Count: Forever Plaid

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A new jailbreak for the latest version of iOS announced, Righthaven wins on two key points and Forever 21 wins its lawsuit over plaid pants.

Monthly Archives: September 2010

3 Count: Googled Music

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Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Exclusive: Sources Detail Google’s Proposal For A Music Service First off today, Billboard has a story where it cites unnamed sources on what Google is planning for its Google Music feature. According to the report, Google is wanting to create a…

A Quick Word on the Word Theft

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The debate has been raised again about the use of the word “theft” to describe copyright infringement. Here’s a few additional thoughts.

3 Count: Forced Teamwork

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Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Cor Blimey! British ISPs Must Fund P2P Copyright Crackdown First off today, in the UK, the Department for Business, Innovation, and Skills has answered the question about who should shoulder the costs for sending the piracy warning letters mandated under the…

My Flattr Experiment: 30 Days Later

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The 30 days have passed and now it’s time to reveal how the great Flattr experiment went. The results are, in a word, very mixed.

3 Count: Hack Attack

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Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Bob Marley’s Family Lose Copyright Battle First off today, the Estate of Bob Marley has lost a legal battle with Universal Music Group after a court ruled that UMG is the rightful owner of Marley’s recordings he made for Island records…

U.S. Register of Copyrights Marybeth Peters To Retire

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After a 16-year tenure as the Register of Copyrights at the U.S. Copyright Office, Marybeth Peters is stepping down.

The Changing Face of RSS

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As the closure of Bloglines illustrates, RSS may be shifting away from from being a destination and transitioning into a very different role.

3 Count: Who Owns Who?

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Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: No, You Don’t Own It: Court Upholds EULAs, Threatens Digital Resale First off today, in the case of Vernor v. Autodesk, which saw Autodesk go after a businessman who was reselling licenses of their AutoCAD design software on eBay, the US…

Copyright 2.0 Show – Episode 167

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It is Friday again and that means that it is time for another episode of the Copyright 2.0 Show. It was a very busy week for copyright news with several major, breaking stories including file sharing raids all across Europe, a new leak of the ACTA treaty and more updates in the Righthaven lawsuits, including…

3 Count: Forever Plaid

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A new jailbreak for the latest version of iOS announced, Righthaven wins on two key points and Forever 21 wins its lawsuit over plaid pants.