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3 Count: Dirty Laundry

By Jonathan Bailey • Mar 19th, 2010 • Category: 3 Count

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1: Viacom, Google Air Dirty Laundry in Court Docs
First off today, there really isn’t much need for a 3 Count as this is the story everyone is talking about, The statements of fact and motions for summary judgement in the Viacom v. Google [...]



3 Count: Fireworks Display

By Jonathan Bailey • Mar 18th, 2010 • Category: 3 Count

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1: Expect fireworks Thursday in Viacom vs. Google
First off this morning, today is expected to be a big day in the Google/Viacom lawsuit as the two sides have filed for a summary judgement and it appears that “embarrassing” secrets revealed during discovery [...]



3 Count: House of Lords

By Jonathan Bailey • Mar 16th, 2010 • Category: 3 Count

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1: Digital Economy Bill approved by House of Lords
First off today, the House of Lords in the UK has approved the Digital Economy Bill, paving the way for a “three strikes” system in the country and also for the blocking of Web sites [...]



3 Count: iPad’s Voice

By Jonathan Bailey • Mar 15th, 2010 • Category: 3 Count

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1: Apple’s iPad Will Read Books Out Loud, Support Free E-Books
First off today, Apple’s iPad is making some copyright headlines as Apple has announced that its new tablet computer/eBook reader will be able to read books aloud and will also support free eBooks [...]



3 Count: Bitstalked

By Jonathan Bailey • Mar 12th, 2010 • Category: 3 Count

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1: Judge Dismisses God of War Copyright Lawsuit Against Sony
First off today, screenwriters Jonathan Bissoon-Dath and Jennifer Dat have had their case against Sony, the publisher of the popular God of War video game franchise, tossed out after the judge found that there [...]



3 Count: That Was Fast…

By Jonathan Bailey • Mar 11th, 2010 • Category: 3 Count

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1: Pink Floyd Win Court Battle with EMI
First off today, just a day after we first reported on the lawsuit, Pink Floyd has emerged victorious in their battle against their label EMI. EMI will have to pay back royalties to the band as [...]



3 Count: Another Brick

By Jonathan Bailey • Mar 10th, 2010 • Category: 3 Count

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1: Pink Floyd, EMI Brawl Over iTunes Royalties
The band Pink Floyd and their record label, EMI are at odds over royalties earned from iTunes and other online music sites, The band’s contract, last updated in 1999, makes no mention of digital downloads and, [...]



3 Count: Deja Vued

By Jonathan Bailey • Mar 9th, 2010 • Category: 3 Count

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1: Crown Copyright switches to Creative Commons
First off today, the UK Crown Copyright, which holds copyright in all works created by the government, has phased out a click-use license, which allowed anyone to use the content if they agreed to a set of [...]



3 Count: Avatar Copied?

By Jonathan Bailey • Mar 8th, 2010 • Category: 3 Count

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1: Case against Avatar dismissed
First off today, Zhou Shaomou, an amateur science fiction author from China, had a lawsuit of his against James Cameron dismissed. The author accused Cameron of plagiarizing his hit movie Avatar from his 1997 work “The Legend of the [...]



3 Count: Final Days

By Jonathan Bailey • Mar 5th, 2010 • Category: 3 Count

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1: Viacom vs. Google Court Fight Heats Up
First off today, the Viacom/YouTube lawsuit may be coming to a head. Both sides have filed papers indicating their plans to seek a summary judgement, asking the judge to rule on the case without going to [...]