Posts Tagged ‘afact’

Copyright 2.0 Show – Episode 141

By Jonathan Bailey • Feb 26th, 2010 • Category: Podcast

It is Friday again and that means that it is time for another episode of the Copyright 2.0 Show.
It was a busy week for copyright news as we have the latest on the ACTA negotiations, the Google Book Search settlement, a potential appeal in the iiNet case and an interesting copyright poll from the UK. [...]


3 Count: Restored

By Jonathan Bailey • Feb 26th, 2010 • Category: 3 Count

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1: iiNet in Hollywood’s Sights as Battle Resumes on Copyright Ruling
First off today, it seems that the iiNet case is far from over. The Australian Federation Against Content Theft (AFACT), which represents some 34 record and movie studios, is filing an appeal in [...]


3 Count: Big Win

By Jonathan Bailey • Feb 22nd, 2010 • Category: 3 Count

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1: A Big Victory for F/OSS: Jacobsen v. Katzer is Settled
First off today, we have a settlement that is being hailed as a major win for the open source software community. The case of Jacobsen v. Katzer has been settled on terms favorable [...]


3 Count: The Boss

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

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1: Justice Dept to Google Books: Close, But No Cigar
First off today the Department of Justice has finally made its opinion of the revised Google Book Search settlement known and, though it found a lot of improvements in the revised deal, it still [...]


3 Count: We’re Back!

By Jonathan Bailey • Dec 1st, 2009 • Category: 3 Count

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1: Apple, Psystar Strike Deal in Copyright Case
First off today, court rivals Apple and Psystar have reached a partial settlement in their battle. Psystar, a computer maker, had been selling “Hackintosh” computers with Apple’s OSX preinstalled on them in violation of Apple’s license, [...]


3 Count: ASCAPped

By Jonathan Bailey • Oct 15th, 2009 • Category: 3 Count

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1: Reports: Google to Launch Online Bookstore
First off today, Google has made a stunning announcement at the Frankfurt Book Fair, saying that it is preparing to launch Google Editions, an online bookstore where the books will be available to anyone via a Web [...]


3 Count: International Edition

By Jonathan Bailey • Oct 12th, 2009 • Category: 3 Count

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1: Merkel Criticizes Google for Copyright Infringement
First off today, German Chancellor Angela Merkel launched a strong criticism over the Google Book Search settlement Saturday saying that, “We reject the scanning in of books without any copyright protection — like Google is doing. The [...]