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Wendy M Grossman on the heavy-handed tactics picture agencies use when pursuing payment | Technology | The Guardian

  • "In the end I said to the church that Getty was not playing ball or following the normal litigation or dispute resolution procedures and to ignore them. We don't deal with bullies; we deal with legal threats appropriately. I told them by letter that's what they were doing, that we were not going to play, and didn't hear any more." Drake now regularly reminds all churches to ensure that all the images they use are fully licensed.
  • The virtual law firm Limeone has dealt with more than 300 of Getty's infringement claims, plus some from Corbis, primarily for clients where the original source of the images is unclear. Says Janine Hughes of Limeone: "Once we get involved generally Getty does back off. I think the main problem Getty has is proving when images came into their possession. It's clear in some of our dealings with them that they have practical problems in establishing that. It's a massive problem for them with respect to evidence.
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Midway: Midway Cleared Of Psi-Ops Copyright Infringement

  • Cooper granted summary judgment on all claims for Midway Games, represented in the case by Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, agreeing with the Chicago-based publisher that “few, if any, similarities between the works at issue that are protectable."

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Guitarist Satriani sues Coldplay

  • Viva La Vida is credited to the band's four members - singer Chris Martin, bass player Guy Berryman, guitarist Johnny Buckland and drummer Will Champion.
04 Dec 08

MPAA: opposition to selectable output control "astonishing"

  • But Public Knowledge, which has been following this proceeding for months, quickly filed a response to MPAA's latest comments, noting that various studios plan to roll out early-run movies without SOC. "MPAA has presented no evidence that analog or protected digital outputs are the source of copyright infringement or that the waiver would have any effect on infringement," PK's Jef Pearlman concluded, "while there is significant evidence that neither is true."

Valve says DRM is stupid, but Microsoft still doesn't get it

  • Steam is its own form of DRM, one that makes programs like SecuROM redundant. "You'd have to ask Valve for specific numbers," PC Gaming Alliance President Randy Stude told Ars, "but I believe piracy on Steam is very low."
  • "I think the problem with DRM is not so much the particular method used,
    but the attitude behind it. It makes us feel like we're all being
    punished for the sins of the few,"
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