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BBC NEWS | Business | UK 'has the worst copyright laws'

  • UK laws that make it a copyright violation to copy a CD that you own onto a computer or iPod should be changed, says Consumer Focus.
  • The survey by Consumers International looked at intellectual property laws and enforcement practices in 16 countries - Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, India, Indonesia, Israel, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, the UK and the US.

Court blocks webcast of RIAA file sharing case against Harvard student | Tech Policy & Law News - Betanews

  • The Appellate Court's opinion today said, "Here, we think that the limits of the district judge's discretion were exceeded; her interpretation of Local Rule 83.3 is unprecedented and, in our view, palpably incorrect."
16 Apr 09

ISP sabotages file sharing law - The Local

  • The new file sharing law is based on the European Union's Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive (IPRED) and allows courts to order internet operators to hand over details that identify suspected illegal file sharers.



    As such, the law enables Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to retain the IP addresses of file sharers. But ISPs also remain at liberty to destroy information about their users if they so wish.

Welcome to the US Attorney's Office, Western District of Michigan Press Release Page

  • He also created a sham trust, transferring his personal funds
    into the account and using it to pay his everyday expenses. In 2002, Mr. Ealy notified the IRS
    that his name had been copyrighted and that if the IRS used his name for any purpose, the IRS
    would be subject to a $500,000 fee.

Returning Product To Amazon Could Brick Your Kindle - The Channel Wire - IT Channel News And Views by CRN and VARBusiness

  • As you may already know, Amazon's electronic reader, the Kindle (and newer Kindle 2) is linked to the owner's Amazon account where the inventory of purchased books is managed. In addition, although there are a few other sources, it is primarily the only way to buy books for the device. When this user's Amazon account was closed, he also lost access to all the books he had purchased, as well as the ability to shop for new material.
  • Ultimately, the user appealed to Amazon and it reinstated his account noting that "if a higher-than-acceptable number of concession incidents occur in the future" they will ban him again. Although this particular incident worked out for the user, it is still a bit frightening that a company can unilaterally make such a decision. Of course, it would be technically possible for Amazon to allow banned users to continue accessing their Kindle accounts, but they chose not to go that route and, based on its user agreement, Amazon doesn't have to.

Copyright Law Blog: Exclusive Rights

  • Combs never raised fair use as a defense.  Why? Athony Falzone at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society suggested, at the time of the case’s appeal, that the tactic may have been based on a reluctance to risk encouraging fair use as a defense in sampling suits:
  • On appeal, the Sixth Circuit found that Westbound’s punitive damages award was unconstitutionally excessive and violated due process.  The Circuit remanded with instructions to remit the amount of the punitive damages “closer to” a 1:1 or 2:1 ratio to the compensatory damages.
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