Two Disturbing Articles About Obama on ACTA
Here are two very disturbing articles about Obama on ACTA:
The first from TD:
Obama: We Must Move Forward On ACTA
With the EU Parliament soundly voting against ACTA secrecy and current proposals, lots of folks have been wondering how the US was going to respond. So far, it’s not looking good. The USTR gave a giant no [...]
The Digital Economy Bill Gets More Critics
From ZP:
UK ISPs: Site Blocking Risks Country’s Reputation
Join consumer advocates, MPs, prominent academics, and others in an open letter to the House of Lords criticizing recent proposal to amend the Digital Economy Bill in order force ISPs to proactively block websites suspected of copyright infringement.
A number of UK ISPs have joined forces with consumer advocacy [...]
What Next? Rape Victims As Judges?
Leaked documents show that the British recording industry directly had a hand in writing a critical part of a proposed amendment.
It amazes me how in the UK they don’t even try to cover the corruption.
Way to go Britain in finding totally neutral parties to do the job for you, for standing up for the people [...]
DMCA Collateral Damage And Monster Copyrights
Here’s a two for oner from TD, starting with:
Another Reason To Worry About DMCA Takedowns: Collateral Damage
In the wake of the DMCA takedown notice that forced Cryptome offline, the EFF is pointing out yet another massive in with the DMCA’s notice-and-takedown setup: it leads to a ton of collateral damage in getting legitimate, authorized, non-infringing [...]
How RealNetworks Just Screwed Us
From Boing Boing:
RealNetworks just screwed us all by settling lawsuits in which it might have lost–but which might also have given some new life to fair use for digital media.
The post-RealDVD world means that unless there’s a major change to the law surrounding copy protection, there will never be a legal way to perform [...]
The DMCA Is Bad.. But We Want You To Use It!
The DMCA is one horrible piece of legislation badly slanted towards big content, everyone (US) knows this and nearly everyone admits this… but still want to shove it down the throats of other countries!
From TD:
A Look At Twelve Years Of Dangerous Unintended Consequences From The DMCA
The DMCA has been in place for a dozen [...]
Label (EMI) Again Fights Artist (Pink Floyd)
Another example of why copyright fails so badly, after the artist creates… the labels have the end say.
Pink Floyd and its label, EMI, are battling over online royalties stemming from a contested clause in their decade-old contract.
The developer of The Dark Side of the Moon and other top-selling albums claims its contract with EMI requires [...]
3 Strikes Not Working In France. No Surprise. (UPDATED)
We wonder what the industry is going to cry for next..
In the first few months following the adoption of the three-strikes anti-piracy legislation in France, online piracy has increased significantly. Instead of stopping, file-sharers are seeking alternatives to bypass the new law. Perhaps even more striking is that new research reveals that disconnecting file-sharers [...]
Wanted to Know How Apple Throttles Its Developers? Now you can! (UPDATED)
Get the skinny on how Apple literally “uses” its developers.
The first rule of the iPhone developer program is: You do not talk about the iPhone developer program.
Before you create software for the iPhone, Apple demands that you sign away a laundry list of rights, including the ability to sell rejected apps through other channels, [...]
Time to Invest In Customer Awareness.. Not Lawsuits or Draconian Measures
From Zeropaid
Consumer Focus also says that 85% can only name two, iTunes and Amazon, but UK music industry, in typical fashion, emphasizes that more than 35 exist and touts own study that found 96% awareness of iTunes and Amazon.
Consumer Focus, the UK govt-backed consumer advocacy group, has long tried to illustrate the deficiency of [...]
