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Copyfight - Nov 28, 2008
While researching the previous entry I came across this item: European regulators put out a report today accusing drug manufacturers of costing consumers EU 3 billion by using patent lawsuits to keep generics off the …
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Lala Land?Copyfight - Oct 23, 2008 My brother sent me an invite to sign up for the music streaming service "Lala". According to their promotion it's all kosher with the Cartel. You play a stream in your Web browser in a Flash browser (like Pandora and … |
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Apple Gets a Dock PatentCopyfight - Oct 9, 2008 Apple was finally granted a patent, for which it first applied in 1999, on the user interface construction that has come to be called the "dock". The patent calls it "a userbar" but Apple's own documentation calls it … |
Copyfight - Oct 8, 2008
In a not-at-all-surprising decision, Judge Patterson has ruled to block publication of the print version of Steven Vander Ark's "Harry Potter Lexicon." The judge's decision noted that the proposed Lexicon copies …
Copyfight - Oct 3, 2008
I've been so busy with the mess on Wall St that I totally missed Apple's threat to close down iTunes if royalty rates went up. There were several proposals on the table, including one to lower fees, which are formally …
Copyfight - Sep 15, 2008
Disney is famous for getting copyright-term legislation passed that extends protection on old materials and thus protects their interest in Mickey Mouse, their iconic character. One of the first appearances (Wikipedia …
Copyfight - Aug 19, 2008
A little over a year ago I was writing about negotiations between SoundExchange and Web streamcasters. The issue was a set of exorbitant new fees authorized by the US Copyright office. Back then it appeared that …
Copyfight - Jun 23, 2008
Microsoft wished for a new trial, but must not have asked nicely enough this time. Last time it was accused of infringing Alcatel-Lucent (digital music) patents it won, getting a negative verdict and large judgment …
Copyfight - May 23, 2008
Sherman, set the wayback machine to 2005! No, I'm not talking about the Internet Archive's Wayback machine. I'm talking about traveling back in time to late 2005 when the 'net was buzzing - angrily - about a Cartel …
Copyfight - Apr 18, 2008
Ms Rowling is not the only one concerned with how much of her work others are taking. Law.com has a report from Janet Conley on a lawsuit by three academic publishers against Georgia State University. At issue are …