MORE 'INTELLECTUAL-PROPERTY' POSTS
Recently released. Summary via IFLA. EIFL, Electronic information for Libraries, released a new guide “Developing a Library Copyright Policy”. This guide is intended to highlight issues when a library is considering the creation of a copyright policy, whether on its own initiative or as part of a wider institutional policy on intellectual property. It considers how […]
A new “e-duty” law going into effect in July is a key reason why according to an article from Dagens Nyheter, DN.se (Mechanically Translated) via Microsoft Translator via Google Translate
From a Radio Netherlands Report: The YouTube generation has gained an ally in the worldwide “copyright wars.” The Dutch government wants to change copyright law so new media users can continue to do “creative remixes” of protected content. The Hague will no longer wait for the European Commission to find a compromise. [Clip] [Bent] Hugenholtz, […]
New Legislation: Bill Would Require Public Access to Taxpayer-Supported Research (Federal Research Public Access Act of 2012)
Associations and Organizations, Funding, News, Open Access, Preservation
|UPDATE: Federal Research Public Access Act 2012 FAQ (via Alliance For Taxpayer Access) UPDATE: Full Text: Letter from ALA, SLA, SAA, Progressive Librarians Guild, OMB Watch, OpentheGovernment.org & Others In Opposition of Research Works Act (PDF) UPDATE: Seven public health groups write to oppose the “Research Works Act” (via Knowledge Ecology International) From The Chronicle of […]
New from Library Copyright Alliance: "Golan v. Holder: A Farewell to Constitutional Challenges to Copyright Laws"
Academic Libraries, Associations and Organizations, Companies (Publishers/Vendors), Libraries, News
|A summary of the recent Golan v. Holder decision by the Supreme Court of the United States was written for the LCA by attorney/intellectual property expert, Jonathan Band. The Summary Begins: On January 13, 2012, the Supreme Court by a 6-2 vote affirmed the Tenth Circuit decision in Golan v. Holder. (Justice Kagan recused herself, presumably […]
From the IFI Web Site: IFI CLAIMSPatent Services, the leading producer of global patent databases, analytic solutions and innovative web services, today announced its top-50 ranking of global companies awarded the most U.S. utility patents in 2011. IFI uses proprietary algorithms and 50 years’ experience analyzing U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) data to compile […]
“The Orphan Wars” appears in the new issue of EDUCAUSE Review. It was written by Professor James Grimmelmann, New York Law School. “Orphan books”—books that are in copyright but whose copyright owners can’t be found—have been in the news lately, thanks to lawsuits over Google’s plan to scan a copy of every book ever published. […]
New Issue Spotlight From IFLA's FAIFE Committee: Policing the Internet is Not a Job for a Corporation
Associations and Organizations, Libraries, New Issue, News, Patrons and Users
|A new Spotlight report from the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE) is now available. Title: Policing the Internet is not a Job for a Corporation Author: Hanna Nikkanen From the Intro: In light of recent legislation in the US (SOPA and PIPA), […]
House Committee Plans SOPA Hearing on January 18th, Senate Version of Bill (PIPA) Heading to Senate
|From The Hill: House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) announced a Jan. 18 hearing on the potential impact of Domain Name Service (DNS) and search engine blocking on the Internet on Monday, escalating the feud within the Republican Party over the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). [Clip] Issa has been a harsh critic of […]
From BNA’s Patent, Trademark & Copyright Law Daily: Congress should enact legislation to bring rights surrounding sound recordings made before 1972 under the aegis of the federal copyright law, according to a lengthy report issued at year’s end by the Copyright Office. Federalization of pre-1972 sound recordings would “improve the certainty and consistency of copyright, […]