Volume 3, Issue 9
March 2, 2007

The Growing Threat
and
eSnips Update, or Whack-an-Orc

Another website is jumping on the YouTube bandwagon and is offering much more than video clips. Much to Patrick Ross' alarm, full books are available for free right on the site. Patrick discusses the faulty view of copyright as an opt-out system and shares an update on one copyright holder who is fighting back, resulting in a flurry of comments and activity from those most affected.

- Read Patrick's blogs here and here (2/26/2007)

BitTorrent Joins the Legal Media Industry

A major filesharing site has been negotiating with a few content provider companies and will now offer certain television shows and movies available for purchase. Noel Le questions the company's motives and wonders how this benefits the consumer.

- Read Noel's blog (2/26/2007)

DRM

The public complaints launched by the CEO of a major technology company against digital rights management were loudly applauded by opponents of DRM. Jim DeLong shares a compelling piece that raises sound economic reasons why DRM is necessary.

- Read Jim's blog (3/2/2007)

Boucher and Doolittle, What Do You Have Against Creators?

Copyright legislation reared its head in the 110th Congress. Patrick Ross reviews the Fair Use Act of 2007, which he views as chipping away at the DMCA and the rights of artists.

- Read Patrick's blog (2/27/2007)

Save the Date: March 16
Berkeley DRM Conference
and
Property Rights Index

The promise of spring's return has heralded an upswing in the number of IP events. Solveig Singleton, Noel Le and Jim DeLong share details of some upcoming events, including an IPcentral seminar on copyright.

- Read Solveig's, Noel's, and Jim's blogs here, here and here (2/26/2007)