This past April, we joined other IP scholars in explaining how the FCC’s proposed set-top box rules would undermine the property rights of creators and copyright owners. In reply comments filed last month, the EFF and a group of IP academics argued that the proposed rules would not implicate any copyright owners’ exclusive rights. Read more
Tag: copyright
Radiohead Video Makes Unauthorized Use of Fictional Characters
Cross-posted from the Mister Copyright blog.
Last month, Radiohead released their ninth studio album, A Moon Shaped Pool, after a five-year hiatus from recording. In true Radiohead fashion, the album’s release was preceded by a unique succession of mysterious social media postings, teaser artwork and music videos for the singles Burn the Witch and Daydreaming. Read more
FCC’s Extreme Proposal Threatens the Livelihood of Creators
By Matthew Barblan & Kevin Madigan
Earlier this year, the FCC proposed a new regulatory scheme ostensibly designed to improve the market for pay-TV set-top boxes. Chairman Wheeler claimed that the proposed rules would “tear down the barriers that currently prevent innovators from developing new ways for consumers to access and enjoy their favorite shows and movies on their terms.” Read more
Google Image Search and the Misappropriation of Copyrighted Images
Cross-posted from the Mister Copyright blog.
Last week, American visual communications and stock photography agency Getty Images filed a formal complaint in support of the European Union’s investigation into Google’s anti-competitive business practices. The Getty complaint accuses Google of using its image search function to appropriate or “scrape” third-party copyrighted works, thereby drawing users away from the original source of the creative works and preserving its search engine dominance. Read more
Copyright Policy Should Be Based On Facts, Not Rhetoric
Here’s a brief excerpt of a post by Kevin Madigan & Devlin Hartline that was published on IPWatchdog.
After nearly twenty years with the DMCA, the Copyright Office has launched a new study to examine the impact and effectiveness of this system, and voices on both sides of the debate have filed comments expressing their views. Read more
Last Chance to Register for the Copyright and Technology NYC 2016 Conference
Tomorrow is the last chance to register for the Copyright and Technology NYC 2016 Conference. The conference will be held next Tuesday, January 19th, at New York University’s Kimmel Center.
In addition to Matthew Barblan and Devlin Hartline from CPIP, participants will come from the following organizations:
- ASCAP
- BMI
- CBS
- CCIA
- Charter Communications
- Cisco
- Copyright Alliance
- Copyright Clearance Center
- Elsevier
- Entertainment Software Assn.
Endless Whack-A-Mole: Why Notice-and-Staydown Just Makes Sense
Producer Richard Gladstein knows all about piracy. As he recently wrote for The Hollywood Reporter, his latest film, The Hateful Eight, was “viewed illegally in excess of 1.3 million times since its initial theatrical release on Christmas Day.” Gladstein is not shy about pointing fingers and naming names. Read more
Join Us at the Copyright and Technology NYC 2016 Conference on January 19
Co-produced by GiantSteps, the Copyright Society, and Musonomics, the Copyright and Technology NYC 2016 Conference will be held at New York University’s Kimmel Center on Tuesday, January 19th. CPIP is a proud Media Sponsor of the event.
The conference program is available here, and registration is still open here. Read more
BMG v. Cox: ISP Liability and the Power of Inference
Cross-posted from the Law Theories blog.
As readers are likely aware, the jury verdict in BMG v. Cox was handed down on December 17th. The jury found that BMG had proved by a preponderance of the evidence that Cox’s users were direct infringers and that Cox is contributorily liable for that infringement. Read more
Protecting Artists from Streaming Piracy Benefits Creativity and Technology
Here’s a brief excerpt of an op-ed by Devlin Hartline & Matthew Barblan that was published in The Hill:
In his recent op-ed in The Hill, Mike Montgomery argues that “[m]aking streaming copyright infringement a felony is a terrible idea” that will create “further rifts between tech and entertainment at a time when these two sectors are not only reliant upon one another, but melding.” Read more