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Thank you! >From: "Lesley Ellen Harris" <lesley at copyrightlaws.com> >Reply-To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu> >To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu> >Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Copyright News >Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 10:54:48 -0400 > >Below is my office e-letter on copyright news--please email me if you would >like to be added to this list. > >Lesley > >Lesley Ellen Harris >lesley at copyrightlaws.com > > > >FROM THE OFFICES OF LESLEY ELLEN HARRIS >Copyright, New Media Law & E-Commerce News > >__________________________________________________________________ > >__________________________________________________________________ > > > >Vol. 10, No. 5, October 23, 2006 > >ISSN 1489-954X > > > >Contents: > > > >1. Studies, Legislation and Conventions: > >Congress Holds Hearings on Campus Copyright Infringement > >Australian Copyright Reform Bill > > > >2. Legal Cases: > >Canadian Supreme Court Upholds Rights of Freelancers > >Morpheus File-Sharing Software Ruled Illegal > > > >3. Of Interest: > >YouTube Deletes Almost 30,000 Files > >Updated Copyright Web site > > > >4. Seminars: > >Fall 2006 Online Courses > > > > >__________________________________________________________________ > >__________________________________________________________________ > > > >Copyright, New Media & E-Commerce News is distributed for free by the >office >of Lesley Ellen Harris. Information contained herein should not be relied >upon or considered as legal advice. Copyright 2006 Lesley Ellen Harris. >This >newsletter may be forwarded, downloaded or reproduced in whole in any print >or electronic format for non-commercial purposes provided that its author >is >acknowledged and that you cc: lehletter at copyrightlaws.com. > > > >This e-letter, from 1996 to the present, is archived with Library & >Archives >Canada at: http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/201/300/copyright/ > > > >__________________________________________________________________ > >__________________________________________________________________ > > > >1. STUDIES, LEGISLATION AND CONVENTIONS: > > > >Congress Holds Hearings on Campus Copyright Infringement - The U.S. House >of >Representatives' Committee on Education and the Workforce, Sub-Committee on >21st Century Competitiveness, recently held hearings on the impact of >copyright violation, particularly over the Internet, on college campuses. >The committee heard from both education and entertainment industry >representatives. In March, the House passed H.R. 609, a bill to reauthorize >the Higher Education Act, which allows universities to use federal funds to >address online copyright infringement. > > > >AUSTRALIAN COPYRIGHT REFORM BILL - On October 19, 2006, The Copyright >Amendment Bill 2006 was introduced into Australian Parliament. The >Government has referred the Bill for consideration by the Senate Standing >Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs. The Bill provides new >exceptions that make it legal for people to record TV or radio programs in >order to play them at a more convenient time. It also allows format >shifting >of material such as music, newspapers and books so people can put CDs they >own onto their iPods or other music players. It also gives courts extra >powers to tackle large-scale Internet piracy and unauthorized access to pay >TV. > > > >__________________________________________________________________ > >__________________________________________________________________ > > > >2. LEGAL CASES: > > > >CANADIAN SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS RIGHTS OF FREELANCERS - The Supreme Court of >Canada has upheld a ruling that newspaper electronic databases cannot >reproduce print articles and photographs without permission of the authors >and artists. In a 5-4 decision, the Court held that, "The right to >reproduce >a collective work under the Copyright Act does not carry with it the right >to republish freelance articles as part of an entirely different collective >work." For the text of Robertson v. Thomson Corp., 2006 SCC 43, see: >http://scc.lexum.umontreal.ca/en/2006/2006scc43/2006scc43.html > > > >Morpheus File-Sharing Software Ruled Illegal - Morpheus online file-sharing >software has been found by a U.S. federal judge to > >encourage computer users to share copyright-protected works such as music >and > >movies, without authorization. StreamCast is the distributor of Morpheus > >software. > >__________________________________________________________________ > >__________________________________________________________________ > > > >3. OF INTEREST: > > > >YouTube Deletes Almost 30,000 Files - YouTube, the popular video-sharing >site, deleted 29,549 videos this week after complaints from the Japanese >Society for Rights of Authors and Composers that TV and movie clips, and >music videos, had been posted without permission of copyright owners. >YouTube, acquired by Google earlier this month, has recently signed >distribution deals with media groups including Universal Music Group, >Warner >Music and CBS to offer short-form programming including news, music videos, >sport and entertainment. > > > >UPDATED COPYRIGHT WEB SITE - What would be the ideal Web site on copyright >information? Copyrightlaws.com is updating its Web site and we want your >input on what content would help you. Please email your suggestions to: >contact at copyrightlaws.com. > > > >__________________________________________________________________ > >__________________________________________________________________ > > > >4. PUBLICATIONS AND SEMINARS: > > > >FALL 2006 ONLINE COURSES - Beginning on 30 October 2006, Copyrightlaws.com >is offering three online courses: > >? U.S. Copyright Law - A primer on U.S. copyright law > >? Managing Copyright Issues - An advanced course on managing all >types of copyright-protected works > >? Digital Content Management - An advanced course on the legal, >strategic and practical implications of using, publishing and >re-distributing licensed digital content > >To request a syllabus for any of these courses, e-mail: >seminars at copyrightlaws.com. To register, go to: >http://www.acteva.com/go/copyright. If you are a member of SLA, NFAIS, >Palinet, Solinet, OCLC/Capcon, or RGD, please register for these courses >through your association. > > > >__________________________________________________________________ > >__________________________________________________________________ > > > >This newsletter is prepared by Lesley Ellen Harris, a Copyright Lawyer and >Consultant. Lesley is the author of the books Canadian Copyright Law >(McGrawHill), Digital Property: Currency of the 21st Century, and Licensing >Digital Content (ALA Editions). Lesley may be reached at: >http://copyrightlaws.com. > >__________________________________________________________________ > >__________________________________________________________________ > > > > > >This LEH-Letter issue was prepared with the help of Beth Davies. > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer >Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > >To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > >To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l _________________________________________________________________ Find a local pizza place, music store, museum and more?then map the best route! http://local.live.com?FORM=MGA001
