Category: Copyright
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Another Congressional Hearing on P2P Scheduled for Tomorrow
Last week, The Chronicle told us that the House Committee on Science and Technology will be holding a hearing on peer-to-peer filesharing on college and university campuses. That hearing, entitled “The Role of Technology in Reducing Illegal Filesharing: A University Perspective” has been scheduled for tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 EDT. The Hearing Charter (pdf) is…
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The View From The Outside: Reactions to Stanford’s Reconnection Fee
It’s instructive to step outside the world of higher education to see how we’re viewed from the outside. Sometimes it’s enlightening and sometimes it’s just entertaining. But it’s always important for us to know how those outside higher education (potential students, alumni, parents, legislators, community members, etc.) view us and our actions. Stanford University has…
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Lessig’s “New Chicago School” Applied to Traditional College Students’ Online Copyright Infringement
I am reading through Lawrence Lessig’s 2006 book Code 2.0 (links to purchase the book or download it for free are on the official website). One of the ideas presented in this book is a very, very brief outline of Lessig’s “New Chicago School,” a theoretical framework for understanding the forces that seek to regulate…
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Quick Copyright Update: Congressional Questions, Resistance, Peer-to-Peer banned, and More Lawsuits
The past few days have been busy on the copyright front: Members of Congress have sent a detailed questionnaire to 19 (or 20) institutions asking about their policies and practices related to students’ alleged online copyright infringement. The questionnaire is preceded by an unambiguous statement of disapproval of current policies and practices coupled with statistics…
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Legislative Action Aimed at On-campus Peer-to-Peer and “Piracy?”
We can’t and shouldn’t forget that Representative Ric Keller told us during the March House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property hearing on campus peer-to-peer and “piracy” that “the hammer’s comin’.” Shortly after that hearing, Keller, who is also the senior Republican on the Subcommittee on Higher Education Lifelong Learning & Competitiveness,…
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Reactions to RIAA Pre-Settlement Letters And More
Some quick updates and links to discussions and news related to online copyright infringement: Last week, the RIAA announced that it was beginning a new program where it would send alleged offenders a notice before suing them to offer them an early option to settle. This offer is sent to the university or college with…
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Congress is Unhappy With Higher Ed’s Copyright Infringement Activities
The written testimony and video of today’s Congressional “An Update – Piracy on University Networks” hearing have been posted online. The video is pretty low quality Real video but it’s there and I appreciate the quick response on the part of the Congressional staffers responsible. The witnesses (with links to their written testimonies) were: Jim…
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Copyright Infringement Congressional Hearings
The House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property will be holding a hearing later this week entitled An Update – Piracy on University Networks.” This subcommittee is a subcommittee of the House Committee on the Judiciary and is chaired by Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA). As this is the first such hearing under Democratic…
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RIAA Settlement Offers & Related EDUCAUSE Live! Event
Lest anyone think I am sleeping through this: Yes, I’ve seen the letter that ACE sent to college and university presidents regarding online copyright infringement. Both of the major American higher ed news services have posted stories and there is continuing discussion in many places, online and offline. We knew this was coming and we…
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Why Cdigix’s Music Service is Closing & Record Numbers of DMCA Notices
In a letter entitled “On Cdigix and Digital Media on Campus,”Cdigix. Inc. CEO Larry Jacobson explains why his company is ceasing their online entertainment service. Among other themes they hear from their customers are (a) “Legal music services on campus are not core to our school’s mission” and (b) “Our legal music service is getting…