Weekly IP review (23-27 April)
Another week went by, so if you
think you may have missed an important digital copyright and IP news, here is
your chance to catch up on the latest updates.
Two copyright lawsuits generated
high levels of social conversation and comments from both supporters and those
against the Court decisions. Find out more about how a German court ruled that
YouTube is responsible for the content uploaded by its users http://t.co/EGe8MrxP and how this case draws attention in
clarifying the responsibility of video sharing websites http://t.co/86rOHfUE , but also what does
iiNet’s (Australia second largest ISP) Court victory against Hollywood mean for
the copyright law http://t.co/rW7n0B9g .
China is seeking public feedback
on the newly drafted internet copyright regulations aimed at defining what an
infringement of internet copyright includes. Read more about the new regulations
at http://t.co/n4en4YJw .
Another patent story: Facebook
paid Microsoft $550 Million to acquire hundreds of former AOL patents http://t.co/saM8os18
Good news for rights holders: European
Court of Justice ruled that ISPs can be forced to disclose information to
copyright holders who want to identify alleged illegal file-sharers. http://t.co/7neb4Nt4
Interesting case to watch: In
response to Associated Press’ copyright lawsuit, Meltwater sustains that this
type of suit threatens all search engine, “challenging one of the core
functions of the Internet” http://t.co/PWgeiVJU
More Google trouble: Unlike
Dropbox, Google Drive online storage service set the social world on fire with
its unclear terms of service, which may push away the creatives who rely on
retaining their copyright and IP rights http://t.co/p9TZVxFo
. Moreover, Google faces another lawsuit for copyright infringement, this time
in relation to its Music service launched last year, being accused of ripping
off photographs of Jimi Hendrix and John Coltrane. http://t.co/4Tcxey3C. On the other hand, as Phase 1 of Oracle’s case against Google’s use of Java in
its Android software draws to a close, Oracle has taken a pounding from
Google’s lawyers. http://t.co/lv9qaZgz
It is now official: the
highly controversial UK Digital Economy Act won’t be implemented until 2014.
Wondering if that will ever happen... http://t.co/EFrWcZ2e
Find out more about The
Linked Content Coalition, a new cross-media global project that has as goal a
better management of copyright in the digital world. http://t.co/mFlXJEBu
Interesting move:
Consumers International released its own IP Watchlist, ranking countries based
on how pro- or anti-consumer local IP laws are. It seems that IP laws are finally
being judged based on IP’s actual purpose: to benefit the people. http://t.co/PDQD71XB