http://www.managingip.com/RSS.aspx?FeedID=2109©2013 Managing Intellectual Property60CopyrightAs the US Congress embarks on a sweeping review of copyright law, the Copyright Principles Project (CPP) – little known outside the insular world of intellectual property – has emerged as a powerful voice in Washingtonhttp://www.managingip.com/Article/3208526/Berkeley-led-group-central-to-US-copyright-review.htmlTue, 21 May 2013 13:22:00 GMTThe fast-changing digital universe has prompted the US Congress to launch a review of copyright law that will feature a series of hearings and could trigger a years-long battle to rewrite the Copyright Acthttp://www.managingip.com/Article/3203257/US-Congress-launches-sweeping-copyright-review.htmlThu, 09 May 2013 11:49:00 GMTWorld IP Day was celebrated on Friday with meetings and parties across the globehttp://www.managingip.com/Article/3198226/Creativity-celebrated-on-World-IP-Day.htmlMon, 29 Apr 2013 13:47:00 GMTIceland’s Pirate Party has won three seats in the country’s 63-seat parliament, the Althinghttp://www.managingip.com/Article/3198093/Pirate-Party-makes-parliamentary-breakthrough.htmlMon, 29 Apr 2013 10:35:00 GMTThe UK has brought its copyright protection into line with the rest of the EU for mass-produced designs, and introduced rules for orphan works http://www.managingip.com/Article/3197688/UK-extends-copyright-for-mass-produced-products.htmlFri, 26 Apr 2013 12:47:00 GMTFive years ago the European Commission told collecting societies that some of their practices breached EU competition laws. Now the General Court of the Court of Justice has ruled that it got part of that decision wrong http://www.managingip.com/Article/3190851/EU-court-tells-Commission-it-was-wrong-over-collecting-societies.htmlMon, 15 Apr 2013 10:25:00 GMTA decision by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York this week elicited a scathing dissent by Google Books judge Denny Chin, but has been welcomed by those seeking to end the cable TV modelhttp://www.managingip.com/Article/3186848/Aereo-decision-threatens-copyright-and-cable-TV.htmlFri, 05 Apr 2013 08:52:00 GMTThe Supreme Court disagreed with amici such as AIPLA, IPO and the MPAA on Tuesday when it ruled that Supap Kirtsaeng could lawfully buy cheaper editions of textbooks overseas and then resell them in the US for a profithttp://www.managingip.com/Article/3176401/Supreme-Court-sides-with-Kirtsaeng-on-first-sale-defence.htmlThu, 21 Mar 2013 22:42:00 GMTNewly elected Korean President Park Geun-hye has picked Kim Young-min to lead the Korea IP Officehttp://www.managingip.com/Article/3171833/New-KIPO-commissioner-appointed.htmlMon, 18 Mar 2013 11:19:00 GMTIn a second blow to Universal, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has again extended safe harbour protection under the DMCA to video sharing site Veoh Networkshttp://www.managingip.com/Article/3170262/Veoh-vindicated-again-in-Ninth-Circuit-ISP-liability-case.htmlThu, 14 Mar 2013 22:02:00 GMTThe Court of Justice of the EU has ruled that a service provided by UK company TVCatchup infringes copyright because it falls within the definition of a “communication to the public” http://www.managingip.com/Article/3165402/EU-court-Retransmitting-free-TV-programmes-infringes-copyright.htmlThu, 07 Mar 2013 14:29:00 GMTJon Kyl, who recently left Congress as the second-highest ranking Republican in the US Senate, is joining Covington & Burling’s global public policy and government affairs group in Washington DChttp://www.managingip.com/Article/3164987/Former-Arizona-senator-joins-Covington.htmlWed, 06 Mar 2013 17:39:00 GMTA group of 10 record companies including EMI, Sony and Universal and Warner Music have won an order requiring the six largest UK internet service providers to block three Bittorrent indexing serviceshttp://www.managingip.com/Article/3162199/Judge-issues-blocking-order-in-music-copyright-case.htmlThu, 28 Feb 2013 15:54:00 GMTA Sony patent application for a system which aims to combat piracy by comparing the load times of media such as video games has been publishedhttp://www.managingip.com/Article/3160403/Sony-anti-piracy-patent-published.htmlMon, 25 Feb 2013 23:40:00 GMTPublishers in Europe have expressed their anger at a deal done between Google and French publishers last week to settle a row about copyright, remuneration and article snippetshttp://www.managingip.com/Article/3156191/European-publishers-slam-Google-copyright-deal.htmlFri, 15 Feb 2013 12:04:00 GMTMichael Williams and Cameron Andrews of Gilbert + Tobin explain the copyright aspects of Australian law and practice, including the options for enforcementhttp://www.managingip.com/Article/3156148/Q-A-Copyright-in-Australia.htmlFri, 15 Feb 2013 09:58:00 GMTFootball Dataco has won its latest battle with bookmakers over the protection of live data relating to English and Scottish football matches, with a judge describing the defendants’ activities as “commercial piracy”http://www.managingip.com/Article/3152651/Court-backs-database-owner-in-live-football-data-case.htmlThu, 07 Feb 2013 11:48:00 GMTAn amendment to the Philippines Copyright Act gives rights holders a cause of action against those who knowingly aid or abet infringement. Peter Leung asks whether it will improve copyright enforcement in the countryhttp://www.managingip.com/Article/3152092/Philippine-landlords-may-be-liable-for-tenant-infringement.htmlWed, 06 Feb 2013 16:36:00 GMTEurope should overhaul the way it operates its system of copyright levies. That’s the conclusion of the man who has the job of mediating between copyright owners and the makers of devices that enable consumers to copy content http://www.managingip.com/Article/3151288/Copyright-levy-proposals-attacked-by-content-owners.htmlTue, 05 Feb 2013 12:12:00 GMTA judge has ordered a full trial will be held over the now-renowned video of a baby dancing to a Prince song on YouTube, in a case which may help to define the limits of US copyright lawhttp://www.managingip.com/Article/3149519/US-judge-orders-trial-in-dancing-baby-case.htmlThu, 31 Jan 2013 17:36:00 GMTThe first fine has been issued under New Zealand’s three strikes anti-illegal downloading regime, according to a report in Stuff.co.nz http://www.managingip.com/Article/3149146/First-fine-handed-out-under-New-Zealands-three-strikes-law.htmlThu, 31 Jan 2013 11:38:00 GMTThe Carribean nation of Antigua and Barbuda has received international authorisation to suspend all American-owned IP rights within its borders in retaliation for US regulations against off-shore online gamblinghttp://www.managingip.com/Article/3147986/WTO-agrees-Antigua-and-Barbuda-can-ignore-US-IP-rights.htmlTue, 29 Jan 2013 16:31:00 GMTThe UK minister in charge of intellectual property rejected calls from members of the House of Lords yesterday for the creation of a new IP Tsar posthttp://www.managingip.com/Article/3147759/UK-IP-Tsar-ruled-out.htmlTue, 29 Jan 2013 12:51:00 GMTThe UK government could face a legal challenge over its plans to give consumers more freedom to use copyright material http://www.managingip.com/Article/3147732/UK-copyright-exceptions-under-fire.htmlTue, 29 Jan 2013 11:48:00 GMTSoftware company SAS Institute has lost its battle against rival World Programming (WPL) over alleged copyright infringementhttp://www.managingip.com/Article/3146828/Judge-backs-own-judgment-in-software-copyright-case.htmlFri, 25 Jan 2013 17:13:00 GMTThe CJEU’s Advocate General has advised the EU’s top court how to balance the rights of individuals to make private copies and the rights of IP owners to receive compensation in an opinion on copyright levieshttp://www.managingip.com/Article/3146576/Advocate-General-tackles-copyright-levy-questions.htmlFri, 25 Jan 2013 12:10:00 GMT