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UK dons dunce hat on copyright law
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| Copyright reform in the UK has 'stalled' as the Government has caved in to
| the 'vested interests' of the content industry, the head of a digital rights
| activist group has said. The view comes as the UK 'abjectly fails' a test of
| its copyright laws.
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| The international umbrella body for consumer rights organisations, Consumers
| International, has surveyed the copyright laws of 16 countries and has
| concluded that the UK's is the worst for protecting users' rights.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/04/16/copyright_reform_stall/
Shepard Fairey Counterfiles in Associated Press Obama Poster Conflict
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| Attorneys for the recently-legally-beleaguered artist Shepard Fairey have
| filed a countersuit against the Associated Press over claims Fairey violated
| intellectual property rights in creating the iconic Obama poster. Fairey and
| his supporters argue that his work falls squarely within the boundaries of
| transformation and fair use. PDFs of the counterclaim documents below, at the
| bottom of this blog post.
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http://www.boingboing.net/2009/04/15/shepard-fairey-count.html
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Germany deletes WikiLeaks.de domain after raid
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| Acording to claims of German registration authority DENIC, the Wikileaks.de
| domain has been sent to DENIC by the Internet domain registrar, "Beasts
| Associated" and therefore is "In Transit". The registrar claims this had
| happened as a consequence of "contract breach" by the domain owner. WikiLeaks
| has open questions that cannot be answered at this point in time. It also
| remains unclear whether the "breach of contract" is related to content on the
| website or administrative issues. An update will be posted as soon as we have
| all information required to assess the situation.
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http://wikileaks.org/wiki/Germany_muzzles_WikiLeaks
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