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Court Says You Can Copyright Numerical Ratings
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| The US, thankfully, still hasn't allowed copyright on databases. There's been
| a push over the years to allow such a database right, but this is problematic
| for a variety of reasons -- mainly that it's effectively a way to allow the
| copyrighting of facts, so long as you put a few of them together. But a
| bigger issue is that there's empirical evidence that the ability to copyright
| a database doesn't create more databases or actually help businesses. It does
| the opposite. It limits business -- exactly the opposite of copyright's
| stated purpose. If we actually had an empirically driven copyright system,
| there wouldn't be database rights, because the evidence that they do more
| harm than good is quite clear. Anyone actually pushing for a database right
| is either ignorant of the evidence or is hoping to profit off such a right by
| limiting the market.
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http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20090716/0303275568.shtml
WTO to Allow Copyright Infringement?
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| As reported in the LA Times' technology blog, the launch of Antigua-based
| media download site Zookz has raised the ire of the US trade commission as
| well as the RIAA and MPAA. However, according to the company, Zookz is
| permitted by the World Trade Organization under a loophole copyright
| sanction. You read that correctly. The US trade commission and the RIAA /
| MPAA is challenging Zookz the pirate with the WTO in its corner. Imagine the
| cage match.
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http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/gad-zookz_wto_to_allow_copyright_infringement.php
FBI charges satellite descramblers under DMCA
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| The people behind the Viewsat satellite receiver have been arrested and
| charged with conspiring to violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
| thanks to their not-so-undercover efforts to crack DISH Network's latest
| encryption scheme.
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http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/07/fbi-charges-satellite-descramblers-with-conspiracy.ars
Recent:
The Psychology Of Externalities: Only I Can Benefit
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| Of course, this is not just limited to the AP. It's a common psychological
| problem when it comes to externalities. Look at almost any dispute that's
| being caused by the modern internet and you can find someone who's upset
| about some externality not being "fair." We see it with the blame being put
| by the entertainment industry on "piracy."
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090713/0118575524.shtml
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