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[News] Latest Copyright Madness and DMCA Abuse

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Senator Orrin Hatch... And The Lies The Copyright Industry Tells

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| In my last post, I walked through the misleading or outright false arguments 
| by Rep. Wexler in defense of stronger copyrights. At the same event, Senator 
| Orrin Hatch also spoke, and it's worth responding to him as well.  
| 
|     You in this room are the artists, the innovators, and leaders of the 
|     world copyright industry. Not only do your artistic works continue to 
|     encourage the creation of new works that inspire and delight us, but also 
|     your industry is one of the few that consistently generates a positive 
|     balance of trade.     
| 
| This assumes, incorrectly, that copyright is the sole reason for the creation 
| of artistic works or that positive balance of trade. The evidence suggests 
| otherwise. There are many reasons why people create. Some have nothing to do 
| with monetary incentive -- but even those that do have found that "copyright" 
| is not the only way to make money, and, in fact may not be the best way to 
| make money. Yet, those who do creative things are often limited by copyright.      
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090612/1235555213.shtml

Once Again, Before Sending A DMCA Takedown, It Helps To Actually Own The
Content

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| But, basically, someone used a video to respond to a guy from the Discovery 
| Institute concerning a recent appearance he made on Fox News. The Fox News 
| video is Fox's copyright. Yet, the Discovery Institute sent the takedown 
| notice. Furthermore, the use of the video (even if Fox had sent the takedown) 
| is almost certainly fair use. It was used for commentary in a non-commercial 
| manner.     
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090612/1251365214.shtml


Recent:

DMCA Coupon Flap Ends — Nobody 'Won'

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| A federal judge on Thursday rejected an online coupon-generating company's
| bid to reopen a copyright infringement lawsuit against a North Carolina man
| who posted commands allowing users to print an unlimited number of valid
| coupons.
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http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/04/dmca-coupon-fla.html
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