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These are the posts from November 2007

November 24, 2007
Posted by Bill Herman

France to Downloaders: Stop Infringing or Lose Internet Access

Internet users in France who use their connections to violate copyright law may lose their connections under a new policy announced this week.
In a three-way deal between internet service providers, the French government, and copyright holders, those accused of infringement will receive warnings from their ISPs. If they are identified as continuing to download infringing [...]

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Posted Under Anti-piracy campaigns Copyright DRM Internet policy Telecommunications Industry Telecommunications policy

November 18, 2007
Posted by Bill Herman

Music Exec Bemoans “Inadvertent” War on Consumers

In a speech to the GSMA Mobile Asia Congress in Macau, Warner Music chief Edgar Bronfman warned the mobile industry not to make the music industry’s mistakes in failing to satisfy consumer wishes:
“We used to fool ourselves,’ he said. “We used to think our content was perfect just exactly as it was. We expected our [...]

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Posted Under Anti-piracy campaigns Copyright Music industry

November 17, 2007
Posted by Bill Herman

House Rebuffs Immunity for Spying Telecoms

On Thursday, the US House passed a FISA reform bill without granting immunity to telecommunications companies accused of assisting illegal eavesdropping on US citizens.
As we noted last month, the White House and telecoms pressed for retroactive immunity. This pressure has not worked–at least not yet–despite Bush’s threat of a veto.

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Posted Under Congress Constitutional Internet policy Privacy Surveillance Telecommunications Industry Telecommunications policy

November 16, 2007
Posted by Bill Herman

Bill Requiring DRM for Colleges Passes Committee

As we reported earlier, Section 494 of the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007 (pdf) would turn colleges into copyright cops. Now, the bill is in front of the full House thanks to a unanimous committee vote in its favor.
The section (on pp. 411-413 of the draft above) requires schools to buy some sort [...]

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Posted Under Congress Copyright DRM Internet policy


Posted by Bill Herman

Telecom Immunity Still Unsettled in Senate

As reported by CNet, telecommunication companies may still get retroactive immunity (for helping the NSA’s illegal spying) as part of the FISA reform working its way through the Senate.

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November 15, 2007
Posted by Bill Herman

Google Policy Fellowship

Do you or somebody you know have deep interest in new media policy and a summer to burn? Are you interested in a summer in San Francisco or DC with one of several groups, including EFF, CDT, or Public Knowledge? Would $7000 accelerate your decision-making?
If so, you should apply for a Google Policy Fellowship.
Thanks to [...]

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Posted Under Activism

November 10, 2007
Posted by Bill Herman

Dems to Colleges: Police Copyright or Lose Funding

Two Democratic chairs of key House committees introduced a bill yesterday that would require colleges to police copyright and pay off the entertainment industry.
Buried on pages 411 and 412 of the 747-page bill, the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007 (pdf), is the following:
Each eligible institution participating in any program under this title shall [...]

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Posted Under Anti-piracy campaigns Congress Copyright Corruption DRM Internet policy

November 9, 2007
Posted by Bill Herman

U of Oregon Fights RIAA Subpoena

Earlier this month, the Oregon State Attorney General, on behalf of the University of Orgegon, filed to quash an RIAA subpoena seeking the names of 17 users accused of copyright infringement.
Oregon argues the subpoena represents an undue burden on the school. The RIAA only knows IP addresses, and making the school connect those to specific [...]

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Posted Under Copyright

November 5, 2007
Posted by Bill Herman

Canadian Study: P2P Users Buy Slightly More Music

The Canadian government commissioned a study of the effects of peer-to-peer MP3 trading on music sales, and it found downloading to be slightly correlated with buying more music.
From my very limited reading, the effect size was small and did not hold for those aged 15 and older. This study is news, though, because it contradicts [...]

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