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from USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2012-01-23/file-sharing-anti-piracy/52760484/ 1?loc=interstitialskip
Read MoreThe Supreme Court recently upheld the law granting copyright
protection to several foreign works which were in the public
domain--meaning they were available to the public. The law came about in
order to bring the United States in compliance with the Berne
Convention. The law granted copyright protection for foreign works that
never received protection in the United States because they were
published in countries that had lacked copyright...
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Wiz Khalifa accused in lawsuit of lifting from 'Pink N Yellow'
from post-gazette.com
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12004/120 1296-100.stm
Simon W. Johnson
Read More 0; There
is legislation bouncing around Congress that would increase the powers that the
Justice Department would have to shut down sites which host pirated material
(primarily movies and music). The
legislation would also allow movie studios, music companies, and other
Copyright holders to seek injunctions against internet companies...
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0; The
United States Copyright Office ("CR Office") advises Congress
regarding copyright issues. Recently,
the CR Office proposed phasing out the cable/satellite statutory licenses--an
item which Hollywood wishes to repeal.
In 1976, Congress amended the Copyright Act. As part of that amendment, Congress
...
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from Reuters
http://www .reuters.com/article/2011/11/09/us-stage-spiderman-idUSTRE7A77Y920111109
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