The Department of Justice announced late Friday that it liked the idea of a vibrant marketplace for the electronic distribution of in print, out of print and so-called orphaned books. The DOJ also supported the creation of the independent “Book Rights Registry.” Officials expressed some concerns, but said it believed Google and its proposed partners…
DetailsIntel has announced the departure of its general counsel, Bruce Sewell, in the middle of its global antitrust defense effort. Today, it was announced that Sewell will be taking over the general counsel’s role at Apple. With Korea, Japan and Europe finding Intel guilty of antitrust violations and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission poised to…
DetailsCCIA Calls France’s ‘Three Strikes’ Law A Strike Against Internet Freedom and Free Speech Washington – A trade association that has been a long-time advocate for Internet freedom is calling on France’s senate to reject legislation that would cut off Internet access to those accused of piracy. French legislators are expected to vote Tuesday to…
DetailsThe Computer & Communications Industry Association has filed a brief today telling a New York federal court that competition concerns surrounding the Google Book Settlement were without merit. The brief was filed following an appearance by Ms. Erika Mann (former Member of European Parliament) on behalf of CCIA before a European Commission hearing yesterday regarding…
DetailsA British proposal to cut Internet access to alleged copyright infringers is under criticism from civil rights and other groups. This week Britain’s Department for Business Innovation and Skills announced a proposal for legislation that would force Internet Service Providers to slow or suspend the accounts of customers suspected of illegally downloading copyrighted music or…
DetailsThe Computer & Communications Industry Association and the Netcoalition filed an amici brief with the Supreme Court Wednesday asking that the Court honor the jurisdictional limits on copyright law. The brief argues that the Supreme Court must uphold the long-standing rule that courts cannot hear copyright infringement cases until the copyright is registered with the…
DetailsNews reports Thursday quote a Malaysian government official saying that three ministries have been asked to study alternatives to Internet filtering. This follows earlier news reports that the Malaysian government had issued the equivalent of a request for proposals to build an Internet filtering system to censor Internet content like pornography. The Malaysian proposal had…
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