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EU allowing libraries to digitise books without permission | What’s New in Publishing
“The right of libraries to communicate, by dedicated terminals, the works they hold in their collections would risk being rendered largely meaningless, or indeed ineffective, if they did not have an ancillary right to digitise the works in question.” via EU allowing libraries to digitise books without permission | What’s New in Publishing.
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KEI statement on library exceptions at WIPO SCCR 28 | Knowledge Ecology International
“The three-step test was not initially intended to limit library exceptions. It was created in 1967, in the Berne Convention, in a limited way, and not to regulate all exceptions. It did not regulate the “particular” exceptions in the Berne Convention on a wide range of topics, including education, it did not regulate the first […]
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The Supreme Court doesn’t understand software, and that’s a problem – Vox
“Patent litigation has become a huge problem for the software industry. And on Thursday, the Supreme Court could have solved that problem with the stroke of a pen. Precedents dating back to the 1970s place strict limits on software patents. The court could have clearly reiterated that those old precedents still apply, and that they […]
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Irish High Court Judgement on Pirate Bay Blocking « kNOw Future Inc.
” In June the Irish High court granted an application by four music companies to order six ISPs to block access to the Pirate Bay web site within thirty days. The decision was widely reported in the press at the time but the written judgement wasn’t published until July. It is notable that the country’s […]
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Amazon wipes customer’s Kindle and deletes account with no explanation | Money | guardian.co.uk
via guardian.co.uk “According to Amazon’s Kindle Store terms of use, “Kindle content is licensed, not sold”. Should you attempt to break the DRM security block or transfer your purchase to another device, Amazon may legally “revoke your access to …
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Daily Dot | YouTubers ask: Why did Google kill Curse Network?
via dailydot.com “???Curse Network emerges as a promising alternative to Machinima. Then Google invests $30MM in Machinima. Curse shut down by Google. ???#justsayin???,??? George Strompolos, a former Google employee, tweeted on May 29. Google shut down th…