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By admin • October 1, 2009 at 12:21 pm
On Aug 31st, the Brazilian government launched its first official blog, "Blog do Planalto" (http://blog.planalto.gov.br/sobre-o-blog-do-planalto/). ["Planalto" is a geographical metonymy for the Federal Government - Brazil`s capital, Brasilia, is located on the "Planalto Central" plateau.] Read more » about Brazilian Government Launches Official Blog
By admin • October 15, 2008 at 4:42 pm
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By admin • October 15, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Author: Matt Kellogg
The Lexicon originated from author Steven Vander Ark's website, The Harry Potter Lexicon, an online reference for the fictional world of Harry Potter. Marketed by RDR as the first A-Z guide in print to incorporate Rowling's seventh and final Harry Potter novel, The Lexicon drew heavily on the entire series as well as two short, encyclopedic companion books also written by Rowling. In compiling The Lexicon, Vander Ark culled, quoted, and closely paraphrased from all nine works, often with only sporadic attribution. Read more » about J.K. Rowling v. RDR Books: Harry Potter Reference Guide Not Protected by Fair Use
By admin • October 15, 2008 at 4:19 pm
Author: Robert Orlando Lopez Read more » about Fair Use Protection Limits Common Law Copyright Claims Over Sound Recordings in New York
By admin • October 15, 2008 at 4:16 pm
By admin • October 15, 2008 at 4:03 pm
Author: José Mauro Decoussau Machado
Io produces, markets, and distributes adult entertainment products. In its lawsuit against Veoh, it maintained that a variety of its copyrighted videos had been uploaded and viewed on veoh.com without prior authorization. Io did not inform Veoh of the presence of the allegedly infringing files in its systems prior to bringing an action. Coincidently, Veoh had already independently decided to no longer permit adult content on its website, such that no disputed material was accessible on veoh.com by the time the suit was actually filed. Read more » about Content-Sharing Website Veoh.com Entitled to Safe Harbor Under DMCA
By admin • October 15, 2008 at 4:02 pm
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By admin • June 13, 2006 at 9:15 am
This is just a test Read more » about Blog Test
By admin • May 16, 2006 at 9:24 am
At a recent privacy seminar held at the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars, Republican Senator John Sununu voiced concerns about the domestic phone call database that the NSA has been developing. This database allows the NSA to collect “call detail records,” or CDRs. Read more » about The Utility of the NSA Domestic Phone Call Database
By admin • May 12, 2006 at 10:28 am
For those concerned with privacy, the “war on terror” (setting aside the obvious complaint that a country cannot be at war with an expression) raises a very difficult dilemma: Is it appropriate, in the interests of national security, to allow the government, say through an agency like the NSA, to engage in warrantless surveillance of U.S. nationals it believes (but cannot for any number of reasons demonstrate) may be involved with terrorists in some capacity? Read more » about The New NSA Domestic Phone Call Database
By admin • May 11, 2006 at 9:57 am
In Britain, an interesting initiative is afoot that, if successful, would allow music consumers in the UK greater freedom. The BPI, the body that represents the British music industry, believes that consumers should be allowed to copy CDs to their local devices—computers, iPods, and so forth—for the purpose of personal use. Read more » about Legalizing Personal Music Copying in Britain
By admin • May 4, 2006 at 1:28 am
I thought President Bush had avoided having to veto a bill simply because his party controls both houses of congress. Apparently he has another new tool that has allowed him to achieve this feat. He signs bills but reserves the right to interpret his constitutional power as overriding any parts of the laws he does not agree with. Never mind that the line item veto has been declared unconstitutional. The President feels this is part of his duty to protect his own power. And who will judge the extent of his power? The President. Read more » about Signing Statements hint that Bush is bypassing Congressional oversight of surveillance programs
By admin • May 1, 2006 at 11:41 pm
President G.W. Bush revealed in an interview that he has the Beatles on his iPod playlist. A small controversy erupted, since Beatles songs have never licensed for sale in an electronic format, meaning G.W. either ripped his own CD or did something that the RIAA doesn't like. Read more » about The Beatles, G.W. Bush and Apple Computer
