The Copykat

And earlier whatever claims than an old(er) truthful cat is stealing anyone's thunder (let lone credit!), this CopyKat come upwards courtesy of our novel intern as well as blogger, David Liao

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This is non the get-go fourth dimension ‘Uptown Funk’ has been dependent acre to a claim of copyright infringement, amongst The Gap Band getting writing credits as well as a percentage of the royalties inwards 2015. However it remains to hold upwards seen whether this novel claim volition add together farther fuel to the burn downward inwards relation to sound-alike litigation  which focusses on the subject or experience of a song. 

CopyrightX: Applications to the Harvard networked course of teaching “CopyrightX” are straight off opened upwards until Dec 16th 2016. This costless online course of teaching volition run for 12 weeks as well as volition hold upwards taught past times a Harvard Teaching fellow, involving recorded lectures, reading from the department syllabus, as well as participating inwards particular events.   Spaces are nonetheless express – for to a greater extent than details see here. 

Kodi – remain tuned! Android/Kodi boxes are meshing TV boxes amongst the Kodi app (previously XBMC) installed. While these boxes are legal (as whatever meshing streaming box tin install the Kodi app), the legality of selling them amongst the app pre-installed is currently uncertain equally Kodi tin allow users to current content from the meshing illegally. Two cases to proceed an oculus on: 

• UK shop-owner Brain Thompson appeared inwards front end of Teesside Crown Court on 27th Oct over the sale of Android as well as Kodi boxes. Thompson faces charges of selling boxes “adapted for the role of enabling or facilitating the circumvention of effective technological measures”. This instance has been adjourned for straight off as well as volition resume early on side past times side year. 

• The CJEU has of late heard pleadings inwards relation to questions referred to it past times the Dutch District Court of Lelystad, including whether the sale of Kodi boxes amongst add-ons containing hyperlinks to illegal websites constitutes a communication to Earth falling inside Art. 3(1) of the Copyright Directive (see here for farther details). The Advocate General is expected to unloose his thought inwards Dec this year. 

US Register of Copyright Register of Copyrights at the U.S. of A. Copyright Office Maria Pallante was removed from her shipping service on Oct 21st, leading to her resignation equally she declined to receive got on her novel role equally senior adviser for digital strategy. There is unopen to speculation that this was caused past times the policy position taken past times Pallante, amongst world advocacy grouping ‘Public Knowledge’ complaining that likewise many of the Copyright Office had unopen ties to the creative industries. However those who supported Pallante believed she struck the correct residue betwixt creators as well as copyright owners, equally evidenced inwards her opposition to the “100 pct licensing rule” for example. Pallante had previously advocated transforming the Copyright Office into an executive means as well as it is possible this constituent played a role inwards her unprecedented removal. No dubiety this volition engender farther news equally to the time to come of the Copyright Office as well as whether it should inwards fact conk independent or, equally constabulary professor Dennis Crouch suggests, perchance merged amongst the U.S. of A. Patent as well as Trademark Office. 

And in conclusion ..... a telephone band for papers: The Winterthur Museum (in partnership amongst LARCA) are preparing for their projection “Images, Copyright, as well as the Public Domain inwards the 19th Century“, which volition essay to explore the cultural as well as legal consequences of the proliferation of images inwards the ‘long’ 19th century. At this initial stage, interested scholars are invited to suggest papers for a conference to hold upwards held at Winterthur Museum inwards March 2018. More details, including potential lines of inquiry, can hold upwards institute here.