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Christman Exhibition Designer The Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace 18001 Yorba Linda Blvd. Yorba Linda, Calif. 92886 (714) 993-5075 ext.243 fax (714) 528-0544 email: erik at nixonlibrary.org website:http://www.nixonlibrary.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "sarah johnson" <[email protected]> To: <mcn-l at mcn.edu> Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 10:22 AM Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Copyright News > I, also, would like to be added to the list. > > Sarah Johnson > nrpii at hotmail.com > > Thank you! > > >>From: "Lesley Ellen Harris" <lesley at copyrightlaws.com> >>Reply-To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu> >>To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu> >>Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Copyright News >>Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 10:54:48 -0400 >> >>Below is my office e-letter on copyright news--please email me if you >>would >>like to be added to this list. >> >>Lesley >> >>Lesley Ellen Harris >>lesley at copyrightlaws.com >> >> >> >>FROM THE OFFICES OF LESLEY ELLEN HARRIS >>Copyright, New Media Law & E-Commerce News >> >>__________________________________________________________________ >> >>__________________________________________________________________ >> >> >> >>Vol. 10, No. 5, October 23, 2006 >> >>ISSN 1489-954X >> >> >> >>Contents: >> >> >> >>1. Studies, Legislation and Conventions: >> >>Congress Holds Hearings on Campus Copyright Infringement >> >>Australian Copyright Reform Bill >> >> >> >>2. Legal Cases: >> >>Canadian Supreme Court Upholds Rights of Freelancers >> >>Morpheus File-Sharing Software Ruled Illegal >> >> >> >>3. Of Interest: >> >>YouTube Deletes Almost 30,000 Files >> >>Updated Copyright Web site >> >> >> >>4. Seminars: >> >>Fall 2006 Online Courses >> >> >> >> >>__________________________________________________________________ >> >>__________________________________________________________________ >> >> >> >>Copyright, New Media & E-Commerce News is distributed for free by the >>office >>of Lesley Ellen Harris. Information contained herein should not be relied >>upon or considered as legal advice. Copyright 2006 Lesley Ellen Harris. >>This >>newsletter may be forwarded, downloaded or reproduced in whole in any >>print >>or electronic format for non-commercial purposes provided that its author >>is >>acknowledged and that you cc: lehletter at copyrightlaws.com. >> >> >> >>This e-letter, from 1996 to the present, is archived with Library & >>Archives >>Canada at: http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/201/300/copyright/ >> >> >> >>__________________________________________________________________ >> >>__________________________________________________________________ >> >> >> >>1. STUDIES, LEGISLATION AND CONVENTIONS: >> >> >> >>Congress Holds Hearings on Campus Copyright Infringement - The U.S. House >>of >>Representatives' Committee on Education and the Workforce, Sub-Committee >>on >>21st Century Competitiveness, recently held hearings on the impact of >>copyright violation, particularly over the Internet, on college campuses. >>The committee heard from both education and entertainment industry >>representatives. In March, the House passed H.R. 609, a bill to >>reauthorize >>the Higher Education Act, which allows universities to use federal funds >>to >>address online copyright infringement. >> >> >> >>AUSTRALIAN COPYRIGHT REFORM BILL - On October 19, 2006, The Copyright >>Amendment Bill 2006 was introduced into Australian Parliament. The >>Government has referred the Bill for consideration by the Senate Standing >>Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs. The Bill provides new >>exceptions that make it legal for people to record TV or radio programs in >>order to play them at a more convenient time. It also allows format >>shifting >>of material such as music, newspapers and books so people can put CDs they >>own onto their iPods or other music players. It also gives courts extra >>powers to tackle large-scale Internet piracy and unauthorized access to >>pay >>TV. >> >> >> >>__________________________________________________________________ >> >>__________________________________________________________________ >> >> >> >>2. LEGAL CASES: >> >> >> >>CANADIAN SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS RIGHTS OF FREELANCERS - The Supreme Court >>of >>Canada has upheld a ruling that newspaper electronic databases cannot >>reproduce print articles and photographs without permission of the authors >>and artists. In a 5-4 decision, the Court held that, "The right to >>reproduce >>a collective work under the Copyright Act does not carry with it the right >>to republish freelance articles as part of an entirely different >>collective >>work." For the text of Robertson v. Thomson Corp., 2006 SCC 43, see: >>http://scc.lexum.umontreal.ca/en/2006/2006scc43/2006scc43.html >> >> >> >>Morpheus File-Sharing Software Ruled Illegal - Morpheus online >>file-sharing >>software has been found by a U.S. federal judge to >> >>encourage computer users to share copyright-protected works such as music >>and >> >>movies, without authorization. StreamCast is the distributor of Morpheus >> >>software. >> >>__________________________________________________________________ >> >>__________________________________________________________________ >> >> >> >>3. OF INTEREST: >> >> >> >>YouTube Deletes Almost 30,000 Files - YouTube, the popular video-sharing >>site, deleted 29,549 videos this week after complaints from the Japanese >>Society for Rights of Authors and Composers that TV and movie clips, and >>music videos, had been posted without permission of copyright owners. >>YouTube, acquired by Google earlier this month, has recently signed >>distribution deals with media groups including Universal Music Group, >>Warner >>Music and CBS to offer short-form programming including news, music >>videos, >>sport and entertainment. >> >> >> >>UPDATED COPYRIGHT WEB SITE - What would be the ideal Web site on copyright >>information? Copyrightlaws.com is updating its Web site and we want your >>input on what content would help you. Please email your suggestions to: >>contact at copyrightlaws.com. >> >> >> >>__________________________________________________________________ >> >>__________________________________________________________________ >> >> >> >>4. PUBLICATIONS AND SEMINARS: >> >> >> >>FALL 2006 ONLINE COURSES - Beginning on 30 October 2006, Copyrightlaws.com >>is offering three online courses: >> >>? U.S. Copyright Law - A primer on U.S. copyright law >> >>? Managing Copyright Issues - An advanced course on managing all >>types of copyright-protected works >> >>? Digital Content Management - An advanced course on the legal, >>strategic and practical implications of using, publishing and >>re-distributing licensed digital content >> >>To request a syllabus for any of these courses, e-mail: >>seminars at copyrightlaws.com. To register, go to: >>http://www.acteva.com/go/copyright. If you are a member of SLA, NFAIS, >>Palinet, Solinet, OCLC/Capcon, or RGD, please register for these courses >>through your association. >> >> >> >>__________________________________________________________________ >> >>__________________________________________________________________ >> >> >> >>This newsletter is prepared by Lesley Ellen Harris, a Copyright Lawyer and >>Consultant. Lesley is the author of the books Canadian Copyright Law >>(McGrawHill), Digital Property: Currency of the 21st Century, and >>Licensing >>Digital Content (ALA Editions). Lesley may be reached at: >>http://copyrightlaws.com. >> >>__________________________________________________________________ >> >>__________________________________________________________________ >> >> >> >> >> >>This LEH-Letter issue was prepared with the help of Beth Davies. >> >> >> >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer >>Network (http://www.mcn.edu) >> >>To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu >> >>To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >>http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > _________________________________________________________________ > Find a local pizza place, music store, museum and more.then map the best > route! http://local.live.com?FORM=MGA001 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l >
