The GNU General Public License (‘GPL’) is about to be tested in a United States court. Two developers have brought suit against a company using open source software in its commercial product without disclosing the downstream source code.  Read more »

According to this press release issued by the Attorney-General’s department on Friday, a search warrant was executed at the premises of a 21-year-old Sydney man, who was arrested on charges of commercial copyright infringement. The accused is alleged to have made a bootleg copy (‘cam’) of The Simpsons Movie with intent to distribute commercially.  Read more »

This piece is almost Onion-worthy for its obviousness. According to a study conducted by Bloomberg and the Los Angeles Times, teenagers don't understand copyright law. This is hardly surprising, given that most politicians -- heck, even lawyers -- exhibit similar deficiencies:  Read more »

The case against Pirate Bay, the most hunted digital piracy outfit in the world, may hinge partly on politics and public opinion in Sweden.

Originally by NYT > Technology, 9:17 PM

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Microsoft is suing a certification-testing site for allegedly copying the developer's certification exams.

Originally by iTNews Australia - Government/Law, 9:14 PM

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In Tokyo's packed doujinshi comic book markets, fan-created manga is king. Unshackled from Western copyright maximalism, creators re-imagine familiar characters in new and interesting story lines. Commentary by Jennifer Granick.

Originally by Wired News: DAT's Entertainment, 9:21 PM

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The BPI wants to make it legal to copy music onto digital media players, but still reserves the right to go after piracy as usual. It's a noble gesture, but does it really matter?

Originally by Ars Technica, 1:53 PM

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French lawmakers have moved a step closer to a copyright law that would have wide-ranging effects on those selling or listening to digital music.

Originally by NYT > Technology, 1:42 PM

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From Wendy Seltzer:

'Searching with Google yesterday, I smiled at its logo, playfully reworked to look like a Joan Miró painting in honor of the Spanish artist's birthday. His family and Artist's Rights Society weren't smiling, the Mercury News reported, asking Google to remove the tribute mid-day. Google honored the request while saying that the logo did not infringe.'  Read more »

In what is sure to be big news for supporters of the Creative Commons licensing regimes, a Dutch court has recently upheld the validity of the Creative Commons Public Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike 2.0 licence.  Read more »