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Appeals Court Reverses Cablevision DVR Decision
By Solveig Singleton - Legal Issues Article Published August 14, 2008
The Second Circuit finds that a cable company's server-based video recorder is like a TiVo with a very long cable.

UK ISPs in Agreement with Content Industries on Illegal File-Sharing
By Bill Jones - Legal Issues Article Published July 31, 2008
A voluntary agreement as a last-ditch attempt to forestall legislation.

European Commission to Eliminate National Collecting Society Monopolies
By Bill Jones - Legal Issues Article Published July 24, 2008
A move away from one-stop music licensing in Europe. Will it help or hurt the online music market?

eBay's Online Trademark Victory over Tiffany
By Solveig Singleton - Legal Issues Article Published July 16, 2008
Is there a lesson for YouTube and Viacom from this court decision?

More Hardware Levies Around the World
By Bill Rosenblatt - Legal Issues Article Published June 26, 2008
Levy creep is spinning out of control.

China's New Intellectual Property Strategy
By Bill Jones - Legal Issues Article Published June 26, 2008
Will a unified IP court system lead to better IP enforcement in China?

Ireland's Rejection of EU Treaty Derails Digital Copyright Reforms
By Bill Jones - Legal Issues Article Published June 19, 2008
The Lisbon Treaty would have sped up European Commission actions on intellectual property rights and DRM.

AP's Use of Text Fingerprinting Stirs Blogosphere Controversy
By Bill Rosenblatt - Legal Issues Article Published June 19, 2008
Copyright guidelines for bloggers may cure the symptom, but not the problem.

Graduated Response to Piracy Discussed at European Conference
By DRM Watch Staff - Legal Issues Article Published June 12, 2008
A legal approach to misuse of content on networks, which requires watermarking or fingerprinting, gains traction beyond France.

European Commission Holds Hearings on Copyright Levy Reform
By Bill Rosenblatt - Legal Issues Article Published May 29, 2008
Movement among consumer electronics firms toward live with harmonized levies rather than eliminating them altogether.

Microsoft Treads Thin Line in Media-Tech Debate
By Bill Rosenblatt - Legal Issues Article Published May 8, 2008
Microsoft's chief IP counsel paints a bleak picture of the digital future for content creators and offers a better way forward.

Judge Jeopardizes "Making Available" Theory of Online Piracy
By Solveig Singleton - Legal Issues Article Published May 8, 2008
The decision in Atlantic v. Howell throws future online piracy litigation into uncertainty.

Legal Mandates for Filtering?
By Bill Rosenblatt - Legal Issues Article Published January 31, 2008
Legal regimes in the US and Germany lead to different strategies among copyright owners on peer-to-peer content filtering.

European Commission Launches Pan-European Online Content Initiative
By Bill Jones - Legal Issues Article Published January 17, 2008
Commissioner Viviane Reding prepares to address key challenges in creating a single market for online content in Europe.

UK Intellectual Property Office Launches Consultation on Copyright Law
By Bill Jones - Legal Issues Article Published January 10, 2008
Acting on the recommendations of last year's Gowers Review.

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