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2008 Year in Review, Part 2
By Bill Rosenblatt - Legal Issues Article Published December 29, 2008
Legal developments: Europe takes center stage.

RIAA Drops Lawsuit Campaign
By Bill Rosenblatt - Legal Issues Article Published December 24, 2008
The RIAA will work with ISPs to fight infringement but won't ask them to implement filtering technologies.

UK Intellectual Property Office Launches New Copyright Consultation
By Bill Jones - Legal Issues Article Published December 17, 2008
Another move in the UK beyond the Gowers Review of Intellectual Property.

UK Culture Secretary Calls for Music Copyright Term Extension
By Bill Jones - Legal Issues Article Published December 17, 2008
A repudiation of the Gowers Review of 2006.

Apple Shuts Down iPod Interoperability Effort
By Bill Rosenblatt - Legal Issues Article Published December 4, 2008
Apple's attorneys threaten a Linux development effort with DMCA litigation.

Video Rental Company Redbox Sues Universal Studios
By Michael Carrier - Legal Issues Article Published November 20, 2008
At issue in this case: the first sale doctrine of US copyright law in the digital age.

Google Settles with Book Publishers and Authors
By Bill Rosenblatt - Legal Issues Article Published October 30, 2008
The proposed settlement establishes a new online collecting society.

Napster Judge Forces RealDVD Off the Market
By Bill Rosenblatt - Legal Issues Article Published October 9, 2008
The movie industry sues RealNetworks for violating the DMCA.

Norwegian Consumer Advocate Demands iTunes Interoperability
By Bill Rosenblatt - Legal Issues Article Published October 2, 2008
What are Apple's choices if it is forced to offer DRM interoperability?

Veoh Wins Copyright Infringement Case
By Solveig Singleton - Legal Issues Article Published September 11, 2008
A victory for the video-sharing site with implications for the Viacom-YouTube litigation.

European Commission Publishes Green Paper on Copyright
By Bill Jones - Legal Issues Article Published September 4, 2008
Implications for harmonizing EU copyright laws beyond the EU Copyright Directive.

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?

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