Patent Office: Inventors Don’t Have to Pay Copyright on Science Submissions (paidContent)
The U.S. Patent Office has issued a memo suggesting that inventors do not have to pay publishers for articles copied and included in patent applications.
Media Groups Propose Anti-Piracy ‘Code of Practice’ For UK Search (The Register)
Media groups are proposing that “search engines should vet ad partners, stop all advertising on “substantially infringing sites and on search results pages that contain links to substantially infringing sites” and stop selling key words terms that are “are closely associated with piracy,” among other proposals.
‘Hot News’ Returns in Hollywood Publisher Catfight (paidContent)
Penske Media raised the hot news claim again in a new filing last week in the latest twist in its spat with The Hollywood Reporter, whose parent company Penske initially sued last fall over allegations it lifted website code and copied stories.
U.S. Shuts 16 Sports Piracy Websites Pre-Super Bowl (Reuters)
U.S. prosecutors seized 16 websites that illegally streamed live sports and pay-per-view events over the Internet, and charged a Michigan man with running nine of those websites.
Oracle Seeks New Trial in SAP Case (The Wall Street Journal)
Oracle rejected a $272 million award in its intellectual property theft case against SAP, stating in its filing it was opting for a new trial in order to vindicate the original 2010 verdict in which the jury awarded Oracle $1.3 billion.
Man Indicted on Software Copyright Charge Arrested (Washington Post)
A former Baltimore man was arrested at Dulles Airport after fleeing to Pakistan before he was indicted for reproducing and distributing more than 100 copyrighted software programs, including Adobe, Intuit, and Microsoft products.
Judge Refuses to Shut Down Online Market for Used MP3s (Wired)
A federal judge denied EMI’s request to shut down ReDigi, an online marketplace for used digital music.