SIIA Reviews New Domain Applications, Looks Out for IP
Now that ICANN has announced the 1,930 applications for new top level domains, SIIA will review the applications to see if any violate intellectual property rights.
Google Says US Government Takedown Requests Have Doubled in Last Six Months (GigaOM)
In the latest update to the Transparency Report, Google released data showing that US government requests to remove search results, YouTube videos and other content has increased by 103 percent in the last half year.
Internet Companies Unite to Crack Down on Malicious Ads (National Journal)
Google, Twitter, Facebook, and AOL joined the Interactive Advertizing Bureau to create the Ads Integrity Alliance to coordinate efforts and share information to crack down on ads that promote counterfeit goods or include malware.
Google Moves to Snuff Sites that Rip Music from YouTube Videos (paidContent)
Google is threatening legal action against YouTube-MP3.org, a site that lets users strip audio from YouTube videos and play them as stand-alone clips.
Microsoft Wants to Make it Harder to Pirate its Software (Puget Sound Business Journal)
Microsoft was recently awarded a patent for a proof-of-purchase system that would make it more difficult for people to obtain forged identification codes used to register software without paying for it.
Proposed Japanese Law Could Throw Downloaders in Jail (Wired)
Unauthorized downloads of copyrighted material and creating copies of a DVD or Blu-ray disc could soon carry criminal penalties in Japan if proposed amendments to the nation’s copyright code become law.
Keith Kupferschmid is General Counsel and SVP, Intellectual Property Policy & Enforcement at SIIA.