Publishers Brace for Authors to Reclaim Book Rights in 2013 (paidContent)
A copyright law that lets authors break contracts after 35 years will start taking effect in January. These so-called “termination rights” could provide yet another disruption for traditional publishers who may face the loss of their back lists as authors begin using the Copyright Act to reclaim works they assigned years ago.
BPI Requests UK Pirate Party Shut Down Pirate Bay Proxy (Ars Technica)
The British Phonographic Industry sent a letter demanding the UK Pirate Party shut down their Pirate Bay proxy service that was launched earlier in the year when ISPs began blocking access to the original Pirate Bay site.
“Six Strikes” Copyright Enforcement Postponed Until 2013 (Ars Technica)
The Center for Copyright Information announced that the rollout of the “six strikes” warning system will be delayed until early 2013 due to damage from Hurricane Sandy, which affected their testing schedules.
Keith Kupferschmid is General Counsel and SVP, Intellectual Property Policy & Enforcement at SIIA.