A Revamped Myspace Site Faces a Problem with Rights (The New York Times)
A group representing thousands of small music labels says Myspace is using its members’ music without permission because the deal they had expired over a year ago and yet songs from more than 100 of its labels are still available on the site.
Kim Dotcom Marks Raid Anniversary by Unveiling New File-Sharing Site (Bloomberg)
Marking one year since his Megaupload site was shut down and his home raided, Kim Dotcom launched a new site, Mega, which will let users upload, download and share files, and allow file encryption with the user having the only key, preventing governments and storage providers from viewing the contents.
China to Establish Center to Resolve IP Disputes (ZDNet)
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will be establishing a digital dispute-resolution center to deal with disagreements over intellectual property and online copyright issues. The center will provide third-party mediation services and dispute resolution services to technology companies.
New Music Survey: P2P Users Buy the Most, No One Wants Disconnection Penalties (Ars Technica)
A new survey from the American Assembly at Columbia University suggests P2P users buy 30% more music than those who do not use P2P software, and also finds that Americans overwhelmingly oppose the use of disconnection and rate-limiting as penalties for unauthorized file-sharing.
Keith Kupferschmid is General Counsel and SVP, Intellectual Property Policy & Enforcement at SIIA.