Judge Rules Against Sale of ‘Used’ Digital Music (Reuters)
In a blow to early efforts to create online marketplaces for used digital goods, a U.S. District judge ruled that ruled that the start-up ReDigi has infringed Capitol Records’ copyrights and is not authorized to allow listeners to use its platform to buy and sell “used” digital music tracks.
Court of Appeals Affirms Ruling Allowing Aereo Broadcasts (USA Today)
A federal appeals court ruled that start-up Aereo can continue to stream live local TV through its website and app, affirming an earlier ruling that Aereo doesn’t violate broadcasters’ copyrights.
U.S. Government Agencies are Advertising on Accused Pirate Sites (The Verge)
A report from the University of Southern California’s Annenberg Innovation Lab shows that multiple accused pirate sites are featuring advertisements from several U.S. government agencies, including the U.S. Army and National Guard.
Groups Say ICANN Unprepared for gTLD Launch (Computerworld)
Verisign and other organizations are warning that ICANN’s launch of new generic top-level domains is premature and could cause risks to the security and stability of the Domain Name System (DNS) and affect the working of the whole Internet.
Singapore Unveils 10-Year Master Plan to be Asia’s IP Hub (ZDNet)
Singapore is looking to position itself as the global intellectual property hub in Asia, and has instituted a series of initiatives as part of its 10-year master plan to turn its plan into a reality.
U.S. Government’s Anti-Piracy ‘Six Strike’ Conversations Remain Secret (The Hollywood Reporter)
A judge rejects a researcher’s full demand for all communications, documents and notes between the Office of the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the entertainment industry relating to the adoption of the Copyright Alert System.
Keith Kupferschmid is General Counsel and SVP, Intellectual Property Policy & Enforcement at SIIA.