USTR Releases Piracy ‘Watch List’ (The Hollywood Reporter)
The Office of the United States Trade Representative released its annual “Special 301″ report, intended to highlight which countries raise concern over intellectual property practices.
Players Who Pirated ‘Game Dev Tycoon’ See Their Virtual Studios Hit By Piracy (The Verge)
Greenheart Games took a novel approach to its piracy problem; the indie studio released a “cracked” version of its game so that players would experience the struggles of piracy first-hand when their own virtual studios were hit by piracy.
China Court Fines Apple $118K for Copyright Breach (ZDNet)
A Beijing court has ordered Apple to compensate three Chinese writers for selling their works via its app store without first getting their permission.
Artist Richard Prince Didn’t Infringe Photo Copyrights (Reuters)
In a closely watched case in the art world, American artist Richard Prince won a federal appeals court order holding that he did not infringe the copyrights of a photographer by incorporating his images into 25 paintings and collages.
Craigslist Wins Early Legal Victory Against PadMapper, 3Taps (CNET)
Craigslist has won the first round in its federal lawsuit against PadMapper and two other companies, in which Craigslist alleged a slew of unlawful acts, including terms of use violations, copyright violations, trespass, and civil violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
Keith Kupferschmid is General Counsel and SVP, Intellectual Property Policy & Enforcement at SIIA.