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Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Notice and Shakedown Revisited

More hilarious, biting commentary from IP lawyer and music-business insider Chris Castle, this time on the Google/Viacom lawsuit:

Farting in Public Redux: Bad Advice, How Google “Lost Poland” and Other Wishful Thinking

Prompted by a letter to the Washington Post from one of Google's managing counsels, Castle takes issue with claims the DMCA "safe harbors" push the responsibility of identifying infringing onto the copyright owner. Also, he gives us a somewhat shocking glimpse of the trials and tribulations of the working musician.

posted by Amy Smorodin @ 10:28 AM | Access: Commons, Fair Use, Orphan Works, Public Domain , DMCA , Enforcement & Remedies

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