IP: Worldwide copyright update

[Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Nathan Cochrane <ncochrane@theage.fairfax.com.au>
Organization: The Age newspaper
Reply-To: ncochrane@theage.fairfax.com.au
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 16:24:21 +1100
To: Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>
Subject: Worldwide copyright update

Hi Dave

May be of interest. Reading these snippets it's hard to reconcile the
different ways copyright is handled by the courts and legislators. A lot
of it seems contradictory.

Freehill's Copyright Update August 2002

Federal Court permits 'Chipping' of Sony PlayStation
The Panel stops laughing
Copyright protection for databases
Employee liable for copyright infringement of employer
Erosion of ideas / expression dichotomy
Parallel Importation Bill
Deep linking
Search engines & copyright works
Challenge to new US copyright term
US royalty payments for EU musicians
Microsoft success in Indonesia
Copyright and FAQ pages
US gives copyright owners permission to hack P2P networks
New penalties for UK copyright infringement

http://www.freehills.com.au/CA256AD900137BAA/OrigDoc/~F77B91D4232F83D9CA256C
1B000F65A8?OpenDocument&1=~&2=~&3=~


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Nathan Cochrane
Deputy IT Editor
:Next:
The Age and Sydney Morning Herald
http://www.next.theage.com.au



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