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1. Anti-circumvention Rules in the Information Network Environment in the US, UK and China: A Comparative Study.

Author

Jia Wang

Subjects
*INFORMATION networks, *COPYRIGHT, *INTELLECTUAL property, *PATENT law, *INFORMATION services, *COMPARATIVE studies
Abstract

This paper examines the impact of the technological measures that copyright holders employ to lock their works and discusses why users are disadvantaged. It compares the anticircumvention rules in the Digital Millenium Copyright Act in the US and the Copyright, Patents and Designs Act in the UK; the latest exemptions to circumventing activities released by the US Library of Congress are included. It reviews the evolution of Chinese anti-circumvention rules, starting with a well-known case preceding the promulgation of the anti-circumvention rules, then it examines the anti-circumvention provisions in the Copyright Act 1990, the Software Regulation 2001 and the ISP Interpretation 2004. It also critically analyzes the latest Network Regulation 2006 by comparing it with the DMCA and the CDPA. The paper suggests that the Chinese anticircumvention rules need to be constructed with more legal certainties. Recommendations are also made for additional redrafting to make China's anti-circumvention rules more adaptive to a digital environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2008

2. COPYRIGHT CONUNDRUMS IN THE U.S.

Author

CHRISTOU, CORILEE

Subjects
COPYRIGHT, PRACTICAL politics, LIBRARIANS
Abstract

The article focuses on the changes made by librarian Carla Hayden at the Copyright Office of the U.S. Library of Congress, removal of registrar Maria Pallante from the office and her replacement by Karen Temple Claggett.

Published
2017

3. UNLAWFUL? INNOVATIVE? UNSTOPPABLE?

Author

Piasentin, Robert C.

Subjects
INTERNET laws, PEER-to-peer architecture (Computer networks), COPYRIGHT infringement, COPYRIGHT, PEER-to-peer file sharing
Abstract

This article focuses on the issues surrounding the liability of end users of the Internet who use peer-to-peer (P2P) technology to communicate and transfer digital files to others throughout the world using the Internet. Part III begins by outlining the legal rights, obligations and liabilities of End Users and Owners in each of the U.S., Great Britain and Canada under the relevant legislation. Part III considers various arguments raised by the relevant players regarding End User liability for copyright infringement through the use of online P2P technology. Part IV examines various options to address the problems posed by file-sharing technology and the Internet including new or modified legislation.

Published
2006
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4. INDUSTRY news.

Subjects
COPYRIGHT, PUBLIC administration, ARCHITECTURE, COMPUTER input-output equipment, MERGERS & acquisitions, SCHOLARLY method, LEGISLATION, PATENTS, PUBLISHING, SCHOLARSHIPS, SERIAL publications, SPECIAL days, SEARCH engines, DATA analysis
Abstract

The article offers news briefs as of May 2016. The patent analytics software solution AcclaimlP and the free patent search tool Free Patents Online has been acquired by the intellectual asset management software company Anaqua. The searchable digital archive of the design magazine Architectural Digest is now available from EBSCO Information Services. The publishing firm Elsevier launched a ClinicalKey mobile app.

Published
2016

5. INDUSTRY news.

Subjects
BIBLIOMETRICS, PERFORMING arts, COMPUTER input-output equipment, MERGERS & acquisitions, COPYRIGHT, CURRENT awareness services, DATABASE industry, DATABASES, DECISION support systems, EXECUTIVES, HAZARDOUS substances, INFORMATION services, MEDICAL databases, INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems, JURISPRUDENCE, PATENTS, PUBLISHING, DATA mining, XML (Extensible Markup Language), DATA analysis, SOCIAL media
Abstract

This section offers news briefs relating to the information discovery and technology industry as of July 1, 2015. These include update on article sharing and hosting policies made by academic publishing company Elsevier, launch of text mining solution RightFind XML for Mining by the Copyright Clearance Center Inc. (CCC), based on its cloud-based workflow platform, and the appointment of Daniel Hook as managing director of research technology developer Digital Science.

Published
2015

6. NEWSBYTES.

Subjects
GOVERNMENT agencies, ART, BIBLIOGRAPHICAL citations, BIBLIOGRAPHY, BUSINESS, COMPUTER software, MERGERS & acquisitions, COPYRIGHT, ECOLOGY, INFORMATION retrieval, INFORMATION services, INTERNET, LIBRARY automation, MOTION pictures, NEWSLETTERS, SERIAL publications, SOCIAL networks, WRITING, EMAIL, ELECTRONIC publications, SEARCH engines, PROFESSIONAL licenses, DATA security
Abstract

This section offers news briefs on the information industry as of April 2011. Wiley-Blackwell is teaming up with the British Educational Research Association to publish the British Journal of Educational Technology (BJET). Cengage Learning's Gale joined scholars from the Economics for Equity and Environment on a series of essays and bibliographies on environmental topics geared toward a collegiate audience. McGraw-Hill Education acquired private software company Bookette, known for its smart-scoring engine that evaluates high volumes of student writing.

Published
2011

7. The Ins and Outs of CCC.

Author

CHRISTOU, CORILEE

Subjects
CHEMISTRY associations, COPYRIGHT, HEALTH services administration, INTERLIBRARY loans, LIBRARIES, ONLINE information services, SCIENCE, REGULATORY approval
Abstract

The article focuses on the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) which helps creators/publishers in the U.S. in managing copyright. Topics covered include the passage of the federal copyright act in the country, the difficulty of making and sharing copies of any type of media and the services launched by CCC in response to the expanding digital arena such as Open Access Solutions. Also mentioned is the incorporation of Interlibrary Loan Fee Management Service into CCC's Get It Now service.

Published
2014

8. Hebrew Manuscripts, Jamaican Copyright, and Burger King.

Author

CHARLTON, JOHN

Subjects
COPYRIGHT, PUBLIC libraries -- Economic aspects, PUBLIC libraries, COLLECTION development in libraries, COMPUTER input-output equipment, INTERNATIONAL agencies, INTERNATIONAL business enterprises, JUDAISM, PRESERVATION of materials, RARE books, RELIGION, RESTAURANTS, INTELLECTUAL property
Abstract

The article reports developments in the library sector worldwide as of October 2015. It cites the British Library (BL) project for the digitization of rare Hebrew manuscripts. The project is financed by the National Library of Israel (NLI) and the Friedberg Jewish Manuscript Society (FJMS). Also cited are the copyright protection law in Jamaica and the creation by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) of a preservation and conservation center in Sri Lanka.

Published
2015