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‘Limitations
and DRM's’
by Lucie Guibault
- Material to read before the course
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L.
Guibault, G. Westkamp, T. Rieber-Mohn, P.B. Hugenholtz, 'Study
on the Implementation and Effect in Member States' Laws of
Directive 2001/29/EC on the Harmonisation of Certain Aspects
of Copyright and Related Rights in the Information Society,
Report to European Commission, DG Internal Market, februari
2007, p. 1-213. Read, in particular chapter 3, 4 and 5.
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To
what extent does the current copyright system – as
protected by international treaties, EC directives or
national laws – encourage or discourage the development of
such ‘digital libraries’?
‘Microsoft opens digital library’
Takes on Google Book
Search
By Charlie Taylor
Microsoft is gearing up to launch a new online book search
service enabling internet users to find content from books,
periodicals and other print resources.
The digital archive, which is due to go live on Thursday,
will include books from the British Library, the University
of California and the University of Toronto.
Other institutions including the New York Public Library and
Cornell University expected to come on board in the near
future.
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In
view of the recent tendency shown in the two press releases
below of part of the copyright industry to do away with
DRM/TPM’s and to develop alternative business models for
the distribution of copyrighted content, how relevant is the
regulation on TPM still?
What does the future hold for DRM/TPM’s and for the
legal protection thereof?
“Peter
Gabriel takes sledgehammer to music downloads (again)
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Genesis of ad-supported services
By Chris Williams
Serial internet investor and musician Peter Gabriel today
took the wraps off We7, a free at the point of use music
download service where tracks are paid for by 10-second
adverts spliced to their beginning.
The tracks will be MP3-encoded, and unencumbered by DRM, the
firm said. A representative told The Register that the files
will be encoded at 192Kbps.
“Amazon flows into digital music sales
,
as it
announces doubled Q1 profits"
By Ciara O'Brien
Online retailer Amazon looks set to take on Apple in the
downloadable music market, with plans to launch its own
iTunes rival.
Reports claim Amazon is being tempted into the digital music
market by EMI's agreement to sell tracks free from digital
rights management (DRM) restrictions.
The retailer is believed to be interested in offering a
completely DRM-free store for customers, selling music in
the MP3 format.”
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