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    • iTunes DRM runs afoul of Norwegian law

      Posted by Billbar from Playlistmag

      According to Norwegian news service Afterposten, Consumer Ombudsman Bj�rn Erik Thon has told television news reporters that Apple will either have to change its DRM technology or will face fines. Thon confirmed he’s already in communication with Apple’s lawyers. Afterposten did not detail what laws Thon is accusing Apple of violating, however. At issue is the DRM technology applied to iTunes songs, called FairPlay.

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    • French Digital Music Copyright Bill Advances

      Posted by Billbar from New York Times

      The Senate passed "the iPod bill" on Wednesday after amending it to address concerns from companies like Apple that had called it "state-sponsored piracy." The bill would guarantee that tunes could play on multiple devices in a way that preserves some copy protection and respects rights established when the work was purchased.

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    • Schneier: Everyone Wants to 'Own' Your PC

      Posted by Billbar from Wired

      There's a battle raging on your computer right now -- one that pits you against worms and viruses, Trojans, spyware, automatic update features and digital rights management technologies. It's the battle to determine who owns your computer.

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    • Coming Sooner to PCs: Movies

      Posted by Billbar from Los Angeles Times

      Major studios today will make mainstream movies available for downloading the same day they are released on DVD, ut movie fans will pay for the convenience: It may cost as much as twice what the DVD versions do and play only on a personal computer.

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    Kathy comments on:

    YouTube to Offer BBC Videos

    Here’s my commentary on the Oscar bit plus a blurb on FAIR USE, a new bill in Congress.

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    10:14 pm 3/02/07
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    rhoehn comments on:

    Fair Use Bill Introduced In Congress

    This is LONG overdue!

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    11:12 pm 2/28/07
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    Kathy comments on:

    Fair Use Bill Introduced In Congress

    Ars Technica is skeptical. They provide background on prior versions of this bill and how those bills imploded when they hit the wall that is the recording industry.

    Even the press release from Broucher’s office says:

    “In an effort to address the concerns expressed by content owners, the FAIR USE Act does not contain provisions which would have established a fair use defense to the act of circumvention.

    The legislation instead contains specific exemptions to section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act which do not pose a comparable potential threat to their business models.”

    Not holding my breath.

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    11:03 am 2/28/07
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