US Intellectual Property Law & Policy News: October 2006

MySpace to block illegal use of copyright music
News Corp.'s MySpace, a social-networking hub and one of the most popular sites on the Internet, licensed technology from privately held Gracenote allowing it to review music recordings uploaded by community members to their profiles. CNET News

[posted @ 10/30/2006 07:39:00 PM] #

YouTube Is Purging Copyrighted Clips
The site late last week began purging copyrighted material from Comedy Central, including clips from YouTube stalwarts like “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” “The Colbert Report” and “South Park.” The New York Times

[posted @ 10/30/2006 08:38:00 AM] #

Supreme Court to Review Microsoft-AT&T Patent Case
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday said it will use a dispute between Microsoft Corp. and AT&T Inc. to clarify when patent infringement damages can apply to overseas product sales. The Wall Street Journal Online

[posted @ 10/27/2006 04:02:00 PM] #

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