350 Articles match "Congress"

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• Conyers: IP Is All Mine
  
  Boucher, Co-Chair of the Congressional Internet Caucus , is one of the copyleft's biggest allies in Congress, and would give Hollywood fits if he held sway over their issues. Tags: congress politics I also think it's likely that the decision by Conyers -- a longtime friend to copyright owners -- was motivated by a desire that Rep.
  Copyrights & Campaigns - Tuesday, January 6, 2009
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• Are you kidding me? SEC Officials Attempt to B.S. Congress
  
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  King Harvest - Thursday, February 5, 2009
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• CNET: 'Copyright reform unlikely, advocates say'
  
  The upshot: don't expect major new copyright legislation from the new Congress. Copyright Office, said he didn't expect Congress to get past performance rights issues and perhaps orphan rights. Congress rarely steps in and fixes anything" related to intellectual property, Carson said.
  Copyrights & Campaigns - Thursday, February 12, 2009
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• Congress Doing A Safety Dance Around Privacy
  
  Congress would be well-advised to hold back on those acronyms and think this thing through. Two congressmen have proposed a bill that would require ISPs, businesses, and individuals to maintain all users’ Internet-usage records for two years. There’s even a catchy name for the bill. Such witticism. 8211;Abbey Morrow. Image Source.
  JetLawBlog - Wednesday, February 25, 2009
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• House Foreign Affairs takes junket to glamorous.Van Nuys
  
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  Copyrights & Campaigns - Tuesday, March 31, 2009
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• Perrelli speaks on IP!
  
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  Copyrights & Campaigns - Tuesday, February 10, 2009
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• Congress Seeks to Curb Use of Conflict Minerals in Cellphones
  
  Despite being mired in the middle of hyper-partisan politicking and countless domestic problems, a bipartisan group in Congress has emerged and is attempting to stop the trade. Surprisingly, or at least not as well publicized, many of these minerals play an integral role in the development of cell phones. dollars. Blake Carter. Image Source.
  JetLawBlog - Wednesday, August 4, 2010
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• Tech Daily Dose 'crusades' for IP relevance
  
  For example, at my former employer Roll Call , which covers the internal politics and organization of Congress, we used to joke that if a giant shooting star crashed into Capitol Hill, our headline would read: "Meteor Strike Destroys Capitol; Massive Subcommittee Shuffle Ahead." Tags: media criticism congress copyright politics
  Copyrights & Campaigns - Monday, January 12, 2009
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• EFF's von Lohmann to 'special advisor on copyright': 'Less IP enforcement, please'
  
  When Congress passed the PRO-IP Act last year, its intent was clear: the federal government should do more to combat infringement of copyright and other forms of intellectual property. Tags: IP czar congress copyright politics Americans suffer when their intellectual property is stolen. or Canada. Napster spurred iTunes.
  Copyrights & Campaigns - Monday, January 12, 2009
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• Hollywood Docket: Sumner sued; Congress fights piracy; Kid Rock
  
  Entertainment law news while digesting the Golden Globes nominations this morning: A class action lawsuit targets Sumner Redstone for damaging the CBS empire by deflating the value of the company by waiting too long to take a write-down. The lawsuit, Tags: Hollywood Docket
  THR, Esq. Entertainment & Media Law Blog - Tuesday, December 15, 2009
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