MacNN | Copyright+Act News http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us Copyright+Act, Latest News, Headlines, Stories; http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ Apple sued by EFF, OdioWorks for DMCA takedown notice http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/27/apple.sued.over.dmca.test/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0904/Apple-suedby-odioworks-27.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Apple is in the middle of a new lawsuit that could test the limits of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. The lawsuit was filed jointly by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and attorneys representing OdioWorks, the company that runs Bluwiki, a technology forum website that hosted iPodhash, which discussed use of open-source iPod technology. The lawsuit comes in response to Apple's demands that ... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/04/27/apple.sued.over.dmca.test/ Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:50:00 GMT Canadian Copyright Act changes tabled, softened http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/12/can.copyright.act.tabled/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0711/tivoseries2dt.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The Canadian government's Industry Minister, Jim Prentice, has today officially tabled Bill C-61, a set of proposed amendments to the country's Copyright Act. Early versions of the changes have been criticized by thousands of citizens -- and a number of businesses and other organizations -- as overly harsh, and too close in nature to the United States' Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Pr... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/12/can.copyright.act.tabled/ Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:00:00 GMT Canadian govt holds conference on Copyright Act http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/12/canadian.copyright.act/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0711/tivoseries2dt.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The Canadian government on Wednesday announced it would hold a press conference regarding pending amendments to the Copyright Act, a move said to resemble the DMCA measure in the US. The conference is set to transpire at 9:30 on Thursday, June 12th for press, with ministerial comments following at 10:45. Press have been advised that no wireless communications devices would be permitted at the asse... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/06/12/canadian.copyright.act/ Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:20:00 GMT No Canadian DMCA in 2007 http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/13/no.canadian.dmca.in.2007/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0711/tivoseries2dt.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The Canadian government will not debate the creation of DMCA-like legislation until at least 2008, writes legal expert Michael Geist. Amendments to the country's Copyright Act were expected for discussion in the House of Commons this month, but this can no longer happen, according to the press secretary for Industry Minister Jim Prentice. The bill will not be introduced tomorrow, and as parliame... http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/12/13/no.canadian.dmca.in.2007/ Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:50:00 GMT