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Here are the show notes for this week’s episode:

Shownotes for The Singularity Law Podcast: Episode 4 for October 19, 2008

Our Panel for Today:

• Josh Kagan, author of The Josh Kagan Blog
• Prof. Michael Scott of The Singularity Law Blog

DRM and Activation in Video Games

• EA’s CEO speaks to Gamasutra about DRM.
• Ars Technica: EA’s DRM, arrogance may cause gamers to skip good titles

Anonymity on the Internet

• Anonymous proxy servers: Necessary or evil?
• The growing cowardice of online anonymity
• UK/Germany: “Disclosing Encryption Keys and IP Addresses
• Men defamed on dating sites
• Josh Kagan: JuicyCampus and the Limits of Section 230
• The Internet as Conduit for Hatred & Violence
• Passports will be needed to buy mobile phones

Google and YouTube refuse to grant special DMCA treatment to McCain Campaign Videos

• McCain Campaign’s Letter to Google/YouTube
• Ars Technica: McCain/Palin campaign angry over bogus DMCA takedowns
• YouTube to McCain: No special treatment for DMCA takedowns
• Judge Rules That Content Owners Must Consider Fair Use Before Sending Takedowns | Watch the video here
• Massive Takedown of Anti-Scientology Videos on YouTube
• Bogus anti-Scientology DMCA notices sent to YouTube linked to Wikipedia user

Cybersquatters: The Hidden Trademark Danger

• Trademark Owners Must Pursue Cybersquatters or Potentially Lose Their Trademark Rights
• Southern Grouts & Mortars, Inc. v. 3M Co., 2008 WL 4346798 (S.D. Fla. Sept. 17, 2008)
• Southern Grouts and Mortars v. 3M Co., Second Amended Complaint

The Elephant is in the Library: Digital Libraries Online

• Universities launch elephantine digital library

Final Thoughts: Can a record label infringe its own copyright? One hosting provider thinks so.

Here are the show notes for this week’s episode:

Shownotes for The Singularity Law Podcast: Episode 2 for October 5, 2008

Our Panel for Today:

MPAA v. RealNetworks

• WSJ: “Right to Copy DVDs to PCs at Center of Copyright Spat”
• Wired: “MPAA, RealNetworks Wage Court Battle Over DVD-Copying Software”
• LA Times: “MPAA vs. RealNetworks”

RIAA Lawsuits – Discussion of the EFF’s Report

• EFF Report: “RIAA v. The People: Five Years Later”
• EFF: “RIAA Lawsuit Campaign Losing Credibility“

Did Statutory Royalties Almost Spell the End of iTunes?

• Apple’s Submission to the Copyright Royalty Board
• IPKat: “Is this the end for iTunes?”
• Tech Law Prof Blog: “Apple Threatens to Take Its iBall and Go Home if Artist Royalties Rise”
• LATimes: “Digital music royalties for songwriters left unchanged”
• “Copyright Royalty Board Keeps Download Rates The Same; iTunes ‘Saved’”

Online Poker Cheating Scandal

• “‘Back Door’ Cheating Scandal Rocks Online Poker”
• MSNBC: “Poker site cheating plot a high-stakes whodunit”

Network Neutrality: A Few Observations

• Michael Scott Writes: “Network Neutrality: To Regulate or Not to Regulate”
• WGA: “Winning the Fight for Net Neutrality”

Talking Point of the Week: MI6 Photos and Data Accidentally Sold on eBay

• “MI6 Terror Photos, Data Accidentally Sold On Ebay”

This recording is an informational resource only. It is not designed to offer legal advice.

Here are the show notes for this week’s episode:

Shownotes for Singularity Law Podcast Episode 1 (September 29, 2008)

Our Panel for Today:

Cloud Computing

• “Cloud computing” (Wikipedia)
• “Cloud computing may draw government action”
• “Clouded in uncertainty – the legal pitfalls of cloud computing”
• “Cloud computing is a trap, warns GNU founder Richard Stallman”

Walmart and DRM

• “Wal*Mart shutting down DRM server, nuking your music collection — only people who pay for music risk losing it to DRM shenanigans”
• EFF: “And Walmart Makes Three: Another Music Service Plans to Shut Down DRM Support”
• Josh Kagan Writes: “Ten Reasons Why DRM Schemes Are Bad For Society”

Capitol Records v. Thomas

• Text of Court’s Decision (Sept. 24, 2008)
• Josh Kagan Writes: “Capitol v. Thomas: For RIAA, Better Than “Making Available” May Be Difficult To Prove”
• Michael Scott Writes: “Prove Our Case? . . . We Don’t Need to Prove Our Stinkin’ Case!! Just Fork Over the Money”
• EFF: “Capitol v. Thomas: Judge Orders New Trial, Implores Congress to Lower Statutory Penalties for P2P”
• National Car Rental v. Computer Associates, 991 F.2d 426 (8th Cir. 1993)
• Perfect 10 v. Amazon.com (9th Cir. 2007)

New Copyright Legislation (PRO-IP Act)

• Text of PRO-IP Act as passed by the Senate
• “Congress Passes PRO-IP Act, but Bush May Veto”
• “Intellectual property bill passes in the House”
• “Senate unanimously passes RIAA-backed bill”
• “Bush administration opposes RIAA-based copyright bill”

Talking Point of the Week — Banned from the Internet for Life

• EU Makes it Official: “You Can’t Randomly Ban People From the Internet”
• EFF: “The Struggles of France’s Three Strikes Law”
• EU: “Net Access is a Human Right, We’re Not Going To Take That Away”

This recording is an informational resource only. It is not designed to offer legal advice.