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		<title>Macho Man Songwriter Wins Termination Case</title>
		<link>http://title17.net/2012/05/macho-man-songwriter-wins-termination-case/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 15:53:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Fakler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Village People songwriter, lead singer and ersatz police officer, Victor Willis, has prevailed in a lawsuit challenging his termination of assignment (and resulting recapture) of copyright to his many hit songs.  To be honest, the decision is very straightforward and there really were not any difficult issues presented, particularly because the music publisher withdrew its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Second Circuit Reverses YouTube Decision: DMCA Safe Harbor Might Not Apply</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:55:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Fakler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Breaking News: The Second Circuit has just reversed the district court’s summary judgment ruling in the Viacom v. YouTube case, holding  a reasonable jury could find that YouTube did not qualify for the DMCA safe harbor.  More analysis to follow, but in the meantime here is the decision:]]></description>
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		<title>Sirius XM Files Antitrust Suit Against SoundExchange, Seeks Dissolution</title>
		<link>http://title17.net/2012/03/sirius-xm-files-antitrust-suit-against-soundexchange-seeks-dissolution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Fakler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Compulsory Licenses & Rate Court]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sirius XM has filed an antitrust suit against SoundExchange and the American Association of Independent Music, alleging that these entities have been colluding with the major and certain independent record labels to prevent Sirius XM from direct licensing the sound recording copyrights it needs to provide its various services. For those unfamiliar with the arcane [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are “Digital Actors” Protected By Copyright?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Fakler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Audiovisual Works]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Copyright Office]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ownership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Registration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[digicon]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[marilyn monroe]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://title17.net/?p=258</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A company called Digicon Media, LLC has issued a press release, claiming that it has obtained a copyright registration for the “digital persona” of a “virtual Marilyn Monroe.”  Digicon appears to be claiming that the registration broadly covers the exclusive right to a digital representation of Marilyn Monroe’s persona or performance. It seems to me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lawyers Sue West and Lexis For Selling Lawyers’ Briefs Without Permission</title>
		<link>http://title17.net/2012/02/lawyers-sue-west-and-lexis-for-selling-lawyers-briefs-without-permission/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:44:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Fakler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fair Use]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two lawyers have filed a class-action copyright infringement suit against West and Lexis/Nexis, the two largest legal research database providers, based upon both companies’ provision of paid access to copies of motion papers filed in federal and state courts without the permission of the lawyers who wrote the briefs.Both West and Lexis include copies of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Termination of Sound Recording Copyright Transfers — CLE Program</title>
		<link>http://title17.net/2012/01/termination-of-sound-recording-copyright-transfers-cle-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:57:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Fakler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I will be speaking at an upcoming CLE program on one of my favorite topics: recording artists’ recapture of their copyrights from the record labels.  As 2013 (the first year that sound recording copyright transfers will have ever been subject to termination) approaches, this issue is getting on the radar of more and more folks.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UMG v Veoh: Ninth Circuit Affirms DMCA Safe Harbor for Veoh</title>
		<link>http://title17.net/2011/12/umg-v-veoh-ninth-circuit-affirms-dmca-safe-harbor-for-veoh/</link>
		<comments>http://title17.net/2011/12/umg-v-veoh-ninth-circuit-affirms-dmca-safe-harbor-for-veoh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Fakler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[photo credit: Post-Software The Ninth Circuit has affirmed the district court’s decision that Veoh’s user-generated video service was protected from UMG’s copyright infringement claims by the DMCA safe harbor provisions.  In a comprehensive and mostly well-reasoned 49-page opinion, the court methodically rejected each of UMG’s arguments as to why the safe harbor should not apply.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bill Patry’s How To Fix Copyright Released!</title>
		<link>http://title17.net/2011/12/bill-patrys-how-to-fix-copyright-released/</link>
		<comments>http://title17.net/2011/12/bill-patrys-how-to-fix-copyright-released/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:43:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Fakler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just in time for holiday gift-giving, Bill Patry’s great new book, “How to Fix Copyright” is now available for purchase.  This book is a follow-up of sorts to his prior work, “Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars.” I have just bought my copy and will post my thoughts after I have had time to read [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Could Be The Next Chief Copyright Royalty Judge!</title>
		<link>http://title17.net/2011/11/you-could-be-the-next-chief-copyright-royalty-judge/</link>
		<comments>http://title17.net/2011/11/you-could-be-the-next-chief-copyright-royalty-judge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Fakler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Compulsory Licenses & Rate Court]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Library of Congress has just announced that is accepting applications for the position of Chief Copyright Royalty Judge.  This is an extremely important position in the copyright world.  The Chief Judge is one of three Judges who decide royalty rate-setting and license fee distribution proceedings relating to various compulsory licenses set out in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Copyright Office Releases Report of Office Policies and Special Projects</title>
		<link>http://title17.net/2011/10/copyright-office-releases-report-of-office-policies-and-special-projects/</link>
		<comments>http://title17.net/2011/10/copyright-office-releases-report-of-office-policies-and-special-projects/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Fakler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Copyright Office]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Register of Copyrights, Maria Pallante, has issued an important report, highlighting key policy-based priorities and announcing several special projects that the Office will implement over the next two years.  If you care about copyright law, I highly recommend you read this report. There is much good news in it, including the Register’s plans to [...]]]></description>
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