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€300m Per Year Rightsholder ‘Private Copying’ Payouts Face Scrutiny

TorrentFreak

When cassette recorders, VCRs and similar devices hit the mainstream, entertainment companies with business models reliant on customers buying copies faced uncertainty. Private Copying Levy Valenti’s statement in 1982 reached a broad audience but its essence wasn’t new.

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Canadian Writers Speak Up: It’s Time to End the Education Sector Rip-off (600 Million Pages Unfairly Copied Annually)

Hugh Stephens Blog

Used with permission November 30 is the “day of action” for Canadian writers and publishers.

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Appeals Court Affirms U.S. Navy Should Pay $154k in Piracy Damages, not $155m

TorrentFreak

The Court initially ruled in favor of the government, but Bitmanagement appealed. In 2021, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit sided with the software company, concluding that the US Government is indeed liable. Government disagreed. — A copy of the verdict released by the U.S. Navy used the software.

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VPN Restrictions Are Problematic, App Association Tells U.S. Government

TorrentFreak

These services are vital for whistleblowers, activists, and citizens rebelling against Government oppression. Government completes an annual review of various trade barriers around the globe and ACT believes that overly restrictive policies deserve to be called out. Government previously called out China’s restrictive policies.

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Indian government denies access to Covid 19 vaccine collaboration agreements

SpicyIP

The Indian government has refused to disclose its collaboration agreements and investments made in developing and procuring India’s Covid 19 vaccine – Covaxin, the Indian mRNA and intranasal vaccine candidates. He has challenged the blanket refusal by the government before the Delhi High Court.

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MPA Escalates Pirate Site Blocking in Philippines, Targeting Sflix and Myflixer

TorrentFreak

The MPA lists six domains in total; sflix.to, sflix.se, and sflix.is, plus myflixerz.to, myflixertv.to, and myflixer.today, noting that these domains shared pirated copies of many films including “Shazam!”, “Jumanji: The Next Level” and “Top Gun: Maverick”. After a careful review, IPOPHL decided to grant both requests.

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Navigating User Lawfulness in European Copyright Law: From Lawful Use to Lawful Access

Kluwer Copyright Blog

In ACI Adam , the CJEU introduced lawfulness as a prerequisite for the enjoyment of the private copy exception, when affirming that the benefit of the private copy exception concerns only reproductions made from a lawful source. In the Copydan judgment, the CJEU was more explicit regarding the conditions governing the lawful source.