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[Webinar] Copyright Basics (Higher Education Series) - September 20th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

JD Supra Law

Understanding the fundamentals of copyright is crucial to avoiding costly missteps. Join Bricker Graydon attorneys Jeff Knight and Kylie Stryffeler as they review copyright principles, limitations, and fair use in educational settings. By: Bricker Graydon LLP

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Google's Inclusive Copyright Thesis Award

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This contest grants an award to the best master thesis written in English in the field of Copyright Law. The thesis must have been submitted to an institution of higher education in 2022, in the framework of a Master’s degree program. The deadline for submission is January 31, 2023.

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U.S. Universities Warn Students about Limewire and Kazaa… in 2024

TorrentFreak

In the United States, however, higher education institutions were forced to put the brakes on piracy due to the passing of the Higher Education Opportunity Act ( HEOA ) in 2008. These should include technological anti-piracy measures as well as educational material to deter piracy. Better safe than sorry, right?

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Updated DMCA Exemptions Are a Win for the Automotive Industry. Could Higher Education Be Next?

JD Supra Law

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the DMCA) governs the protection of copyrighted material in the digital environment. Among other things, the DMCA criminalizes circumvention of digital rights management tools that restrict the use of copyrighted works and proprietary software.

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The Coming Copyright Clash in Higher Education

Copycense

Colleges and universities, however, have a major trump card to play to reduce the costs of higher education: they can reverse their longstanding custom against claiming work made for hire status.

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Publishers’ Lawsuit Accuses Libgen of “Staggering” Copyright Infringement

TorrentFreak

Majors Publishers File Copyright Complaint Against Libgen According to a copyright lawsuit filed in the U.S. Bedford, Freeman & Worth Publishing Group, LLC (d/b/a Macmillan Learning, McGraw Hill LLC, and Pearson Education, Inc.) At least 20,000 of those files were published by plaintiffs Cengage Learning, Inc.,

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Certified tariffs not mandatory says SCOC in York v Access Copyright 

Barry Sookman

The Supreme Court released another landmark copyright decision in York University v. Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency (Access Copyright) , 2021 SCC 32. In addition, the Court further developed its fair dealing framework adopted in CCH v Law Society ( CCH ), Alberta (Education ) and SOCAN v Bell Canada (SOCAN).