Hugh Stephens Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2021

A couple of weeks ago I put up a blog posting looking at the history of copyright and news content over the past two hundred years or more. It discussed the longstanding question of who “owns” the news, and who should be compensated when news content is copied. The US Launches Study on Free-Riding by News Aggregators"

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Michael Geist

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Since its introduction last spring, online news outlets have expressed fears that Bill C-18, the Online News Act, will primarily benefit large incumbent news organizations. We have a proliferation of opinion organizations out there, publishing their opinions without people going out actually reporting the news. .

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The Illusion of More

MARCH 18, 2024

IA maintains that its practice of “Controlled Digital Lending” is not copyright infringement under the doctrine of fair use despite the […] The post Copyright News to Watch appeared first on The Illusion of More. Internet Archive filed their response brief opposing the archive’s appeal of its loss in district court.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

JULY 17, 2023

Only when you take a perverse delight (one might even call it schadenfreude) in gloating, “I told you so”, when the Canadian government’s policy initiative (C-18, the Online News Act) runs into opposition from the giant internet platforms … Continue reading "Bill C-18 (The Online News Act): Does Flexibility and Dialogue Represent “Compromising” (..)

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Hugh Stephens Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

[link] The news that Google and the Government of Canada managed to strike a deal prior to the coming into force later this month of Bill C-18, the Online News Act, was not really a surprise, at least not to me. … Continue reading "Google, News and Canada: When is Half a Glass Better Than a Broken Glass?"

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Hugh Stephens Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

It has confirmed it is temporarily blocking some Canadian users from accessing news content through its online search function.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

This is the February edition of Anchovy News. In this issue we cover: Domain name industry news: Third phase of.TR Here you will find articles concerning ICANN, the domain name industry and the recuperation of domain names across the globe. in 2023.

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Copyright Alliance

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

In January, there was big copyright news coming out from the courts, including two final judgments entered by a court involving concessions of willful copyright infringement and forfeiture of the […] The post January 2024 Roundup of Copyright News appeared first on Copyright Alliance.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

AUGUST 10, 2023

Among the models she has been looking at is the Toyota Prius, so when I saw a review of the 2023 Prius in the Driving section of my local paper, the Victoria Times-Colonist, … Continue reading "Google Blocked My News Search—So I Used Bing and Got the Information I Needed, Instantly!"

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Plagiarism Today

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

In Australia, long-time conservative commentator Peter Gleeson has left News Corp following a series of plagiarism allegations. . When notified of the new allegations, News Corp said that Gleeson was on “personal leave” and that they would have conversations about his future at an “appropriate time.”. What’s Next for Gleeson.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 28, 2024

This is the March edition of Anchovy News. In this issue we cover: Domain name industry news: Re-launch of.POST / Update concerning.UK Here you will find articles concerning ICANN, the domain name industry and the recuperation of domain names across the globe. domain names suspended for criminal activity / UA Day. By: Hogan Lovells

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2024

Copyright Office issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register today offering a new group registration option for frequently updated news websites.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

JANUARY 25, 2023

According to the account of the meeting released by USTR, among the issues raised was impending or proposed Canadian legislation related to digital platforms; “Ambassador Tai expressed concern about Canada’s proposed unilateral digital service tax and … Continue reading "Where do US interests lie when It comes to Canada’s Online News Act?"

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Copyright Alliance

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Copyright Office received initial comments for its AI study, the White House issued an Executive Order […] The post October 2023 Roundup of Copyright News appeared first on Copyright Alliance. In October, Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to dominate copyright law headlines as the U.S.

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Michael Geist

AUGUST 11, 2023

Blocking of news links on Facebook and Instagram in Canada has becomes increasingly widespread in recent days, leading to a growing number of public comments from media outlets and reporters expressing surprise or shock about the scope of the link blocking.

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 6, 2023

To help you stay on top of the latest news, we have compiled a roundup of the developments we are following. There’s a lot happening in the world of AI.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 31, 2024

This is the January edition of Anchovy News. In this issue we cover: Domain name industry news: Launch of five new gTLDs / GlobalBlock to be launched by Brand Safety Alliance / EURid publishes its Q4 2023 progress report / ICANN make amendments to the RAA in fight against DNS Abuse. By: Hogan Lovells

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2024

Copyright Office issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register today offering a new group registration option for frequently updated news websites.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

JUNE 29, 2023

If we assume the irresistible force is the Government of Canada in the form of Bill C-18, the Online News Act, and two giant internet platforms (Meta and Google) are the immovable … Continue reading "When the Irresistible Force of the Canadian Government Meets the Immovable Object of Meta and Google: What Happens Next for the Online News Act?" (..)

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Michael Geist

OCTOBER 13, 2023

After months of urging Heritage Ministers Pascale St-Onge and Pablo Rodriguez to stand up to Google and Meta’s response to Bill C-18, News Media Canada – the lead lobbyist for the legislation – appears to have waved the surrender flag as it is now urging the government to accommodate Google’s concerns with draft regulations.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage began hearings late last month to review draft legislation (Bill C-18: The Online News Act) that will follow Australia’s example, with some minor tweaks, to require large digital intermediaries (think Google and Facebook for starters) to negotiate financial compensation with news content providers for the (..)

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 31, 2022

This is the October edition of Anchovy News. In this issue we cover: Domain name industry news, including: Launch of.GIVING, Turkey introduces TRABIS, and Five million domain names registered under.BR. Here you will find articles concerning ICANN, the domain name industry and the recuperation of domain names across the globe.

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Copyright Alliance

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Here is a quick snapshot of those and other copyright-related […] The post September 2023 Roundup of Copyright News appeared first on Copyright Alliance. In September, Artificial Intelligence (AI) continued to be a hot topic in the courts and at the U.S. Copyright Office.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

To help you stay on top of the latest news, we have compiled a roundup of the news we are following. There’s a lot happening in the world of AI. We have also been digging into President Biden’s executive order on AI. Read our overview of the order and analysis of initial reactions. By: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

6, 2024, that a news organization's use of a photograph of musician Ted Nugent did not constitute fair use, siding with the photographer who argued that the news organization did not alter or add any new expression required to overcome the requirements for…. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled on Feb.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

It went on to say that “The legal rights to the legendary creature in a British Columbia lake have been transferred to an alliance of Indigenous nations who say the Ogopogo has always been … Continue reading "Copyrighting the Ogopogo: The © Story Behind the News Story?"

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Copyright Alliance

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Here is a quick snapshot of the copyright-related […] The post August 2023 Roundup of Copyright News appeared first on Copyright Alliance. In August, the courts were ablaze with issuing big decisions in several major copyright cases, including one on AI and copyright authorship.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The study, announced in the Federal Register, included a request for written submissions along with inviting stakeholders to participate … Continue reading "How Can News Publishers Best Protect Their Content? The US Copyright Office Explores Options"

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Copyright Alliance

JUNE 1, 2023

Goldsmith case, reining in the transformative use test under the first fair use […] The post May 2023 Roundup of Copyright News appeared first on Copyright Alliance. Supreme Court finally issued its long-awaited decision in the Andy Warhol Foundation v.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

This is the February edition of Anchovy News. In this issue we cover: Domain name industry news, including: FR reaches the 4 million milestone; AU direct domains see strong post-launch take-up; IE Domain Profile Report for 2022, Strong performance for.PT.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

JUNE 14, 2021

My usual modus operandi is to scan them quickly, deciding which catchy headline will entice me to swipe my credit card for my daily “news fix” delivered in that most traditional of formats, the daily newspaper.

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Michael Geist

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

I posted a reality check tweet noting that Meta is not returning to news in Canada, the law’s regulation stipulating a 4% fee on revenues is not found anywhere else, and that Bill C-18 has emerged as a model for what not to do. Meta has blocked all news links in Canada and cancelled existing deals with Canadian news outlets.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 31, 2023

This is the October edition of Anchovy News. In this issue we cover: Domain name industry news: The.BOTs are coming / Paraguay now supports IDNs / Nominet becomes EBERO for.DESI. Here you will find articles concerning ICANN, the domain name industry and the recuperation of domain names across the globe. By: Hogan Lovells

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 9, 2024

Copyright infringement is a significant problem for operators of news websites. As any journalism organization knows, producing original news content is a costly endeavor.

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Copyright Alliance

MARCH 5, 2024

Here is a quick […] The post February 2024 Roundup of Copyright News appeared first on Copyright Alliance. In February, the courts remained extremely busy with the multitude of ongoing AI copyright cases while the Copyright Office continued to ramp up its modernization efforts.

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Hugh Stephens Blog

MARCH 16, 2022

Earlier this month I wrote about online safety legislation and noted how Canada is following Australia’s lead in developing a regime that would, among other things, create a Digital Safety Commissioner (called the eSafety Commissioner in Australia), as well as imposing requirements on internet platforms to monitor for, and expeditiously take down, (..)

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Michael Geist

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

While the regulations establish what amounts to a minimum 4% link tax on Google and Meta if they link to news content, they set no minimum requirements to spend the resulting revenues on journalists or news content. Moreover, recently cancelled deals will not be revived and the value of free referral traffic will be lost.

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