The Singularity Law Podcast: Episode 2
Once again Michael and I discuss the most important tech law issues of the week. This week’s topics include RealNetworks’ new DVD-importing software, the EFF’s report on five years of RIAA litigation, net neutrality, Apple’s threats to shut down iTunes in the midst of a royalty dispute, an online gambling scam, and how you too can own “James Bond’s” computer! Click the play button below to listen, or click here to subscribe to The Singularity Law Podcast on iTunes!
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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
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
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