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Saturday, August 31, 2002
Weekend Copyright Humor From the Register
Prudes sue for right to edit rented flicks. Movie directors not amusedA couple of prudes in Denver are suing for the right to distribute rental flicks with all the good parts removed. Apparently, one of the plaintiffs has some gimmick involving a modified remote control whereby viewers can select between the original and bowdlerized editions, according to a Reuters report. [...] [The Register]
Highest Rates of Piracy Sweepstakes
This could be like sports, the leader seems to change with every press conference. Last week EMI said it was Germany with the highest rates of CD Piracy. This week they claim it's Greece. These guys are making more trips than the Harlem Globetrotters, spewing their skewed statistics to anyone who will listen. Maybe I should start keeping a running tally of who the current leader is in the RIAA's "Highest Rates of Piracy" sweepstakes.
Music piracy a major problem. eKathimerini.com Aug 30 2002 8:44PM ET[...] The president of recording company EMI International, Alain Levy, complained at a press conference in Athens yesterday that Greece has the highest rate of CD piracy in Western Europe. And singer Vassilis Papaconstantinou accused the Greek police of ignoring the problem. [...] [Moreover - IP and patents news]
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