Google talks a good game on copyright

WebProNews: Google Talks A Good Game On Copyright. Google will be one of the firms supporting a complaint to be filed with the Federal Trade Commission about sports leagues and other content companies violate copyright law and the first amendment.

When the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) drops its missive off at FTC headquarters today, some familiar names will be listed as supporting its listed complaints.

Google and Microsoft rank among the companies backing the complaint, the Wall Street Journal said in a report (free access). ...

As author J.D. Lasica noted in his book, 'Darknet', fair use has shrunk dramatically in the print world. Excerpt lengths have been challenged, and lawyers fear to tread too firmly upon the work of others. It's a radical departure from times gone by.