From pranesh at cis-india.org Thu Jun 2 02:51:18 2011 From: pranesh at cis-india.org (Pranesh Prakash) Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2011 02:51:18 +0530 Subject: [Commons-Law] Ahmedabad man arrested for violating 'copyright' of furniture designs Message-ID: <4DE6AD4E.6010606@cis-india.org> From the Times of India: http://goo.gl/OACeV Man arrested for copyright violation May 27, 2011, 07.19am IST AHMEDABAD: In a first of its kind case in the city, a man was arrested on Wednesday night for stealing design catalogue of a furniture brand and using it for commercial purpose. Complainant Krunal Patel, a resident of Ambawadi who owns HOF Furniture Systems Pvt Ltd, a city-based company, alleged that Sunil Vala, a resident of Ambawadi and proprietor of Venus Furnitures, had plagiarized his furniture designs and displayed them on his website. "The furniture designs were patented and the catalogues were also secured as intellectual property. Every such catalogue is meticulously designed and involves a huge amount of time and money. As per Patel's complaint, the act of theft was violation of rights on the property that could harm his business interests. He has named Vala as an accused in the case," said a Vastrapur police station official, where the case has been registered. Vala was arrested for the offence from his residence. In his statement, he told investigators that Pulkit Parmar, his web designer, had copied the catalogue available online and downloaded it on the website of the furniture manufacturers. The officials have made Parmar co-accused in the case and have confiscated the computer systems used for the act as an evidence in the case. The officials said that it is a new kind of crime in the city where intellectual properties are plagiarized or copied. 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From mukundan at som.iitb.ac.in Thu Jun 23 02:03:43 2011 From: mukundan at som.iitb.ac.in (Mukundan R) Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 02:03:43 +0530 (IST) Subject: [Commons-Law] CFP - 1st international conf on management of ipr and strategy - iit bombay Message-ID: <3417.10.127.15.39.1308774823.squirrel@chanakya.som.iitb.ac.in> Hi, This mail is an invitation to IP Health community towards participation in the 1st Management of Intellectual Property Rights - MIPS 2012 to be conducted at IIT Bombay from feb 2-5, 2012. The conference is peer reviewed and select papers with potential will be invited to submit to two journals that are tied up - International Journal of IP management and International Journal of Technology Transfer and commercialisation. http://www.som.iitb.ac.in/MIPS2012/ dates for submission of extended abstracts - july 8, 2011 final paper due - oct 10, 2011 pre conference workshops - feb 2, 2012 dates of the conference - feb 3-5, 2012 Conference Theme:: IP for Development: The emerging Paradigm Following are the Track of interest identified, but are NOT limited to:: „Ï Economics of commons ¡V managing technology, knowledge transfer and spillovers, standardisation and pooling through IPR „Ï Identification, Decisions and Strategic management of IPR ¡V IP Informatics and analysis „Ï Missing IP management in strategy „Ï Myths and realities in IP Quality, Valuation and its branding „Ï Navigating the Digital jungle ¡V IPR as the compass „Ï Public institutions, requirements and intergenerational equity of IP „Ï Rationales and Paradigms in the role of IPR „Ï The Public ¡V Private Dichotomy under TRIPS Flexibility and Maximum standards „Ï Tripping open innovation ¡V Does IP close the opening of collaborative innovation models? thanks and regards mukundan From jeebesh at sarai.net Sat Jun 25 15:35:28 2011 From: jeebesh at sarai.net (Jeebesh) Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:35:28 +0530 Subject: [Commons-Law] ARTBOMB Message-ID: <147C250F-7749-41D1-BEC7-78DB5335AC46@sarai.net> friends forwarded this initiative against the cuts in the netherlands: Please forward ! ARTBOMB - JOIN THE GROWING INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IN AN ACTION TO SAVE THE ARTS Dear art friend, Express the value of art! Show your support for culture! On Friday the 24th June at noon local time, we need you to join this initiative in shrouding art locations across the world incoloured smoke. This visual act will be a sign of resistance against the growing disdain for the arts within societies and governments worldwide, and a sign of support for colleagues who face major cutbacks. Now is the time to act to show your appreciation and the necessity of the arts! ARTBOMB is a peaceful art intervention initiated in The Netherlands. The Dutch Government is about to cut 40% of all cultural funding. This will result in the disappearance of a multitude of organizations that excel internationally in their field. This loss will be felt not only by the Dutch public but by the international community. One signal, one moment, one act to show support. You can contribute visual ammunition against the disproportionate cuts to the arts budget. This visible intervention will rise up around the world where people value the arts and want to express their support for artists and cultural organizations. Everybody who joins the ARTBOMB intervention will become part of this chain reaction and is invited to upload the photos and films of their own intervention to the website www.artbomb.nl as a token of solidarity and a symbol of strength. WHAT IGNITE COLOURED SMOKE AND DOCUMENT THE EVENT WHEN 12 NOON LOCAL TIME, FRIDAY 24th JUNE WHERE ART LOCATION OF YOUR CHOICE AFTER UPLOAD YOUR IMAGES/FOOTAGE TO www.artbomb.nl Information about ARTBOMB and how to join: www.artbomb.nl Email: artbombnow at gmail.com SEND THIS EMAIL TO ALL YOUR COLLEGUES AND FRIENDS IN THE CULTURE SECTOR!! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pranesh at cis-india.org Mon Jun 27 12:41:16 2011 From: pranesh at cis-india.org (Pranesh Prakash) Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 12:41:16 +0530 Subject: [Commons-Law] Pirated movie DVDs worth Rs. 33.8 lakh seized by AACT in Mumbai and Gujarat Message-ID: <4E082D14.1020406@cis-india.org> While the music industry conducts raids, the film industry has lagged behind. They're now stepping up their raid efforts. They (a Mumbai film industry+Hollywood anti-piracy combo) want to spread the raids 'model' in tier 2 and tier 3 cities as well. http://goo.gl/BSu58 Movie pirated DVDs worth Rs. 33.8 Lakh seized Monday, 27 June 2011 09:00 (IST) MUMBAI: June 2011 has witnessed a higher number of movie releases as compared to the first few months of this year. The Cricket World Cup and IPL dominated the scene till June saw the biggest releases after the sporting month. More movie releases automatically increases the chance of pirates moving on the street. To combat this, the Alliance Against Copyright Theft (AACT), a coalition between 'Bollywood' and Hollywood studios, has increased its vigilance on curbing piracy related activities across the country. During June 2011, AACT has seized close to 68,000 pirated DVDs of recently released movies like 'Always Kabhi Kabhi' and 'Double Dhaamal' worth Rs. 33.8 lakhs across Mumbai and Gujarat. During the same period, AACT's enforcement consultants, along with local police in various areas, have also made close to 40 arrests and plan to make more soon. On June 11, 2011, 13,209 pirated discs were seized in a music and video corner based in Oshiwara. The team also seized 4,718, 4,700 and 3,840 pirated discs in raids conducted in Andheri (W), Borivali (W) and Nagpada respectively during the month. AACT's enforcement consultants, UCPA, also conducted a raid on roadside stalls in Rajkot on June 12, seizing close to 15,000 pirated discs. In a similar raid, the team had earlier seized 6,200 pirated discs on June 10, in Rajkot. Seven arrests were made during the raids. AACT spokesperson said, "It is important for us to intercept piracy related activities during periods when it is likely to increase. With a large number of movies from both 'Bollywood' and Hollywood being released over the last few weeks, public interest is renewed, presenting an ideal opportunity for movie pirates. We have conducted a high number of raids in this month to ensure that new movies do not make it to roadside stalls selling pirated movies." In addition to Mumbai, AACT has been concentrating on expanding its activities on other key markets. The coalition has adopted a multi-city approach, wherein, multiple raids are conducted in one city continuously, which aids in reducing piracy activities. During June, AACT's raids in Rajkot were a part of this strategy. The coalition will now be adopting the same model in other tier 2 and tier 3 cities across India. -- Pranesh Prakash Programme Manager Centre for Internet and Society W: http://cis-india.org | T: +91 80 40926283 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 262 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: From patrice at xs4all.nl Mon Jun 27 18:59:47 2011 From: patrice at xs4all.nl (Patrice Riemens) Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:29:47 +0200 Subject: [Commons-Law] Internet Can Learn Lessons From 1960s Pirate Radio (WSJ) Message-ID: http://ur1.ca/4jp9r Internet Can Learn Lessons From 1960s Pirate Radio By NICK CLAYTON The music industry has suffered more than most from the digital revolution. Not just because of high levels of piracy but also because it has struggled to find a business model that works. But Steve Purdham, CEO of U.K. music streaming service we7, believes we have been here before: "If you go back to the end of the 1960s you had the pirate radio stations out in the middle of the North Sea, nobody was being paid and it took several years before equitable compensation rules came into play." History could repeat itself and, he says, musicians could start to really benefit from the Internet: "The good news is that the number of listeners that can be generated by streaming services can be measured in the trillions over time. Even small numbers multiplied by trillions is a big number." He was speaking as we7 announced new funding from rock musician Peter Gabriel, Eden Ventures, Qualcomm Incorporated (acting through its venture capital function) and Pentech Ventures. The undisclosed amount will be used to expand from its current U.K. base into Europe. Since it launched five years ago, we7 has altered its strategy several times. "We've come to the realization that there are two groups of music listener: there's the fanatic who loves to discover new music, build playlists and invest a lot of time in their music. That's who the subscription model of we7 and Spotify is aimed at, as is to some extent, Apple's iCloud and Google Beta. "But the vast majority of people just love to listen to music and to be entertained without having to make any real investment in time. That's why we're moving rapidly towards what we call Personal Radio Plus." This means we7 users choose an existing "radio station" or type in the name of an artist, song or genre. Software then selects complimentary tunes to create a playlist to match the listener's taste from a library of over 7.5 million songs. Currently, we7 claims over three million unique monthly users in the U.K. for its service, which is supported by advertising. It now most closely resembles Pandora , which has attracted 90 million registered listeners in the U.S. and recently raised $235 million from an initial public offering. although its shares have had a rough ride since. In fact, the Pandora IPO is seen by some as the harbinger of a bursting technology bubble, mainly because it has not yet monetized its audience figures. It is not something we7 wants to copy: "We've held back a lot of our expansion until we could see the economics of ad-funded music and subscription music working together," said Mr. Purdham. It is, however, problems with licensing which he admits is really holding back expansion. The music industry remains structured for a predigital era of expensive recording studios and distribution to record shops. Today's would-be pop stars can create potential hits on their laptops and upload them for sale anywhere in the world without the need for an intermediary. Older music is held in back catalogues based on geographical boundaries in which companies have invested heavily. All we7 and other digital music companies have to do is find a way of satisfying everybody.