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Really interesting potential retaliation against unfair U.S. trade practices with less enforcement of U.S. IP rights.

ivi says they can rebroadcast under Section 111

The author recounts when he and his wife used their camera phones to snap a few pages from a decor book in Barnes and Noble for ideas to show their contractor. Do you think it is possible to regulate this kind of copying and do you think a cell phone photo of a page or two from a book justifies legal punishment?

In a turn for the absurd, HarperCollins determines that the value of an ebook is 26 reads. Libraries are less than thrilled.

As a follow up to my blog about potential lawsuits from high-end designers against fast fashion stores, like Zara and Forever 21, it seems as though J. Crew is now being sued over a print design. However, the author rightfully points out that Wilkinson is not suing over the leopard print, per se, because no one has IP rights to that.

Although China seems to be working to eliminate mass sales of pirated goods, especially counterfeit DVDs, this regulation seems to be rather inconsistent across regions.