GitHub recently stood up to pressure from the Recording Industry Association of America, the latest example of how its large network attracts controversy. One GitHub user, on the site, described the incident as “a shame for GitHub” and said “that Microsoft acquisition was really a mistake.” Another called for Microsoft to resign from the RIAA, an organization that consists primarily of record labels and musicians.
Source: GitHub is forcing Microsoft to deal with thorny controversies two years after acquisition
FCC Chairman Aji Pai, a Trump appointee, will leave the agency on Jan. 20, 2021, when president-elect Joe Biden is sworn into office. Beltway insiders have identified Jessica Rosenworcel, the senior Democrat on the commission, as one of the leading candidates to succeed Pai as chair of the FCC. Another contender is Mignon Clyburn, who served on the commission from 2009-18.
The EU Commission is calling for the capacity of law enforcement agencies around Europe to be “substantially strengthened” to fight piracy and other IP crimes. Promising to reinforce cooperation between rightsholders, intermediaries, police and prosecutors, the Commission says that dealing with these threats must become a higher priority.
International Business News: Google’s copyright agreements with some French publishers is a significant shift in the stand given by the search giant on the issue. This comes after months of debate over the sharing of revenues from the display of content in search results.
US Senator Thom Tillis is incredibly disappointed that Twitter declined his invite to testify at a subcommittee hearing to discuss how online piracy can be tackled through voluntary agreements. In a letter sent to CEO Jack Dorsey, the senator criticizes the company’s track record, suggesting that “Twitter simply does not take copyright piracy seriously.”
