miniLinks for 2007-04-11

miniLinks by Danny O'Brien

• Students Accuse Anti-Plagiarism Site of Copying
  Some high school students sue to stop commercial site from
  taking their essays and looking over their shoulders.
  
• Copyright Utopia?
  EFF's Fred von Lohmann keynotes at the University of
  Maryland's conference on alternate IP futures.
  
• YouTube: They're Not Watching You; They're Watching Each
  Other
  YouTube's most popular videos are created by its users, not
  big media.
  
• Guitar Notations Get a Single Provider
  Publishers finally seeing tablature as an opportunity,
  instead of just a threat.
  
• European Court of Human Rights Protects Private Net Use
  Your employer can't watch your personal life, just because
  it can.
  
• Vorratsdatenspeicherung!
  German activists fight the European data retention regime
  with protests in Frankfurt, April 14.
  
• Microsoft Sees DRM-Free Music in Zune's Future
  Oh sure, *now* they do.
  
• Consumer Advocates Welcome DRM-Free Music
  Meanwhile, the pressure recedes from Apple in Europe.
  
• Financial Times: A Broadcast Flag for Europe?
  The FT examines the threat posed by DVB's digital video
  standards.
  
• RIAA Wins Worst Company In America 2007
  Beats Halliburton, Exxon, and U-Haul.
  

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