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Here are some interesting links from today:

• Seinfeld to be pitchman for Microsoft
  Seinfeld will be a key pitchman in a planned $300 million fall advertising campaign for the software giant, a person familiar with the plans confirmed to The Associated Press on condition on anonymity because the deal has not been formally announced. The Wall Street Journal first reported the plans. Citing people close to the situation, it reported the comedian will be paid $10 million for appearing in ads with Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates.
• Microsoft enlists Seinfeld in Vista battle
  Microsoft is reportedly paying Seinfeld $10 million for his role which will focus on the slogan “Windows, Not Walls,” and will stress the need to “break down barriers that prevent people and ideas from connecting.” The advertising campaign follows on from the recent Mojave experiment which attempted to prove that Vista’s biggest problem is perception, rather than actual flaws.
• Fair Use Must Be Considered In DMCA Notices
  US District Judge Jeremy Fogel has ruled that an ‘allegation that a copyright owner acted in bad faith by issuing a takedown notice without proper consideration of the fair use doctrine thus is sufficient to state a misrepresentation claim,’ which paves the way for a lawsuit against Universal Music over a ridiculous DMCA Takedown notice they filed.

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