Novartis is learning the benefits of sharing gene information. Via Geist. [Link].

Canadians say their law on camcording in movie theatres is good enough already. Via Geist. [Link].

Finally some relief from bad web design. Myspace is to attempt to filter videos for potential copyright infringements. Maybe this will finally prevent all of those truly horrible browser-crashing myspace homepages that try to load every song and video under the sun. Via Geist. [Link].

The 2008 USPTO budget includes increases in international enforcement. Coverage over at IP-Watch.

CNET has coverage of a new outsourcing phenomenom — hiring others to level up your WoW characters. [Link].

Braveheart (an investment group) and Strathclyde Uni have joined forces to create a 12 million GBP venture capital fund. [Scotland on Sunday - Registration required].

And finally…

The IIPA has vented its collective spleen by announcing a list of IP violators in an effort to get the USTR to place/keep countries on the Special 301 Watch list. InfoWorld. [Link].

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