Even the Register reports on the new Swiss copyright regulation.
The wording of the regulation is ambiguous, argues petition author Florian Bösch. Switzerland’s new copyright law has been described as “brutal” by BoingBoing.net and is hotly debated on Slashdot.
The Swiss copyright collecting authority, SUISA, dismisses the claims as groundless and misguided.

Dutch actors and musicians request that the introduction of a copying fee on mp3 players and DVD-recorders takes effect immediately. The Dutch government wants to postpone that extra fee until 2009. Copyright organisation Norma claims through its lawyer that the government’s decision is illegal.
Apart from Norma, the Dutch system consists of over 20 organisations […]

Striking screen writers turn to web outlets that, while paying less, give them total control over their content and share a substantial proportion of revenue, up to 50 %, much larger than conventional Hollywood companies; read “Striking Writers Gravitate to Web” by Gary Gentile, AP Business Writer, for Wired News.