Some consensus on posting copyrighted material on the Web

In a rare cross–industry accord, a consortium of media and Internet companies led by Walt Disney Co. and Microsoft Corp. have agreed to a set of rules they will abide by in the contentious area of posting copyright material on the Web. Notably absent is Google Inc., which had been in discussions about possibly joining the group. The copyright holders in the group have agreed not to pursue Internet companies for infringement claims if their sites adhere to certain principles. Those principles include eliminating copyright–infringing content uploaded by users to Web sites, and blocking any infringing material before it is publicly accessible. Read more in The Wall Street Journal.