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Belgian RIAA Demands An Internet Tax To Pay For Losses Due To Piracy

Belgian RIAA Demands An Internet Tax To Pay For Losses Due To Piracy

By Zach Walton May 2, 2013 | 1 Comment

Content owners say piracy is the number one problem facing content owners. These groups have tried almost everything to stop piracy, but none of it has really worked. Now content owners have a new tactic to regain revenue lost due …

Copyright Alert System Launches This Week Copyright Alert System Launches This Week
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For the past year, we’ve seen delay after delay for the Center for Copyright Information’s six strikes Copyright Alert System. For a while, it looked like it would never become a reality. Now it looks like the system is finally …

The Pirate Bay Sues An Anti-Piracy Outfit The Pirate Bay Sues An Anti-Piracy Outfit
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In the eyes of the entertainment industry, The Pirate Bay is nothing but a piracy outfit dedicated to destroying their business. These groups make it vocally known that they hate copyright infringement. Maybe they could be taken a little more …

New Myspace Already Facing Music Rights Issue New Myspace Already Facing Music Rights Issue

Last week, the all-new Myspace finally opened up to the public after a few-month-long beta period. Its launch, coincidentally, occurred at the same time that investor and head celebrity backer Justin Timberlake launched the new single from his upcoming album. …

You Better Get Permission to Use Twitter Photos You Better Get Permission to Use Twitter Photos

The idea that content made public on social media is fair game for anyone and everyone to use has received a major strike, as a U.S. District Judge has ruled that two news outlets were in the wrong when they …

More ISPs Detail Their Six Strikes Plan More ISPs Detail Their Six Strikes Plan
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The CCI is about to launch its six-strikes anti-piracy system alongside six of the nation’s major ISPs. The program is being touted as a consumer-friendly system that encourages the use of legal alternatives when users are caught pirating content online. …

A Sarcastic Response to the Facebook Copyright Issue A Sarcastic Response to the Facebook Copyright Issue

By now, you’re probably aware that you can’t copyright your content with a Facebook status and you probably think that everyone who thinks so is the dumbest person you’ve ever known. But if you happen to have a friend who …

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Copyright Your Content with a Facebook Status? Nope Copyright Your Content with a Facebook Status? Nope
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Users beware: a new viral status is making the rounds on Facebook, and it promises to protect your privacy by guaranteeing your right to copyright on all of the content you publish on the site. Sounds good, I guess – …

Twitter Now Shows You When They've Yanked a Tweet Twitter Now Shows You When They've Yanked a Tweet

Twitter has just made a significant change in their privacy policy that they say will increase transparency across the site. Now, instead of removing tweets flagged with a DMCA copyright notice, they are simply “withholding” them. Twitter will normally respond …

CCI Details Six-Strikes Anti-Piracy Program CCI Details Six-Strikes Anti-Piracy Program
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Up until now, we’ve only heard about the new six-strikes anti-piracy program from leaked documents and anonymous sources. Now the Center for Copyright Information is finally ready to announce official details of the program that will be going into effect …

YouTube Fixes Its Content ID System YouTube Fixes Its Content ID System

YouTube’s Content ID system has drawn the ire from plenty of Internet users. Important moments in history have been ruined thanks to the trigger happy ID matching program that seems to serve content curators over users. This year alone has …

ISPs Implementing Six-Strike System Later This Year ISPs Implementing Six-Strike System Later This Year
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You may recall an effort on the part of the Center for Copyright Information to start a six-strike warning system for repeat copyright infringers. The plan called for tracking of Internet users and calling them out when they were found …

Mediacom Bans Pirates From The Internet For Life Mediacom Bans Pirates From The Internet For Life

Are you a Mediacom subscriber? Do you use file sharing services to obtain content? If so, you may want to switch to a different provider. The ISP’s new three-strike system is absurdly anti-consumer. Mediacom is a very large ISP. They …

Swiss Railways Accuses Apple Of Copying Their Clock Swiss Railways Accuses Apple Of Copying Their Clock
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Things got a little strange in the copyright world a few weeks ago when Apple sued a grocery store. They claimed that the store was using its iconic logo to trick people into buying groceries instead of iPhones. It was …

Court Grants Stay In Google Books Case Court Grants Stay In Google Books Case

For a quick update on the ongoing case between Google and the Authors Guild over Google Books, a judge granted a stay in the case on Tuesday, while the court reviews the recent decision to give authors the go ahead …

Cambodia Gets Rich Off Of Pirate Bay Founder Arrest Cambodia Gets Rich Off Of Pirate Bay Founder Arrest

We brought you word on Tuesday that The Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svartholm was arrested in Cambodia last week. He is to be deported to Sweden where he faces a one year prison sentence and a $1.7 million fine. After …

DNC Livestream on YouTube Blocked, Marked Private DNC Livestream on YouTube Blocked, Marked Private

UPDATE: Videos from the convention are appearing on the DNC’s official channel. YouTube says that there was no copyright violation and that it was simply an incorrect error message that users saw on Tuesday night. Here’s their statement: “After Tuesday’s …