Tag: Copyright

Anonymous Launches #OpJapan Against Law That Would Imprison People Over Watching YouTube
Do you want to know the secret to getting on Anonymous' bad side? Try passing a law that punishes people for watching YouTube videos....
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Tetris Clones Beware, You May Be Held Accountable For Copyright Infringement
I think everybody knows what Tetris is by now. If you don't, then you obviously never owned a game console since the Gameboy. It pretty muck kickstarted the puzzle genre and it spa...
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Pinterest Hires Former Google Lawyer Michael Yang
If you've followed any of Google's legal woes over the past few years, then you might be familiar with the name Michael Yang. In addition to handling the problem with Chrome's term...
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South Park Cites Fair Use, Wins “What What (In The Butt)” Infringement Case
According to a ruling from the 7th U.S. circuit Court of Appeals, Butters is not a copyright infringer. The court upheld a lower court decision that ruled Viacom's Comedy Part...
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Megaupload Lawyer Not Buying MPAA’s Sympathy
In a rather surprising turn of events, the MPAA submitted a document to the court yesterday saying that they would be fine with...
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Google Gets Over a Million Takedown Requests Each Month
Google's yearly transparency report is available, and right away, they make one thing perfectly clear: They get and respond to over 1 million takedown requests on a monthly basis....
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Charles Nesson Says RIAA Creating “Urban Legend” Around Copyright
You may recall the story of Joel Tenenbaum, the young man who chose to fight the RIAA when...
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Righthaven Copyrights (Including Porn Titles) Being Auctioned on eBay
17 Righthaven copyrights are being auctioned off on eBay today. I'm not going to rehash the entire Righthaven saga here, but if you're unfamiliar with the story, Righthaven with t...
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New York Judge Slaps Down Piracy Lawsuit
If you believe the rhetoric coming from certain organizations, the illegal downloading of copyrighted material will be the death of the entertainment industry. One MPAA official on...
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New Lawsuit Targets More Hurt Locker Downloaders
If you downloaded the Academy-Award-winning film The Hurt Locker in the past two years, things are really turning out to be a hassle for you. That's because Voltage P...
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Is There A New ACTA Already In The Works?
We reported on Monday that ACTA is dying, slowly and painfully. It received its death knell when David Martin MEP...
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MegaUpload Data Safe Until Compromise Can Be Reached
We brought you word last week that MegaUpload and all the other interested parties took to court to argue their case for why...
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Spanish ‘SOPA’ Gives Look Into A Future Of Internet Control
It seems like forever ago when the Internet beat back the forces of IP holders and politicians in January for trying to pass SOPA and PIPA. While we have seen some instances of wha...
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Test Your Company’s Intellectual Property Awareness
A new online tool can help small companies and entrepreneurs evaluate their awareness of intellectual property and learn how to protect it. The National Institute of Standards and...
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Grooveshark Dumped by its Only Major Label
It appears that the only major record label to have a contract with Grooveshark has cut its ties to the popular music streaming site. Cnet...
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