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May 6, 2013
A Different Sort of Copyright Theft
Blog By DMCA Force
Normally on this blog, when we talk about copyright infringement or intellectual property theft, the perpetrators are people generally unknown to the rights-holder -- for-profit pirates operating from parts unknown,
May 3, 2013
Of Cats and Copyright; Warner Bros Sued by Meme Makers
Blog By DMCA Force
Warner Brothers, no stranger to intellectual property litigation, now finds itself on the defendant's side of the table of a trademark lawsuit filed by... (wait for it...) the creators of the Keyboard Cat and Nyan C
May 1, 2013
DMCA Force Now a Part of NARM
Blog By DMCA Force
DMCA Force is pleased to announce that we have joined the ranks of the National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM), a trade association established back in 1958 to advance the business of music. So, what
April 29, 2013
Greenheart Games Gives Pirates a Taste of Their Own Medicine
Blog By DMCA Force
When it comes to getting people to really internalize a concept, it's often better to show, rather than tell. Take the harm done to game developers by online piracy of their creations, for example. You can spend al
April 26, 2013
Reforming Copyright: Where’s the Balance?
Blog By DMCA Force
Over on Ars Technica today, Timothy Lee has published an interesting piece called "Five ways Congress should improve the copyright system," and while I'm not in complete agreement with the measures Lee suggests, I f
April 24, 2013
Court: Grooveshark Not Protected by DMCA Safe Harbor on Pre-1972 Recordings
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In a decision handed down yesterday, a five-judge panel from the New York Supreme Court held that the 'safe harbor' provisions of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act do not shield Grooveshark from liability with res
April 22, 2013
The Perils of DMCA Take Down Notice Automation, Yet AGAIN?
Blog By DMCA Force
I've previously addressed, a few times now, the problem with relying too much on automated systems to identify infringing files that are then targeted with DMCA take-down notices. The latest widely-reported incident
April 19, 2013
YouTube Wins Another Round Against Viacom
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By now, you've probably seen the news that U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton has awarded summary judgment to YouTube in Viacom v. YouTube, and you've probably read the salient quotes from the decision, as well. Rat
April 17, 2013
Even When You Can, Maybe You Shouldn’t, Redux
Blog By DMCA Force
As this blog is operated by an anti-piracy services company, it's natural for us to focus on intellectual property misdeeds of pirates and pirate-enablers. From time to time, however, we run across a story in which
April 15, 2013
Spain Tries to Keep Itself Off of USTR’s Watch List
Blog By DMCA Force
Each year, the office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) puts out what it calls a "Special 301" report, a review of "the of intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and enforcement in trading part
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