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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 15, 2013
Spain Tries to Keep Itself Off of USTR’s Watch List
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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
April 12, 2013
A Few Words About “Copyright Trolls”
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If you follow copyright law and intellectual property-related news at all, then there's little doubt that you've read about "copyright trolls," a term for which Wikipedia offers as good a definition as I've seen: "a
April 10, 2013
Issuing a Take-Down Notice; Sometimes, Even if You Can, Maybe You Shouldn’t
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Given the services that DMCA Force provides, one might reasonably assume that I'm in favor of issuing DMCA take-down notices in response to any and all apparent online infringements on a copyrighted work; one would
April 4, 2013
Judge: ‘Either the Law or ReDigi Must Change’
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Back in October, I wrote briefly about Capitol Records' (a division of EMI Music) lawsuit against ReDigi, a service that allows users to store, stream, buy and sell "pre-owned" digital music. At the time, I thoug
March 27, 2013
Judge Rules in Favor of AP in Meltwater Case
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Late last week, U.S. District Judge Denise Cote ruled that the Associated Press is "entitled to summary judgment on its claim that Meltwater has engaged in copyright infringement and that Meltwater’s copying is no
March 13, 2013
EU Court of Human Rights Offers No Solace to Convicted TPB Founders
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With an unanimous 7-0 vote, a chamber of judges with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has rejected an appeal from Pirate Bay co-founders Fredrik Neij and Peter Sunde. In coming to the decision, which can b
March 8, 2013
Another Copyright Reform Website, More Detail This Time
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Earlier this week, I expressed disappointment in the lack of information to be found on FixCopyright.com, a website recently launched by copyright reform activist Derek Khanna. Today, I stumbled across another websi
March 6, 2013
FixCopyright.com – Sounds Good, But a Little Detail Would Be Nice
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Derek Khanna, a copyright reform activist who I've written about previously, has launched a new website, FixCopyright.com, as part of his advocacy campaign. As a staunch advocate of strong intellectual property rig
March 4, 2013
The Pirate Bay Hopes to Find Smoother Sailing in…. North Korea? UPDATED
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Update: OK, so apparently this announcement was a hoax... and I fell for air max 97 pas cher it, along with a whole lot of other people who also should have known better. Here's what TBP had to say about it (m
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