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March 20, 2013
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Jammie Thomas-Rasset Case
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A few months back, I wondered whether the latest appeal from Jammie Thomas-Rasset to reduce the lawsuit damages imposed on her would be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. On Monday, we got the answer. The Supreme Cou
March 18, 2013
New Study Says Piracy Doesn’t Hurt Digital Music Sales…. While Offering No Sales Data At All
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A new study published by the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (part of the European Commission's "Joint Research Centre") asserts that "Internet users do not view illegal downloading as a substitute t
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 4, 2013
The Pirate Bay Hopes to Find Smoother Sailing in…. North Korea? UPDATED
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February 22, 2013
RIAA Grades Google’s ‘Anti-Piracy Algorithm’ and (Surprise!) Google Gets an F
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As you might recall if you follow copyright and piracy-related news, Google announced back in August that it was going to start taking into account the number of valid copyright removal notices it received for any g
February 18, 2013
Google Seeking to Cut Funding to Piracy Sites?
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In a brief and maddeningly vague article published over the weekend, The Telegraph reports that Google is in discussions with air max 95 pas cher VISA, Mastercard and PayPal seeking ways to cut off funding to "illeg
January 17, 2013
Carnegie Mellon Prof. Addresses ‘Piracy Myths’
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Speaking at the Digital Book World Conference in New York earlier this week, Carnegie Mellon University's Michael D. Smith addressed three myths common to discussions of illegal downloading, according to Media Bistr
January 11, 2013
Reminder: The Trouble Copyright Infringement Lands You In Ain’t Always Civil
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In discussing copyright violation in the Internet Age, particularly with some of my younger friends, I'm often stunned to find that they are unaware that copyright violation can carry with it criminal liability (as
January 9, 2013
Does Congress Have a SOPA Hangover?
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Earlier this week over on Hillicon Valley, Jennifer Martinez penned an interesting piece about an apparent reticence on the part of many in Congress to introducing new legislation designed to curb online piracy, a h
January 7, 2013
The Vimeo Case: A Study in “Knowledge” and “Control”
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At the heart of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act is the idea that Internet Service Providers should not be liable for infringements on copyright undertaken by third-party users of
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