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 Bistro. The first of these myths, according to Smith, is that piracy doesn’t hurt sales. Conceding that there have been three published studies which…
The full case is far from over, but Judge Alison Nathan (Southern District of New York) has reportedly ruled that Agence France-Presse and The Washington Post infringed on the copyrights of photographer Daniel Morel in using pictures he took in Haiti following an earthquake there three years ago and subsequently tweeted. According to Reuters, Judge…
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 opposed to the mere civil liability of up to $150,000 in statutory damages). Take the case of Xiang Li, an erstwhile…
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 hesitance reportedly tied to the public outcry against the Stop Online Piracy Act around this time last year. According to Zoe…
