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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
April 2, 2013
Court Denies Broadcasters Prelim Injunction in the Aereo Case
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In a ruling that some interpret as a very bad portent for the plaintiffs'/broadcasters' claims, a panel of judges from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court's decision declining the plaintiffs
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 25, 2013
IsoHunt Loses Another Round in Court
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In a decision that likely comes as no shock to anyone who is not named "Gary Fung," IsoHunt founder Gary Fung suffered another loss in court last week, when a panel of judges from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
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 15, 2013
Study Concludes That Megaupload Shutdown Boosted Movie Sales
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In a study published earlier this month, professors Brett Danaher (of Wellesley College's Department of Economics) and Michael D. Smith (from Carnegie Mellon University's H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy an
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 11, 2013
Of ‘Good’ Lobbyists and ‘Bad’ Lobbyists
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Last month, I wrote about a pair of articles published by Forbes, one by Consumer Electronics Association President Gary Shapiro, and the other by National Music Publishers' Association CEO David Israelite. Both
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
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