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December 12, 2012
Google Adds More Detail to its Transparency Report
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In a blog post published yesterday by the search giant's Legal Director, Fred Von Lohmann, Google announced that it is now disclosing the number of scarpe jordan uomo URLs removed from its SERPs on a per-request bas
December 10, 2012
Tattoo Copyright Lawsuit Could Test Fair Use in an Unusual Context
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If you've ever played the fighting video game UFC Undisputed, then you may have personally "controlled" the alleged copyright violation that is the subject of this post. Chris Escobedo, a tattoo artist based in T
December 7, 2012
Author of Controversial Copyright Reform Brief Fired from GOP Committee
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File under "E" for Excessive Response. The scarpe jordan Republican Study Committee reportedly fired a young staffer named Derek Khanna following the backlash that ensued from the publication of his policy brief,
December 5, 2012
In Working on Copyright Reform, the EU Faces Some Familiar Dilemmas
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As the European Commission gathers this week to consider EU copyright policy, and possible reform of that policy, interest groups are lining up to lobby the Commission, and their arguments are a well-worn set, indee
December 3, 2012
The Perils of DMCA Take Down Notice Automation (Again)
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It seems like you can't turn around these days without another embarrassing situation arising from careless DMCA take-down notice protocols. In this case, it appears that a representative of movie studios has issued
November 30, 2012
‘Six Strikes’ Policy Implementation Delayed
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The Center for Copyright Information announced earlier this week that deployment of the Copyright Alert System, AKA "six strikes," has been delayed. CCI said that instead of launching by the end of this month, the
November 28, 2012
Richard O’Dwyer Strikes Deal, Avoids Extradition
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In a major development in the TVShack.net case, Richard O'Dwyer has avoided extradition to the U.S. by signing off on a Deferred Prosecution Agreement. According to BBC News, O'Dwyer will pay a "small sum of compen
November 26, 2012
ICE Does Another Mass Cyber Monday Domain Seizure Sweep
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The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) announced today that it conducted another mass domain-seizure sweep over the weekend, taking down another 132 sites as part of twin projects called "Project
November 21, 2012
Zoe Lofgren Heads to Reddit to Crowdsource Copyright Reform Ideas
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It has often been said that the Internet has collapsed distances and other forms of separation between people, from class and generational gaps to political divides. This week, Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a Democrat who repre
November 19, 2012
Of SOPA, Political Appointments and Hyperbole
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Look, I understand that SOPA was not a popular idea, and even as an advocate for online enforcement of copyright I thought the bill was overly broad and otherwise problematic, but there comes a point where the anti-
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