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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

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DMCAForce
February 14, 2013

Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right – But They Do Make For An Entertaining Lawsuit Threat

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When you see headlines about ThePirateBay being involved in a legal tussle, one place you don't expect to see them is in the position of the plaintiff in a copyright case. If a lawsuit threat issued by TPB this week

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DMCAForce
February 8, 2013

Can Pressure on Major Brands Over Support of Piracy Sites Make a Difference?

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There's an encouraging, if modest, trend afoot in the ongoing battle against online piracy: rights-holders, recording artists, and those who support them are starting to make some noise of the sort that makes corpor

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DMCAForce
January 29, 2013

Antigua’s “Legal Pirate Site” Might Be Bad, But Current, Illegal Pirate Sites Are Worse

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If you follow intellectual property-related news, then you're probably already aware that the World Trade Organization has ruled that Antigua and Barbuda have the right to suspend U.S. intellectual property rights.

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DMCAForce
January 21, 2013

Piracy and the Entitlement Mindset

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In reading a bit about "Mega," the new site/service launched by alleged pirate Kim Dotcom, I did something that is really against my better judgment: I scrolled down and read through the comments posted in response

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DMCAForce
January 18, 2013

A Pair of Highly Recommended Posts About Aaron Swartz

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So much has been written and said about the suicide of Reddit founder Aaron Swartz that I'm torn between wanting to add my two cents and thinking that everything of value (as well as a whole lot of no particular val

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DMCAForce
January 15, 2013

Judge: AFP, Washington Post Liable For Improper Use of Tweeted Photos

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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

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DMCAForce
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

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DMCAForce
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

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DMCAForce
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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