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 thought U.S. District Court Judge Richard Sullivan might have some difficulty in coming to a conclusion about Capitol’s claims, but…
Over on Mashable, there’s a recent post that includes an infographic entitled “The Obscenely High Penalties of Downloading Music” attributed to Total Bankruptcy Attorneys. Couched in language that makes it quite clear that the bankruptcy attorneys take a dim view of rights-holders who employ litigation against end-user consumers as part of their anti-piracy strategy, the…
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…
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 compensation” as part of the deal, and has agreed not to infringe on copyright laws again. There has been no…
