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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 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
February 27, 2013
The Implicit Message Behind File-Sharing
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It has often been said that in a free market, the value of a product or service is whatever people are willing to pay for it. Whenever I'm speaking to someone who expresses confusion about how a given service prov
February 20, 2013
Another Day, Another (Misleading) Infographic About Online Piracy
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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 cle
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
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
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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