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January 30, 2013
Required Reading for Those Interested in the Subject of Online Music Piracy
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When it comes to the subject of the online piracy of music, there's no shortage of information available on the Web. Unfortunately, a lot of that information can be categorized as "questionable," if we're to be char
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.
January 17, 2013
Carnegie Mellon Prof. Addresses ‘Piracy Myths’
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Speaking at the Digital Book World Conference in New York earlier this week, Carnegie Mellon University's Michael D. Smith addressed three myths common to discussions of illegal downloading, according to Media Bistr
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 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
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
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
December 14, 2012
US Trade Rep Office Releases Updated ‘Notorious Market’ Review
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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has released its latest "Special 301 Out-of-Cycle Review of air max 97 pas cher Notorious Markets" report, listing both online and physical markets that "exemplify
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
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