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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 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

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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
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

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DMCAForce
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

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DMCAForce
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

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DMCAForce
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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DMCAForce
October 26, 2012

John Mellencamp Weighs In On DMCA, Copyright Reform

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In an article published by the Huffington Post yesterday afternoon, musician John Mellencamp chips in his two cents about online music piracy, the DMCA and what he sees as a manifest need for a rewrite of copyright

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DMCAForce
October 1, 2012

Fighting Piracy on its Own “Terms”

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Sun Tzu once wrote something to the effect that "if you know your enemies and know yourself, you can win a hundred battles without a single loss; if you only know yourself, but not your opponent, you may win or lose

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