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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
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 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
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 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
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
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-
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
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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