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FilmOn's Alki David Sues CBS, CNET (Again) For Profiting From Copyright Infringement

Posted by: Anne N

Lawsuit alleging Download.com, and its parent CBS, actively encouraged copyright infringement by distributing LimeWire is back on, after FilmOn founder Alki David re-files lawsuit with more plaintiffs ... Read more ...

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2011

Groups Testify At SOPA Hearing, Internet Campaign Swamps Congress

Posted by: Jason F

While politicians hear from the MPAA and other pro-copyright groups on their thoughts about the controversial SOPA copyright bill, Internet users stage a day of protest resulting in over a million protest emails being sent to Congress ... Read more ...

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2011

Internet Giants Step Up Campaign Against Stop Online Piracy Act

Posted by: Sean F

A who's who of Internet companies, including Google, Facebook and Twitter, have penned an open letter urging Congress to reconsider the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act, which they say could kill off innovation and put the country at risk from cyberthreats ... Read more ...

Nov

2011

Music Industry: Copyright Laws Don't Go Far Enough

Posted by: Jason F

RIAA comes out firing, saying the DMCA gives far too much protection to websites and service providers, while the RIAA's chief defends the controversial SOPA legislation that will give power to rights holders to cut off funding to websites without the need to provide court tested evidence of wrongdoings ... Read more ...

Nov

2011

Britain's Music Industry: ISP Should Block The Pirate Bay

Posted by: Sean F

The BPI asks BT to block The Pirate Bay without the need for a court order, saying TPB destroys UK jobs, exposes users to viruses, and subtly hinted at charges the Torrent indexer links to child pornography ... Read more ...

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2011

Judge: Piracy May Help Sales, Not Hurt Them

Posted by: Sean F

Piracy may not hurt sales, and may in fact help sales, a Spanish judge rules in a piracy case ... Read more ...

Nov

2011

Petition Obama To Kill Off Stop Online Piracy Act, E-Parasites, Act

Posted by: Sean F

If you want your voice heard, then sign up to a new petition that calls for the White House to take action against the Stop Online Piracy Act, also dubbed the E-Parasites Act, which aims to allow the US government to censor websites the copyright lobby deems "inappropriate" ... Read more ...

Nov

2011

Another DRM Bites The Dust: Convert Your Rhapsody DRM'd Files Or Lose Them Forever

Posted by: Sean F

Customers of the Rhapsody music service who still have DRM'd files must takes the painful steps of converting their music to audio CD and then ripping it again, or lose the ability to play the files after November 7, when the DRM system goes offline ... Read more ...

Nov

2011

Justin Bieber Attacks Harsh Copyright Laws, Says Senator Should Be "Locked Up"

Posted by: Sean F

Justin Bieber is now firmly at the center of a new copyright controversial, as he says the Senator supporting the stronger copyright laws should be "locked up" herself, while Bieber's lawyers fight those that seems to be on Bieber's side ... Read more ...

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2011

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