News "Copyright" July 2011 News Archive

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MPAA Succeeds In Forcing ISP To Block Alleged Piracy Websites

Posted by: Sean F

A monumental court decision in the UK means rights holder can now force ISPs to block access to websites that are offering pirated content ... Read more ...

Jul

2011

Does Piracy Lead To Better Quality Content?

Posted by: Sean F

A new study seems to show that, in contract to conventional wisdom, piracy actually leads to better quality content, and that tougher copyright law enforcement may not help with reducing piracy ... Read more ...

Jul

2011

UK Copyright Group Wants Search Results Marked With "Traffic Lights"

Posted by: Andrew K

A new proposal by a British royalty collection organisation will see websites offering pirated content marked with a "red tick" ... Read more ...

Jul

2011

Insurer Sues Sony Over PSN Hack

Posted by: Sean F

Sony's own insurance company is suing the company, claiming the policy Sony purchased does not cover any claims related to the PSN hack ... Read more ...

Jul

2011

Jammie Thomas-Rasset RIAA Damages Reduced By $1.45m

Posted by: Jason F

Jammie Thomas-Rasset receives the lowest yet figure for total damages the single mother needs to pay the RIAA for downloading 24 songs ... Read more ...

Jul

2011

FBI Arrests Anonymous Associates, Anonymous Continues Cyber Attacks

Posted by: Sean F

The FBI is finally taking action against hackers from the hacktivist group Anonymous, but these latest actions seems to have only spurred members of the group into ramping up their hacking activities ... Read more ...

Jul

2011

'We Don't F**king Care About Piracy', Says Super Meat Boy Devs

Posted by: Andrew K

Does piracy really matter? Team Meat, developers of the hugely popular Super Meat Boy, says it doesn't matter at all, and might even help sales ... Read more ...

Jul

2011

70 Year Old Grandma Sued For Downloading Porn Via BitTorrent

Posted by: Sean F

Grandma sued by Chicago law firm for downloading porn on torrent networks, and threatened with $150,000 fine if she doesn't charge $3,400 to her credit card to settle the lawsuit ... Read more ...

Jul

2011

Google Argues For Changes To New Zealand Copyrght Law

Posted by: Sean F

Recently released submissions from Google in regards to New Zealand's new copyright laws show that the tech giant is concerned about the "presumption of guilt" in these new changes ... Read more ...

Jul

2011

French "Three Strikes" Records 18 Million Incidents of Piracy, Only 10 Investigated

Posted by: Sean F

Over 18 million incidents of piracy has been recorded under the French "three-strikes" monitoring program, but only 10 are facing sanctions after reaching their third strike ... Read more ...

Jul

2011

Spotify Goes Live in US, End of Music Piracy As We Know It?

Posted by: Sean F

Spotify is set to launch in the US, and you can already sign up to request an invite. Is this the end of music piracy as we know it? ... Read more ...

Jul

2011

DECE Begins Licensing UltraViolet

Posted by: Anne N

UltraViolet licensing has begun, as the new format that aims to tie together the physical and digital is set to take off later this year ... Read more ...

Jul

2011

Copyright Fair Use A Huge Contributor To Economy, While PROTECT IP Could Kill Jobs

Posted by: Sean F

The economic argument for tougher copyright laws may have been dismissed by a new report showing the huge contributions of copyright fair use to the US economy. The PROTECT IP act could actually cost jobs. ... Read more ...

Jul

2011

Good News and Bad News for Sued-By-MPAA Hotfile

Posted by: Sean F

Hotfile has received both good news, and bad news, in their fight against the MPAA over copyright infringement claims ... Read more ...

Jul

2011

100+ Law Professors Protest Against Proposed Copyright Bill, PROTECT IP

Posted by: Sean F

Law professors from the most prestigious law schools around the United States have come out fighting against the proposed PROTECT IP copyright act, which will give the government the power to seize and block "bad" websites ... Read more ...

Jul

2011

Graduated Response Comes To US, Five Strikes And Something Happens

Posted by: Sean F

It's not three-strikes, it's five-strikes, and all the major ISPs in the US have signed up to help the MPAA and RIAA police the Internet ... Read more ...

Jul

2011

CNET Piracy Lawsuit Dismissed, But CNET Not Celebrating

Posted by: Sean F

FilmOn founder Alki David's lawsuit against CNET has been voluntarily dismissed, but maybe only because David may plan to add more plaintiffs to the lawsuit that claims CNET and CBS helped to facilitate piracy by offering LimeWire for download ... Read more ...

Jul

2011

MPAA Links Movie Downloads To Botnet, Internet Security Threat

Posted by: Sean F

The MPAA tries to use recent headlines to say that pirated movie downloads may be endangering the entire Internet ... Read more ...

Jul

2011

New Lawsuit Aimed At Sony Alleging 'Negligence' Over PSN Security

Posted by: Sean F

Three New Yorkers have sued Sony for neglecting to properly secure customer data, and not listening to warnings that its own security staff had given in relation to flaws in the security system ... Read more ...

Jul

2011

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