Monthly Archives: January 2010

3 Count: Who Dat!

Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: BPI Condemns Copyright Cash Demands First off today, the British Phonographic Industry, a trade group representing British labels, is distancing itself from the controversial law from ACS:Law, which is famous for obtaining limited rights to works in order to send out…

Google Reader Now For Non-RSS Sites

Google has launched a new feature for Google Reader that lets users “subscribe” to pages even without an RSS feed.

3 Count: Rejected

Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Labels Offer to Settle Thomas-Rasset Case for $25,000 Donation to Charity First off today, almost immediately after the judge in the Jammie Thomas file sharing trial reduced the damages award from $1.92 million to $54,000, the record labels came back and…

3 Count: No Hope?

Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Judge: ‘HOPE’ Artist Under Criminal Investigation First off today, Shepard Fairey, the artist who created the iconic Obama “Hope” poster is now being investigated by a grand jury over his admitted lies to the court about which photograph was used and…

Why the “No Right Click” Script Must Die

The No Right Click Script has long been the bane of Web surfers everywhere. It’s time to bury it as a means of protecting content and find other, more effective means.

3 Count: Australia Day

Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: EU to Assess Piracy Detection Software First off today, Privacy International has filed a complaint with the European Commission on the ISP Virgin’s potential use of a deep packet inspection system named CView to detect illegal file sharing. According to the…

Copyright 2.0 Show – Episode 137

It is Monday again and that means that it is time for another episode of the Copyright 2.0 Show. It was a big show for us this week as we moved to our new network, WordCast Live, and recorded our first show using Ustream. It was an exciting time with lots of great news to…

3 Count: Reduced

Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Court Reduces ‘Shocking’ File Sharing Award First off today U.S. Federal Judge Michael Davis has drastically reduced the damages award in the Jammie Thomas case, down to $54,000. This comes after the single mother was found liable for sharing some 24…

3 Count: Ok, Good!

Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Verizon: We’re Not Cutting Off Users Over Copyright Claims First off today, Verizon has issued a correction to yesterday’s article about them disconnecting repeat copyright infringers. According to them, the report resulted from a misunderstanding about what they could do, not…

3 Count: Can’t Hear You

Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Verizon Terminating Copyright Infringers’ Internet Access Verizon is becoming the first ISP in the U.S. to officially announce that they are terminating repeat copyright infringers in a “graduated response” or “three strikes” system. Verizon would not say how many were being…

Monthly Archives: January 2010

3 Count: Who Dat!

Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: BPI Condemns Copyright Cash Demands First off today, the British Phonographic Industry, a trade group representing British labels, is distancing itself from the controversial law from ACS:Law, which is famous for obtaining limited rights to works in order to send out…

Google Reader Now For Non-RSS Sites

Google has launched a new feature for Google Reader that lets users “subscribe” to pages even without an RSS feed.

3 Count: Rejected

Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Labels Offer to Settle Thomas-Rasset Case for $25,000 Donation to Charity First off today, almost immediately after the judge in the Jammie Thomas file sharing trial reduced the damages award from $1.92 million to $54,000, the record labels came back and…

3 Count: No Hope?

Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Judge: ‘HOPE’ Artist Under Criminal Investigation First off today, Shepard Fairey, the artist who created the iconic Obama “Hope” poster is now being investigated by a grand jury over his admitted lies to the court about which photograph was used and…

Why the “No Right Click” Script Must Die

The No Right Click Script has long been the bane of Web surfers everywhere. It’s time to bury it as a means of protecting content and find other, more effective means.

3 Count: Australia Day

Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: EU to Assess Piracy Detection Software First off today, Privacy International has filed a complaint with the European Commission on the ISP Virgin’s potential use of a deep packet inspection system named CView to detect illegal file sharing. According to the…

Copyright 2.0 Show – Episode 137

It is Monday again and that means that it is time for another episode of the Copyright 2.0 Show. It was a big show for us this week as we moved to our new network, WordCast Live, and recorded our first show using Ustream. It was an exciting time with lots of great news to…

3 Count: Reduced

Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Court Reduces ‘Shocking’ File Sharing Award First off today U.S. Federal Judge Michael Davis has drastically reduced the damages award in the Jammie Thomas case, down to $54,000. This comes after the single mother was found liable for sharing some 24…

3 Count: Ok, Good!

Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Verizon: We’re Not Cutting Off Users Over Copyright Claims First off today, Verizon has issued a correction to yesterday’s article about them disconnecting repeat copyright infringers. According to them, the report resulted from a misunderstanding about what they could do, not…

3 Count: Can’t Hear You

Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Verizon Terminating Copyright Infringers’ Internet Access Verizon is becoming the first ISP in the U.S. to officially announce that they are terminating repeat copyright infringers in a “graduated response” or “three strikes” system. Verizon would not say how many were being…