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1: Talktalk calls Bono’s file-sharing remarks ‘outrageous’
First off today, U2 singer Bono’s comments in his recent New York Times column where he called for greater restrictions on the Internet to curb piracy has started to draw a great deal of negative attention.
The latest, and perhaps strongest, condemnation comes from UK ISP TalkTalk, which said that “Most people think that blocking access to sites that host child abuse images is a good thing… fewer than 10 per cent of us think that disconnecting alleged file sharers without a court hearing is a good idea.”
This comes after Bono called for the use of greater technological means by ISPs to reduce piracy and cited, controversially, China as proof such technology can work. TalkTalk went on to point out that, while some methods of obtaining illegal content can be tracked, such as P2P, there are other formats for viewing content that can not.
2: Bad Boy Films Sued Over ‘Notorious’
Next up today, Diddy’s Bad Boy films studio is the subject of a lawsuit from an unlikely source. Billboard model and actress Angelyne has sued the company over their movie “Notorious” as she claims one of her billboards was used in the film without permission.
According to the suit, the movie used a 12-second shot of one of her famous billboards and is suing for copyright infringement as well as other actions. She is seeking some $100,000 in damages.
In related news, I believe I have an early front runner for “Weird Story of the Week” on the Copyright 2.0 Show.
3: Decision Looms on iPhone Hack
Finally today, something of an update. Sometime in the next few weeks we are expecting a final ruling from the U.S. Copyright Office regarding whether or not “jailbreaking” an iPhone, or hacking the phone’s DRM to be used on other carriers or with unapproved apps, will become legal.
Currently such jailbreaking activity is a violation of the DMCA, which prevents circumvention of DRM controls to gain access to copyrighted materials. However, the Copyright Office, as it does every three years, is considering new exemptions to the law. A propsal that is on the table, one put forth by the EFF, would make such jailbreaking legal.
This ruling has the potential to drastically alter the way mobile phones are bought and distributed in the U.S. as well as have huge implications for other electronic devices that are currently locked in to one network or service.
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Oh, LOOKEE – what we have here in this – BOX !! He who just talks while we do all the walks. Then he cries to the chicken Bocks. Fluffy-the Clown CHUMP! I know the basics in life, such as if you play with matches, you get burnt . If you drink too much, you get drunk. If you talk too much, you sink ships. If you brag too much, you lose your friends. If you are a fan of someone who steals other people's credits in the movie business, you are OUT. Suing the jerk is just nothing, you should make his life a living hell. He isn't a cool dude. I created the title BADBOYFILMS back in 2005 as a prospective company I was working on opening, I publicized it's name in a youtube video Titled: Mad Skaters I shot and (SHE) was in it but I didn't sell the video and it wasn't for sale and so since it wasn't a for sale item, I couldn't get sued by anyone, for anyone who stuck in it for fun. Then this jerk came along and stole that BadBoyFilms name and when I went to get it licensed, come to find out, he put BLACK RAP CRAP all over it and spammed it everywhere like he owned it. So, I licensed it with 2 D's = BaDDboyfilms and this joker still tried to make drama in my life illegally and personally by stalking me all throughout woodland hills near my father's house with his parolee friends and people he paid money to do that too, since he is a total nobody jerkoff who loves to stalk whiteboys, I call that a sick dummy. GREAT to here the jerk is finally getting SUED for stealing. I see he hasn't tried to steal my other Licensed company : BaDDboy Mafia name . I hope one day SOON, the jerk learns that if he is going to survive in this business, he should at least get LICENSED before he opens his fat mouth.
Well, This is an interesting catch22 blog mighty we put it BADDBOYFILMS is the original that Puffy-Fart copied off of my youtube a longtime ago. Too badd fool had to run around stalking the original owner of BaDDboyFilms in Los Angeles , Ca only to copy do what he does, attempt to claim knowing all of his friends and attempting to STEAL his company name while not using a License to keep it. Dumb Phuffy-Mutt the coughbag sucker. Look, HaHaHa Angelyne sued the dummy. That's good news. I hope she won! She should sue him as much as possible, I think everyone should sue that P. Did-he fool as much as possible for theft of any kind. He isn't a very creative person, always has to steal people's creations to feel Big Time. Jerk!