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Monthly Archives: August 2010

3 Count: Not Surprised

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Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Viacom Appeals YouTube Copyright Infringement Case First off today, in news that should surprise no one, Viacom has filed its appeal in its case against YouTube. Viacom, which had previously sued YouTube claiming the site was liable for infringing videos posted…

TWiL 72: Always Lead With Porn

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Last Friday I was given the wonderful opportunity to appear on This Week in Law with host Denise Howell and fellow panelists attorney and lead counsel for Twitter (formerly at Google) Alex Macgillivray, and attorney Kevin Thompson. A slew of topics were discussed ranging from copyright issues to privacy and, as the title indicates, a…

3 Count: Weak Velcro

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Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Claims Withdrawn in Two Bittorrent Piracy Cases First off today, the U.S. Copyright Group, best known for filing its massive copyright lawsuits against suspected pirates of independent films has dropped two of its mass lawsuits. However, despite speculation that this could…

The John Schiller Plagiarism Scandal

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Another manga artist, this time Jon Schiller, has been accused of plagiarism but do the allegations hold up?

3 Count: Groovy Baby

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Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Music Service Grooveshark Settles Copyright Claims With Merlin First off today, music streaming service Grooveshark has announced it has settled a lawsuit with Merlin, an organization created to represent independent labels. The deal will see Grooveshark pay an undisclosed amount to…

Flattr Experiment: Trying a New Business Model

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Flattr, created by a former founder of The Pirate Bay, hopes to help content creators to earn money. Is it worthwhile? A 30-day experiment aims to find out.

3 Count: Swiftly Released

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Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: SAP Accepts Liability in Oracle Copyright Lawsuit First off today software giant SAP has accepted liability in their lawsuit against their rival Oracle.The two companies compete in business software development and, according to the suit, SAP repeatedly accessed Oracle’s password-protected customer…

Copyright 2.0 Show – Episode 162

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It is Friday again and that means that it is time for another episode of the Copyright 2.0 Show. It was a bit of a slow week for copyright news as we enter the latter part of summer when the courts are closed and even the lawyers are on vacation but, despite the best attempts…

3 Count: California Whril

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Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Eagles Musician Don Henley Settles Copyright Wrangle First off today, Eagles musician Don Henley has reached a settlement with Republican Senate candidate Chuck DeVore over Devore’s use of two of the Eagles’ songs, “All She Wants To Do Is Dance” and…

Google Updates Image Search, Angers Webmasters

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Google recently made a series of changes to its image search tool but at least one of those tweaks has left some webmasters seeing red.

Monthly Archives: August 2010

3 Count: Not Surprised

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Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Viacom Appeals YouTube Copyright Infringement Case First off today, in news that should surprise no one, Viacom has filed its appeal in its case against YouTube. Viacom, which had previously sued YouTube claiming the site was liable for infringing videos posted…

TWiL 72: Always Lead With Porn

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Last Friday I was given the wonderful opportunity to appear on This Week in Law with host Denise Howell and fellow panelists attorney and lead counsel for Twitter (formerly at Google) Alex Macgillivray, and attorney Kevin Thompson. A slew of topics were discussed ranging from copyright issues to privacy and, as the title indicates, a…

3 Count: Weak Velcro

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Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Claims Withdrawn in Two Bittorrent Piracy Cases First off today, the U.S. Copyright Group, best known for filing its massive copyright lawsuits against suspected pirates of independent films has dropped two of its mass lawsuits. However, despite speculation that this could…

The John Schiller Plagiarism Scandal

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Another manga artist, this time Jon Schiller, has been accused of plagiarism but do the allegations hold up?

3 Count: Groovy Baby

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Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Music Service Grooveshark Settles Copyright Claims With Merlin First off today, music streaming service Grooveshark has announced it has settled a lawsuit with Merlin, an organization created to represent independent labels. The deal will see Grooveshark pay an undisclosed amount to…

Flattr Experiment: Trying a New Business Model

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Flattr, created by a former founder of The Pirate Bay, hopes to help content creators to earn money. Is it worthwhile? A 30-day experiment aims to find out.

3 Count: Swiftly Released

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Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: SAP Accepts Liability in Oracle Copyright Lawsuit First off today software giant SAP has accepted liability in their lawsuit against their rival Oracle.The two companies compete in business software development and, according to the suit, SAP repeatedly accessed Oracle’s password-protected customer…

Copyright 2.0 Show – Episode 162

ansel-sized

It is Friday again and that means that it is time for another episode of the Copyright 2.0 Show. It was a bit of a slow week for copyright news as we enter the latter part of summer when the courts are closed and even the lawyers are on vacation but, despite the best attempts…

3 Count: California Whril

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Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Eagles Musician Don Henley Settles Copyright Wrangle First off today, Eagles musician Don Henley has reached a settlement with Republican Senate candidate Chuck DeVore over Devore’s use of two of the Eagles’ songs, “All She Wants To Do Is Dance” and…

Google Updates Image Search, Angers Webmasters

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Google recently made a series of changes to its image search tool but at least one of those tweaks has left some webmasters seeing red.