If you read this site regularly, you probably know a great deal about how to protect your content on the Web. However, you probably also know that the current system is an inelegant solution in need of serious repair. Here’s what’s wrong and what can be done about it.

Shyftr is not the first site to make use of your full feed or offer commenting as part of a user experience. Here are three other sites that you may want to take a look at.

Every year on this day I debate pulling some form of April Fool’s joke but consistently decide against it. However, if you’re curious about the types of tricks I’ve considered, here are a few.

Though many understand how the DMCA is designed to function when it comes to removing infringing works, few have any idea what happens after a notice has been submitted. It is time to change that.

The virtual world of Second Life has experienced a severe spike in the amount of content theft in recent months generating massive protests and user outrage. So what exactly is going on in SL and how can it change the Web?

Sometimes it is wise to take a moment and go back over some of the basics, both to serve as a refresher for those who have read the site for a long time and as an aid to new readers.

Michigan attorney Carol Ruth Shepherd points, in a recent article, highlights some of the dangers of using the DMCA to remove allegedly infringing work and analyzes several issues citizens may face when protecting their works online.

When the popular Flickr user Rebekka discovered that her images were being sold on iStockPhoto, she decided to turn her story into a cautionary tale for other photographers and artists.

Artists and photographers, tired of rampant infringement of their work on PhotoBucket, are circulating a petition to push the service to change some of its practices.

Considering that my predictions for 2007 fell somewhere between “mixed” and “unmitigated disaster” I am almost loathe to try again. However, in the spirit of the season, I almost can not control myself.
So, with that in mind, I’m taking a look at the year ahead with seven new predictions about what is in store for [...]