Tag Archive: Copyright

3 Count: Lonely Righthaven

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Copyright troll lawsuits get slammed in New York, Pinterest’s changes may not stop copyright questions and Righthaven auctions largely dead.

U.S. Copyright Office Seeks to Raise Rates

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The U.S. Copyright Office seeks to raise its registration rates, proving that it’s now time to do away with copyright registration for good.

3 Count: Bear Necessities

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UK set to block The Pirate Bay, the U.S. Trade Rep. releases their Special 301 report and a falling bear photo causes a copyright controversy.

3 Count: Scorecard

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Observers give round one to Google in Google v. Oracle, All Shall Perish blindsided by lawsuit in their name and Canada seeks to revamp fair use.

Copyright 2.0 Show – Episode 236 – Antipiracy Manifesto

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iiNet defeats AFACT in Australia’s highest court, YouTube may have to pay royalties in Germany and much, much more!

3 Count: TV Now Gone

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Optus shuts down “TV Now” after appeals court loss, Google testimony undermines its copyright case against Oracle and a major fee hike and the USCO.

TOS Wars: Google Drive and Ancestry.com

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The recent controversies over the Google Drive and ancestry.com TOSes are just the tip of a very bad problem that isn’t going away.

3 Count: Awaiting Fate

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Appeals ruling in Optus case expected today, O’Dwyer gets his appeal date and ISPs in Australia start talking about 3 strikes.

5 Ways Web Scraping Has Already Affected You

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Scraping has been a hot topic for webmasters for some time, but average users are impacted as well. Here are just five ways.

3 Count: Hurting Again

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Hurt Locker subject of another massive lawsuit, Mein Kampf copyright expiration prompts fears and Hong Kong film studios tackle YouTube