photo credit: rosarito_82 It is Friday again and that means that it is time for another episode of the Copyright 2.0 Show. It was another active week for copyright news with the Digital Economy Bill in the UK taking center stage. We also have updates from Norway, information about copyright-oriented ransomware and a series of…
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Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Ofcom Starts Anti-Piracy Code Consultation First off today, Ofcom, the government department that handles communication regulation in the UK, has already started the process of making its proposals as required under the Digital Economy Bill, which was passed last week. Ofcom…
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Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Digital Economy Bill – It’s a Wash Up First off today, after its passage in the House of Commons the Digital Economy Bill seems destined to become law but at least one UK ISP, TalkTalk, has said they will not comply…
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Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Anti-piracy Laws Passed: ‘Fears of Wave of Censorship’ Raised First off today, the Digital Economy Bill passed the House of Commons in the UK last night, paving the way for it to be signed into law as early as today. The…
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Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: IsoHunt Told to Pull .torrent Files Offline, Likely to Close First off today, the Bittorrent search engine ISOHunt may be forced to close as its legal battles against the MPAA have come to a head. The site has been ordered by…
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It is Friday again and that means that it is time for another episode of the Copyright 2.0 Show. We are back! After missing a week due to Patrick being gone to SXSW, we have returned to get caught up on the latest copyright news and we have some major stories this week including some…
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Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: Digital Economy Bill approved by House of Lords First off today, the House of Lords in the UK has approved the Digital Economy Bill, paving the way for a “three strikes” system in the country and also for the blocking of…
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Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: RealNetworks and Movie Studios Settle Lawsuit Over DVD Copying First off today, in a rather stunning turn of events, Real Networks has settled its case with the various movie studios that sued it over its RealDVD product. Under the settlement, Real…
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Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: US Top Court Sides with Publishers on $18M Deal First off today, the Supreme Court has unanimously overturned an appeals court ruling throwing out a settlement between authors and newspapers,allowing the deal to go through. The sides struck an $18M settlement…
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Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday. 1: UK Gov Nationalises Orphans and Bans Non-Consensual Photography in Public First off today, some last-minute changes to the Digital Economy Bill in the UK is drawing the ire of visual artists. A largely overlooked portion of the bill deals with the…
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