It was another wild week for copyright news with new legislation proposed, two unlikely artists embracing file sharing and Microsoft nuking DRM keys. Proof there is never a slow week in the world of copyright.

It was yet another busy week for copyright news with the new orphan works legislation, big developments on the RIAA front, The Pirate Bay passing a milestone and much, much more.

With the new orphan works bill set to be introduced, visual artists are looking for ways to identify themselves as the copyright holder and prevent their work from being “orphaned”. Here is one easy way to help with that.

First off, to those who are celebrating, Happy Christmas Eve! I hope that you are having a wonderful holiday and enjoying the time away from work.
However, holiday aside, it is still Monday and, as usual, that means it is time for another episode of the Copyright 2.0 Show. Thanks to an extreme sense of dedication, [...]

Advertising networks are very important allies in the fight against plagiarism and content theft. As one of the most popular revenue streams for scrapers and other spammers, they often unwittingly bankroll many of the content thieves who plague the Internet.
However, advertising networks are not covered by the DMCA. Since they are not hosts and are [...]

Another weekend has gone by much too fast so it is Monday and time for another episode of the Copyright 2.0 Podcast. As usual, the show brings you yet another collection of copyright news stories, views and abuse as brought to you by myself and Chris Matthieu, the founder of Numly.
All totaled, the show [...]

For the next chapter in the “DMCA Seven” series, we’re taking a look at one of the most common types of hosts out there, blog hosts.
Many of these hosts have been copyright headaches for Webmasters. They are prime targets for spam blogs and scrapers and some have played a huge role in rise of [...]