Germany passes new copyright bill, removes the ‘Google Tax’, Kim Dotcom has a setback in his extradition battle and University of Phoenix sues tutorial site.… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: United-States
3 Count: House of Lords
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… Continue Reading
Why Most Spam Blogs are American
With the Internet becoming more international in every regard and laws in the U.S. turning against spammers, it seems odd that so many spammers are still concentrated within the United States. However, the reasons are simple to understand. … Continue Reading
Why Your Copyright Protection is Second Rate
If you’ve ever wondered why big copyright holders collect millions and damages while you struggle to deal with even the most basic of content theft, this is why. … Continue Reading
The Need to Modernize the DMCA Agent List
Previously on this site, I’ve talked about how the DMCA agent list suffers from decay and is slipping into antiquity. Already, I only reference the U.S. Copyright Office’s list when the information isn’t readily available on the host’s Web site due both to hosts who haven’t registered with the USCO and hosts who haven’t maintained… Continue Reading
Designating Your Own DMCA Agent
The DMCA provides Web hosts a great deal of protection when it comes to copyright infringement taking place on their servers. If hosts met the requirements and take a few simple steps, they can not be held liable for any infringement perpetrated by their users. This is great news to hosts who, before 1998, were… Continue Reading