Tag Archive: YouTube

3 Count: $1 Billion Appeal

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Viacom and YouTube will have their appeal heard, Michelle Bachmann comes out in opposition to PROTECT IP and the Hangover 2 gets another lawsuit.

3 Count: Ten Club

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SAP pleads guilty to criminal copyright infringement, Canada’s C-32 may be held up even longer and did Pearl Jam deputize fans in copyright fight?

3 Count: Imaginary Friend

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Record executives want answers on fake copyright takedowns, plagiarism may be on the rise and New Zealanders don’t brace for three strikes.

3 Count: DMCA Prank

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Justin Beiber and Lady Gaga lose their videos to a copyright prankster (briefly) The Pirate Bay admins start a new site and iCloud has a surprise.

3 Count: No Downloads

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Record labels in Japan sue YouTube download site, Watch the Throne sample results in copyright suit and prosecutors in the UK get a copyright primer.

3 Count: Unsettling News

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Music publishers settle with YouTube, Freelance settlement with newspapers rejected and a US/Brazil tug-of-war over Vostu.

3 Count: Blinked Video

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Two solicitors fined for mass-litigation tactics, Lady Gaga sued for infringement and Blink 182 gets creative with infringing YouTube videos.

3 Count: Wronghaven

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Righthaven gets fined over standing, the Dark Knight trailer gets pulled from YouTube and Aretha Franklin’s songwriter sues her publisher.

3 Count: Spotty Record

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The latest on Spotify’s launch in the U.S., Lady Gaga’s YouTube account being closed and Righthaven’s quick rebound in one of its lawsuits.

3 Count: Fair Response

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The latest news on the MPAA’s suit against Hotfile, fair use and its impact on the economy and Public Knowledge’s fair use video contest.