3 Count: Silver Lining

Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday.

1: Rival ISPs Team Up in Court To Fight Pirate Bay Block

First off today, two rival ISPs in the Netherlands, Ziggo and XS4ALL are teaming up against the Dutch anti-piracy outfit BREIN, which threatened Ziggo with legal action if the ISP did not block access to The PIrate Bay. Now its rival, XS4ALL, is stepping in, joining the case on Ziggo’s side combating what they refer to as “censorship”. The case went to court June 28.

2: Playboy Suing Drake for Copyright Infringement

Next up today, Canadian rapper Drake is being sued by Playboy for copyright infringement. Playboy holds the rights to Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds’ 1975 song, “Fallin’ in Love”, which the media company accuses Drake of having used in his hit from last year, “Best I Ever Had”. The lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages and that all of the allegedly infringing works be recalled and destroyed.

3: King’s Quest returns in The Silver Lining

Finally today, a fan-made series of games based upon the popular King’s Quest series from the 80s and 90s is back on again. The series, entitled Silver Lining, has had a dubious legal history. Sierra Games, the original makers of the series, merged with Vivendi, which sent a cease and desist letter over the game. However, that notice was retracted when the makers agreed to change the name to “The Silver Lining”. Then, when Vivendi merged with Activision, Activision’s attorneys sent another cease and desist but this one has been retracted after a backlash in the gaming media, paving the way for the free game to be released sometime this year.

Suggestions

That’s it for the three count today. We will be back tomorrow with three more copyright links. If you have a link that you want to suggest a link for the column or have any proposals to make it better. Feel free to leave a comment or send me an email. I hope to hear from you.

Want the Full Story?

Tune in every Wednesday evening at 6 PM ET for the live recording of the Copyright 2.0 Show or wait and get the edited version Friday right here on Plagiarism Today.