Copyright Infringement articles

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  French court dismisses TV network's copyright claim against YouTube

  By Adi Robertson on May 29, 2012 01:21 pm + 1 comments

  Google's social services have found a mixed reception in Europe, but a French court has dismissed Continue reading…

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  Supreme Court declines to hear file sharing suit, leaving former student with $675,000 fine

  By Adi Robertson on May 21, 2012 03:45 pm + 55 comments

  Joel Tenenbaum, a former student at Boston University who was ordered to pay $675,000 for sharing 30 Continue reading…

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  MPAA's Chris Dodd: equating file sharing with thievery puts us 'on the wrong track'

  By Adi Robertson on May 21, 2012 02:57 pm + 34 comments

  Chris Dodd, the former US Senator and current head of the MPAA, is all too aware of how his agency Continue reading…

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  Oracle's request for fair use ruling denied, Google down to one count of infringement

  By Bryan Bishop on May 9, 2012 06:43 pm + 87 comments

  Following the jury's inability to decide on the issue of fair use in the Oracle vs. Google trial, Continue reading…

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  Virgin becomes first UK service provider to block The Pirate Bay

  By Adi Robertson on May 3, 2012 09:46 am + 41 comments

  Mere days after the UK's High Court ruled that internet service providers must block access to Continue reading…

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  'Hurt Locker' studio returns to the courtroom with piracy suit against 2,500 new defendants

  By Adi Robertson on April 24, 2012 05:56 pm + 48 comments

  In 2010, The Hurt Locker received a laundry list of Academy Awards and other accolades, but the film Continue reading…

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  Larry Page: Android isn't critical, it's a delivery vehicle for Google services

  By Matt Macari on April 18, 2012 02:38 pm + 310 comments

  Oracle completed its cross-examination of Google CEO Larry Page today in the copyright phase of the t Continue reading…

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  Megaupload users face fake settlement requests, but MPAA says it's not keeping data to sue users

  By Adi Robertson on March 21, 2012 08:40 pm + 7 comments

  Megaupload may be gone, but its users are just starting to feel the pressure of potential legal Continue reading…

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  Aereo countersues Fox, PBS, and others over streaming broadcast TV

  By Adi Robertson on March 20, 2012 04:27 pm + 24 comments

  Aereo, a service that streams local broadcast networks to mobile devices, is broadening the range of Continue reading…

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  Indian court orders all ISPs to block 104 music sharing sites

  By Adi Robertson on March 16, 2012 05:45 pm + 24 comments

  The Indian Music Industry (IMI) consortium is hoping to combat piracy with a sweeping court order Continue reading…