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  Artists go after 'Harlem Shake' for unlicensed samples

  By Jeff Blagdon on March 10, 2013 09:15 pm + 52 comments

  The infectiousness of the Harlem Shake meme has turned Baauer’s pounding dance track into a Continue reading…

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  UK copyright reforms will finally legalize private copying of content for personal use

  By Ben Kersey on December 21, 2012 06:53 am + 21 comments

  The British Government has put forward new copyright laws that will modernize fair use in the Continue reading…

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  Judge Richard Posner calls on Congress to reform copyright law

  By Amar Toor on October 1, 2012 11:32 pm + 111 comments

  Judge Richard Posner has already decried the state of the US patent system, and now, he's speaking Continue reading…

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  YouTube reinstates Romney campaign ad after reviewing copyright claims

  By Bryan Bishop on July 19, 2012 11:57 pm + 14 comments

  YouTube pulled a Mitt Romney campaign ad earlier this week due to copyright complaints, but after an Continue reading…

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  BMG bans Romney campaign ad from YouTube, apparently over Obama cover song

  By Adi Robertson on July 17, 2012 06:27 pm + 47 comments

  A Mitt Romney campaign video that features Barack Obama singing Al Green's "Let's Stay Together" has 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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  Universal has a backdoor into YouTube's CMS, set it to automatically remove Megaupload music video (update)

  By Sean Hollister on December 16, 2011 05:19 pm + 59 comments

  Ladies and gentlemen, it looks like we all had it wrong. When Universal Music Group censored Continue reading…