Highly-Controversial Copyright Directive Changes Approved by European Parliament

Highly-Controversial Copyright Directive Changes Approved by European Parliament

Opposers claim it restricts Internet freedom

New Copyright Laws in European Union to Sabotage User's Freedom, Says Mozilla

New Copyright Laws in European Union to Sabotage User's Freedom, Says Mozilla

The new laws are being voted on in a couple of months

Russia Wants Social Networks to Be Liable for Users' Piracy Acts

Russia Wants Social Networks to Be Liable for Users' Piracy Acts

The Russian government feels social networks aren't doing nearly enough to fight against Internet piracy

WordPress Gets 5K Takedown Requests, Google Gets a Lot More for WP Sites

WordPress Gets 5K Takedown Requests, Google Gets a Lot More for WP Sites

Copyright holders aren't too successful either way

The Pirate Bay Blockade Won't Spread to Other Swedish ISPs, Telcos Say

The Pirate Bay Blockade Won't Spread to Other Swedish ISPs, Telcos Say

Other ISPs aren't planning to block The Pirate Bay because the court order issued last week doesn't apply to them too

The Pirate Bay May Be Blocked in the EU, AG Advises

The Pirate Bay May Be Blocked in the EU, AG Advises

The AG has sent his advice to the EU Court of Justice

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • September 24th, 2016
W3C Refuses to Protect Security Researchers Studying DRM Web Extension

W3C Refuses to Protect Security Researchers Studying DRM Web Extension

W3C failing users and security researchers at the same time

Nazi Anthem at the Core of YouTube Copyright Brawl

Nazi Anthem at the Core of YouTube Copyright Brawl

Filmmaker says YouTube's appeal process is flawed

  • Security
  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • September 21st, 2016
Security Firm Tries to Silence Critic Using Questionable DMCA Notice

Security Firm Tries to Silence Critic Using Questionable DMCA Notice

SiteLock sends White Fir Design DMCA notice for using a screenshot of their site's homepage, and more

Adult Site Network Files Lawsuit Against CloudFlare for Enabling Online Piracy

Adult Site Network Files Lawsuit Against CloudFlare for Enabling Online Piracy

ALS wants hosting firms to stop working with pirate sites

Euro Agency Discovers the ABC of Online Piracy and Cyber-Crime

Euro Agency Discovers the ABC of Online Piracy and Cyber-Crime

A tech-savvy teenager would have come up with the same list in 15 minutes, without wasting taxpayer funds

Music Stars Band Together to Request Reform of DMCA Law on Which YouTube Relies

Music Stars Band Together to Request Reform of DMCA Law on Which YouTube Relies

Artists want Google to pay more for the music users upload

Oculus Rift Terms of Service Are an Insult to Privacy, Common Sense

Oculus Rift Terms of Service Are an Insult to Privacy, Common Sense

Users are giving up a lot of things just to experience VR

Copyright Watchdog Wants to Lock Browsers for Online Pirates

Copyright Watchdog Wants to Lock Browsers for Online Pirates

Rightscorp is trying to convince ISPs to cooperate on a browser-based ransomware if you download pirated material

Dutch Movie Company Registers the Popcorn Time Trademark

Dutch Movie Company Registers the Popcorn Time Trademark

Dutch Filmworks is now the legal owner of Popcorn Time

Subaru Asks People to Blog About Them, Then Sends DMCA Notice to Take Their Blog Down

Subaru Asks People to Blog About Them, Then Sends DMCA Notice to Take Their Blog Down

Subaru's legal department fails to understand its own social media campaigns, issues silly DMCA takedowns

SoundCloud Gets Sued for Not Paying Royalties to British Artists

SoundCloud Gets Sued for Not Paying Royalties to British Artists

PRS for Music wants to take Soundcloud to court

 
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