Photographer Gets Large Settlement for Uncredited Pics Taken Off Twitter <em>Reuters</em>

Photographer Gets Large Settlement for Uncredited Pics Taken Off Twitter Reuters

A few large media organizations have settled to pay copyrights to a Twitter user

Ministry of Sound Sues Spotify over Playlist Copyright

Ministry of Sound Sues Spotify over Playlist Copyright

The label believes the order in which songs are played should be protected by copyright

Hotfile Loses Legal Battle Against the MPAA

Hotfile Loses Legal Battle Against the MPAA

The MPAA is boasting about its legal win against the cyberlocker Hotfile

US Criticizes Vietnam's New Internet Censorship Laws

US Criticizes Vietnam's New Internet Censorship Laws

But the communist country argues that the laws only deal with copyright infringement

Toni Braxton Loses Famous Songs in Bankruptcy Case

Toni Braxton Loses Famous Songs in Bankruptcy Case

Singer is no longer bankrupt, but she’s lost the rights to some of her biggest hits

Bar Fined for Pirated Karaoke Songs

Bar Fined for Pirated Karaoke Songs

The bar and hotel is from Texas, while the fine adds up to $45,000/€34,200

Amazon Wins Half-Victory Against Blank Media Copyright Tax in EU's Highest Court

Amazon Wins Half-Victory Against Blank Media Copyright Tax in EU's Highest Court

The music industry believes it is owed money for every blank CD out there

Biggest File-Sharing Pirates Spend More on Content than Honest People

Biggest File-Sharing Pirates Spend More on Content than Honest People

The surprising result of a study shows that not all infringers are the same

Pirate Party Wins Parliament Seats in Iceland, a First for the Radical Party

Pirate Party Wins Parliament Seats in Iceland, a First for the Radical Party

The Pirate Party will have its work cut out ahead of it

3D Printing Service Website Down After Pirating Designs

3D Printing Service Website Down After Pirating Designs

The company hasn't been launched yet, but it is already stealing

Japan Wants to Educate Users on Piracy by Planting Warnings Inside Fake Files

Japan Wants to Educate Users on Piracy by Planting Warnings Inside Fake Files

Operation Decoy File will take place until mid-February

Google Removes 2.5 Million Pirate Links Each Week, 10 Times More than 6 Months Ago

Google Removes 2.5 Million Pirate Links Each Week, 10 Times More than 6 Months Ago

Google is getting more removal requests than ever, growing at a huge rate

  • Movies
  • By Elena Gorgan
  • December 3rd, 2012
Fugees Rapper Pras Michel Sues over Piracy Movie

Fugees Rapper Pras Michel Sues over Piracy Movie

Rapper wanted to make documentary, hasn’t seen a frame of it yet

  • Web Blog
  • By Lucian Parfeni
  • November 28th, 2012
Mozilla Criticizes Proposed German Ancillary Copyright Law

Mozilla Criticizes Proposed German Ancillary Copyright Law

The law would have Google pay news sites for including them in results

The Kickstarter Projects That Weren't

The Kickstarter Projects That Weren't

This is how a project can make twice as much money as needed and then crash and burn

Google Criticized Germany's Decision to Tax Successful Businesses to Keep Newspapers Afloat

Google Criticized Germany's Decision to Tax Successful Businesses to Keep Newspapers Afloat

A new law would have Google and others pay to link to newspaper sites

MediaFire Account Suspension of Researcher Following DMCA Notice Raises Controversy

MediaFire Account Suspension of Researcher Following DMCA Notice Raises Controversy

Abusive DMCA claims are once again in the spotlight

 
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