IP Addresses Don’t Positively Identify Infringers, Anti-Piracy Lawfirm Says
Updated: 2013-05-24 08:05:52
A law firm hoping to secure the identities of Internet users who allegedly shared copyright material without permission is likely to find itself in a sticky situation today. The firm has reportedly approached ISPs in Australia with demands that they hand over subscribers' details, but according to their own published literature the company has little faith in IP address-based evidence.Source: IP Addresses Don’t Positively Identify Infringers, Anti-Piracy Lawfirm Says
Home Attorneys Contact Products Representative Clients Cases Search CO Records Services Workshops and Appearances Posts Photo Attorney Serving the Photographer's Legal Needs Diary of a Copyright Infringement Lawsuit 10 Other Discovery-Depositions On 05.21.13, In Diary of a Copyright Infringement Lawsuit by Carolyn E . Wright As discussed previously the parties may conduct discovery” of the case to prepare for trial . In sum , the goal is to learn what are the other side’s strengths and weaknesses , which may prompt settlement before . trial In addition to the written discovery tools available , a party may , by oral questions , depose any person , including a party , according to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30 The deponent’s attendance may be compelled by subpoena under Rule 45 During
uTorrent parent company BitTorrent Inc. reports that the new advertising option in the popular BitTorrent client generates billions of ad impressions per month. Although users initially revolted against the idea of making uTorrent ad-supported, the new stats show that not too many of them turned the feature off. The next challenge for BitTorrent Inc. is to attract premium advertisers in addition to the lower tier poker and PC performance ads that are showing up now.Source: uTorrent Serves Over 5 Billion Ads Per Month
Earlier this week TorrentFreak received information to suggest that the recording industry is planning a fresh trip to the UK High Court to have even more torrent sites blocked at the ISP level. If they're successful there will only be one torrent site from the current world top ten not censored in the region. However, news travels fast and according to the leading Pirate Bay and KAT proxy operators, preparations are already under way to circumvent the blockades.Source: Fighting Censorship, Proxies Gear Up to Unblock More Torrent Sites
New data published by the Canadian broadband management company Sandvine reveals that BitTorrent can be credited for one third of all North American upload traffic during peak hours. BitTorrent usage also remains strong in Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific. The report further confirms that SSL traffic has more than doubled in a year, partly due to an increase in VPN use.Source: BitTorrent Accounts for 35% of All Upload Traffic, VPNs are Booming
The organization responsible for Sweden's top-level domain is facing court action after refusing to disable or seize two domains operated by The Pirate Bay. The Internet Infrastructure Foundation, the body that administers the .SE TLD and engages in projects to better the Internet, now faces a court showdown. The prosecution office is claiming that the foundation is guilty of assisting those who assist others to engage in copyright infringement.Source: Pirate Bay Domain Registrar Assists Copyright Infringement, Prosecutor Claims
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom and his alleged co-conspirators have been thrown a lifeline in their ongoing extradition battle in New Zealand. Previously it was decided that Dotcom could not examine the mountains of evidence being withheld by U.S. authorities, but the Supreme Court has now granted an appeal, so the matter can be settled at the country's highest court.Source: Kim Dotcom Granted Supreme Court Appeal Over U.S. Evidence
Peter Sunde has announced he will run in the European Parliament elections next year. Sunde, the former spokesman for The Pirate Bay, will participate for the Finnish branch of the Pirate Party. Sunde has yet to sit out a prison sentence for his previous involvement with the infamous BitTorrent site but hopes to emulate the Swedish Pirate Party's previous successes when they claimed seats for two MEPs.Source: Pirate Bay Co-Founder to Run For European Parliament
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again, 'Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters' tops the chart this week, followed by 'Iron Man 3'. 'Parker' completes the top three.Source: Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week
For more than a year artists have successfully teamed up with BitTorrent Inc. to promote their works to around 170 million users of the uTorrent and BitTorrent clients. Evolving this program the San-Francisco company now offers artists the option to put content behind a paywall, or require another action. There's no DRM involved but the "walled" torrents can't be shared freely on other sites anymore. "We expect people to do the right thing," BitTorrent Inc. informs TorrentFreak.Source: BitTorrent Lets Artists “Share” Behind a Paywall
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again, 'Parker' tops the chart this week, followed by 'Iron Man 3'. 'The Place Beyond the Pines' completes the top three.Source: Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week
: Home Attorneys Contact Products Representative Clients Cases Search CO Records Services Workshops and Appearances Posts Photo Attorney Serving the Photographer's Legal Needs Nimmer on Copyright : Celebrating 50 Years On 05.02.13, In . Misc by Carolyn E . Wright The U.S . Copyright Office will host a Copyright Matters program on May 6, 2013, at 3:00 p.m . in the Coolidge Auditorium of the Library of Congress . A panel of experts will address Nimmer on Copyright : Celebrating 50 Years” with reflections about the treatise and copyright law . The panel will be moderated by Karyn Temple Claggett , associate register of copyrights and director of policy and international affairs , and includes David Nimmer , UCLA School of Law and Irell Manella LLP Jon A . Baumgarten , former general counsel