• In Honor of Those Who Serve the United States

    Updated: 2010-05-31 16:40:14

  • Big Media Has Trouble Collecting Pirate Bay Fines

    Updated: 2010-05-31 12:25:08
    Due to several verdicts against them, The Pirate Bay team were ordered to pay the entertainment industries $6 million in fines. As predicted, actually getting hold of the money is not going to be an easy job for them. Thus far, the debt collecting agency has only seized $30,000 of the total sum.

  • Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent

    Updated: 2010-05-31 09:20:52
    The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, ‘The Wolfman' tops the chart this week followed by 'The Book of Eli'. 'Kick-Ass' completes the top three.

  • In Deep Water (from What the Duck)

    Updated: 2010-05-29 20:10:10
    Thanks to “What the Duck!”

  • Supreme Court Rules Pirate Bay Must Stay Blocked

    Updated: 2010-05-27 11:39:38
    More than 2 years ago the IFPI and other copyright groups brought action against Danish ISP Telenor demanding that it should block its subscribers from accessing The Pirate Bay. Following a hearing which began a week ago, the Supreme Court in Denmark has just ruled that The Pirate Bay must continue to be blocked, upholding previous rulings by lower courts.

  • Ashton Kutcher to Pirate Killers Premiere

    Updated: 2010-05-27 00:08:19
    About Archives Feed Ashton Kutcher to Pirate Killers Premiere 05 26 2010 04:08 PM Posted by : Janko Roettgers Ashton Kutcher has announced via Twitter that he is going to pirate part of the premiere of his upcoming movie Killers . Kutcher is known as an avid live streamer and social media user but could this latest promotional stunt also turn him into a criminal Continue reading on . Newteevee.com Tags : ashtonkutcher newteevee Comments No comments yet Add Comment Your : comment : Name : Website : E-mail Remember Me Sidebar Ads Recent posts Ashton Kutcher to Pirate Killers Premiere U.S . Court : Isohunt has to Shut Down The Pirate Bay Forced Offline , Trading Continues Court Rules Against LimeWire in Copyright Lawsuit Porn stars turn to YouTube to stop P2P piracy Tools Ads Great web

  • Defining Non-Commercial Use

    Updated: 2010-05-22 16:05:35
    Some photographers’ licenses (such as through http://creativecommons.org/ ["CC"] or their own licenses) authorize others to use their images for “non-commercial” purposes.  The problem then arises as to what is a non-commercial use?  How would you classify these uses? Publication of your image in a newspaper on the front page. Use of your photo in an individual’s blog [...]

  • U.S. Court: Isohunt has to Shut Down

    Updated: 2010-05-21 21:01:37
    . : About Archives Feed U.S . Court : Isohunt has to Shut Down 05 21 2010 01:01 PM Posted by : Janko Roettgers Los Angeles-based District Court judge Stephen Wilson issued a permanent injunction against the torrent indexing site Isohunt.com and its owner Garry Fung yesterday , giving Fung pretty much no choice but to shut down Isohunt or make it otherwise inaccessible for U.S . based file . sharers Continue reading on . NewTeeVee.com Tags : isohunt mpaa newteevee Comments ma : wrote http : wars.swagblack.com w . http : wars.swagblack.com w . http : wars.swagblack.com w . http : www.guildnav.com http : wars.swagblack.com w . http : www.disnet1.org http : www.ememe.net 05 25 04:09:03 Add Comment Your : comment : Name : Website : E-mail Remember Me Sidebar Ads Recent posts Ashton Kutcher to

  • PMA Webinar – Photographer’s Legal Guide: Now Available Online

    Updated: 2010-05-21 18:12:14
    Don’t fret if you missed the PMA Webinar – Photographer’s Legal Guide – this past Tuesday!  The recording now is available for free on the PMA website (it takes a moment to load).

  • ISP Takes BitTorrent Admin Privacy Case To The Supreme Court

    Updated: 2010-05-21 11:22:26
    Earlier this week a Swedish appeals court upheld the ruling of a district court and ordered an ISP to hand over the details of a torrent site operator. Faced with a potential $96,500 fine for non-compliance, TeliaSonera has announced it will take an appeal to the Supreme Court in an attempt to balance pre-existing privacy obligations with those under IPRED.

  • US Court: RapidShare Not Guilty of Copyright Infringement

    Updated: 2010-05-20 22:35:00
    The popular file-hosting service RapidShare is not guilty of copyright infringement, the United States District Court of California has ruled. The ruling is an important victory for RapidShare, which has been increasingly targeted by the entertainment industries.

  • Google Announces Hardware Support For VP8 From 14 Vendors

    Updated: 2010-05-19 05:43:25
    As I expected, Google just announced a long list of partners who will support VP8 including 14 hardware vendors including AMD, NVIDIA, ARM, Texas Instruments, Qualcomm, Digital Rapids, ViewCast and Logitech amongst others. Other video ecosystem partners include Telestream, Anystream, Inlet, Brightcove, Encoding.com, Ooyala, Kaltura, Sorenson Media, and HD Cloud. We don't have many details yet on how quickly hardware...

  • The Pirate Party Becomes The Pirate Bay’s New Host

    Updated: 2010-05-18 01:12:59
    After its previous bandwidth provider had to take the site offline due to concerns over an aggressive Hollywood injunction, today The Pirate Bay is fully back in operation with a surprising new supplier. From a few hours ago, in a move intended to "stand up for freedom of expression", the Swedish Pirate Party became the site's new host.

  • The Pirate Bay Forced Offline, Trading Continues

    Updated: 2010-05-17 23:51:58
    , About Archives Feed The Pirate Bay Forced Offline , Trading Continues 05 17 2010 03:51 PM Posted by : Janko Roettgers Major Hollywood studios succeeded in shutting down The Pirate Bay’s website today , but the victory celebrations may not last that long . Site admins are already working on a return , and file transfers between Pirate Bay users are continuing as usual , with millions swapping digital . goods Continue reading on . Newteevee.com Tags : thepiratebay tpb newteevee Comments No comments yet Add Comment Your : comment : Name : Website : E-mail Remember Me Sidebar Ads Recent posts Ashton Kutcher to Pirate Killers Premiere U.S . Court : Isohunt has to Shut Down The Pirate Bay Forced Offline , Trading Continues Court Rules Against LimeWire in Copyright Lawsuit Porn stars turn to

  • The Pirate Bay / CyberBunker / MPA Injunction In Full

    Updated: 2010-05-16 18:25:14
    Earlier this week it became apparent that the main Hollywood studios had made good on their threat to take legal action against Pirate Bay bandwidth provider CB3ROB/CyberBunker. At the time, CB3ROB owner Sven Kamphuis told us that he had yet to see the injunction. TorrentFreak has obtained a copy along with an English translation.

  • iiNet v AFACT Anti-Piracy Case Appeal Set For August 2010

    Updated: 2010-05-14 22:52:09
    Earlier this year Hollywood lost its case against iiNet when a court ruled that the ISP could not be held responsible for the actions of its subscribers when they committed copyright infringements using BitTorrent. The studios appealed and now the date has been set for the Federal Court re-run. iiNet boss Michael Malone is confident of a second victory.

  • Court Rules Against LimeWire in Copyright Lawsuit

    Updated: 2010-05-13 06:33:19
    About Archives Feed Court Rules Against LimeWire in Copyright Lawsuit 05 12 2010 10:33 PM Posted by : Janko Roettgers A New York court found LimeWire guilty of copyright infringement . Among the evidence used to convict LimeWire were Google Adsense ads that touted LimeWire as a replacement for Napster as well as testimony from the company’s former . COO Continue reading on . Newteevee.com Tags : limewire riaa lawsuit newteevee Comments m3 : wrote the Supreme Court can’t change the old one Which would mean that we would already have had an unfair trial which is against the human rights decided by the UN for this rule RIAA Wins : Limewire Found Liable for Copyright Infringment http : www.slyck.com story1. . since the program was legal in the first . place Dutch Supreme Court Rules Kazaa

  • Hollywood Gets Injunction To Disconnect The Pirate Bay

    Updated: 2010-05-12 22:37:53
    Last month it became apparent that several Hollywood movie studios had threatened to take legal action against the owner of ISP CyberBunker, the current bandwidth provider for The Pirate Bay. Now, according to fresh information from a reliable source, the studios have come good on their threats.

  • Supreme Court Rules Pirate Bay Appeal Judges Are Unbiased

    Updated: 2010-05-12 17:56:40
    Today Sweden's Supreme Court has ruled that two of the judges set to hear the appeal of the four convicted Pirate Bay operators are unbiased. It had been feared that their membership in pro-copyright organizations would affect their judgment, but that eventuality was ruled out today by the Court.

  • Sports Streaming / Torrent Links Site Victorious in Court

    Updated: 2010-05-10 21:49:43
    The hugely popular sports streaming and download site Rojadirecta has been declared legal by a Spanish court. The appeal of sports rights holder Audiovisual Sport has been dismissed, putting an end to a legal battle that started three years ago. The site continues to operate without having to face the threat of being shut down.

  • Model Release Needed for Book Cover

    Updated: 2010-05-09 17:34:51
    Rebecca Tushnet over at the 43(B)log reports on a recent case in New York where the court determined that the use of a woman’s photograph for a fiction book cover required a model release.  This ruling creates an anomaly with other NY cases where the court ruled that a photograph of a person used for a news [...]

  • For Sale: Camera and Computer Equipment

    Updated: 2010-05-09 01:28:49
    It’s time for spring cleaning and I’m selling some of my camera, computer, and related equipment. Check the “For Sale” page for details.

  • New York Court Invalidates Copyright Registrations

    Updated: 2010-05-08 18:24:09
    As previously explained, the first thing that an alleged infringer will do in a copyright infringement case is attempt to invalidate your copyright registration.  That’s just what happened in the case of the Muench Photography, Inc. v. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Co., et al. (a PACER subscription is required).  Unfortunately, the defendant was successful (so [...]

  • Society of Professional Journalists Weigh In On Cow Photography Incident

    Updated: 2010-05-06 19:07:37
    Press Release-May 5, 2010 The Society of Professional Journalists, Central Ohio Pro Chapter, mailed a letter Wednesday condemning a decision of an Ohio State University police officer. The letter expressed disappointment in Officer William Linton’s decision, on April 21, to detain student photographer Alex Kotran, who was then photographing the effort on campus to corral two cows [...]

  • IFPI and Antipiratbyrån Given Pirate-Chasing Bill Of Health

    Updated: 2010-05-05 19:09:59
    Following an inspection by Sweden's Data Inspection board late last year, it has been announced that both the IFPI and Antipiratbyrån comply with all necessary regulations in their hunt for illicit file-sharers. Although they will continue with their activities, data will no longer be used to send warning letters to suspected file-sharers.

  • Student Photographer May Be Charged for Trespassing While Photographing Cows

    Updated: 2010-05-04 15:37:48
    The Lantern, the student-published university newspaper at Ohio State University, reports that a student and photographer for the newspaper, Alex Kotran, was detained and may be charged with trespass for photographing cows that had gotten loose.  A photo of the event shows that Kotran was not in danger of being trampled by the cows and was [...]

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