• The Next Best Resource for Copyright Law

    Updated: 2010-06-30 02:46:16
    The law related to copyright can be confusing. Unfortunately, photographers often rely on fellow photographers or random Internet postings for their information, which may be incorrect. But a free and great resource is the U.S. Copyright Office’s website. For example, one photographer asked about the ramifications of a nom de plume for copyrights.  All he [...]

  • Court Doubts Legitimacy of ShareConnector Shutdown

    Updated: 2010-06-29 22:44:47
    The criminal proceedings against P2P index site ShareConnector is turning into an embarrassing fiasco for the Dutch Department of Justice. A court has decided to reopen the case and summons the public prosecutor as it doubts the legitimacy of the criminal prosecution and the fact that it acted on evidence brought in by local anti-piracy outfit BREIN.

  • uTorrent for Mac Ready for Download

    Updated: 2010-06-28 19:50:25
    About Archives Feed uTorrent for Mac Ready for Download 06 28 2010 11:50 AM Posted by : Janko Roettgers uTorrent , known as one of the most popular and P2P file sharing clients for Windows , is coming to the Mac : A first 1.0 stable version is available now for download , and uTorrent maker BitTorrent Inc . is planing to soon offer feature parity between the two . versions Continue reading on . NewTeeVee.com Tags : utorrrent bittorrent newteevee Comments No comments yet Add Comment Your : comment : Name : Website : E-mail Remember Me Sidebar Ads Recent posts uTorrent for Mac Ready for Download 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 Tools Ads Great

  • Swedish ISP Blocks The Pirate Bay Following Injunction

    Updated: 2010-06-28 08:45:09
    Last month one of three injunctions obtained by Hollywood lawyers required that Swedish ISP Black Internet must stop providing access to the world's most famous BitTorrent site. The provider has just complied with the court order and in turn became the first in Sweden to cut their customers off from the site. Whether this opens the floodgates for other ISP blocks remains to be seen.

  • Google Scores a Big Victory for BitTorrent Sites

    Updated: 2010-06-24 11:25:48
    Google has won its court case against Viacom, where it was facing a $1 billion claim for allowing users to upload copyrighted clips to YouTube. The landmark case is expected to have a major impact on future cases dealing with the responsibilities of the operators of user-generated media libraries, including BitTorrent sites.

  • Pirate Bay’s Founding Group ‘Piratbyrån’ Disbands

    Updated: 2010-06-23 01:51:24
    In 2003 a group of friends from Sweden decided to found Piratbyrån (the bureau of piracy), a lobbying organization to promote the sharing of information and culture. A few months later the group took a decision that would change the Internet - the launch of a BitTorrent tracker named ‘The Pirate Bay’. Today marks the end of an era with the announcement that Piratbyrån has disbanded.

  • Music Biz Wants Google To Stop Linking To The Pirate Bay

    Updated: 2010-06-22 11:51:44
    A recent copyright takedown notice from the UK's BPI revealed that the music group has been demanding that Google take down links not just to precise URLs where music is hosted on cyberlockers, but rather more generally referencing the entire site. Now it appears that IFPI, the BPI's big brother, is trying a similar strategy, this time with The Pirate Bay.

  • Filmmaker Tracks Down Pirate Bay User, Takes Him to Court

    Updated: 2010-06-21 14:48:03
    A Swedish court is looking into one of the strangest file-sharing cases we've ever heard of. With a Pirate Bay username as the prime evidence, a Swedish man is suspected of distributing a film about moose hunting. The filmmaker, who hunted down the alleged infringer by himself, is demanding $15,000 to compensate his losses.

  • Five Things You Can Do to Protect Your Online Images

    Updated: 2010-06-20 17:31:59
    It’s almost a must now for photographers to post their images online.  With the advantages of a broader and more accessible market, the Internet also has the disadvantage that it’s much easier for others to steal your work.  But there are things you can do to protect your photos. 1.  Register your copyrights to your [...]

  • Adorama Camera Revises Photo Contest Rules for the Better!

    Updated: 2010-06-07 22:01:43
    In response to my concern about Adorama’s photo contest rules, Joel Meisels of Adorama Camera let me know that the rules have been revised.  The rules now state: Rights Granted by you: By entering this Contest, you agree that: You are the owner of your content, provided that you hereby grant an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive license to [...]

  • RIAA Wants Court To Shut Down Limewire

    Updated: 2010-06-05 22:09:21
    The RIAA has asked a New York District Court to shut down the world's most installed file-sharing application, Limewire. The record labels argue that the Gnutella-based download client might have caused billions of dollars in lost revenue and that it's therefore one of the largest threats to the music industry's revenue.

  • More Bad Photo Contests

    Updated: 2010-06-04 23:35:26
    Check out Bob Krist’s excellent report on the rights-grabbing photo contest sponsored by Popular Photography.  Thanks also to Pro Imaging‘s important work in protecting photographers’ rights. Adorama seems to following the horrible trend.  The rules for its new photo contest state: Rights Granted by you: By entering this Contest, you agree that: the Administrator and [...]

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