Piracy

Could Quantum Computing Kill Copyright?

Updated: 2011-07-31 12:55:10

The basis of copyright law is individuality and creativity. Yet ever increasing computing power and storage space could mean that in just a few short years, computing could throw copyright into chaos.Source: Could Quantum Computing Kill Copyright?

Make Money with your Digital Photography

Updated: 2011-07-31 00:51:32

Check Erin Manning’s new book, Make Money with your Digital Photography, which includes a Q&A with the Photo Attorney®!

Google Plans To Enter The CDN Space With New Website Delivery Service

Updated: 2011-07-28 05:30:14

This morning, Google announced via their Google code blog that the company plans to offer a new product called Page Speed Service, which will help customers load and deliver their web pages faster. Google's Page Speed Service fetches content from the customer's server, rewrites their pages by applying web performance best practices, and serves them to end users via Google's...

Another Way to Search for Uses of Your Photos

Updated: 2011-07-28 03:28:06

Technology is wonderful and horrible. It allows you to do so many things – both the good and the bad. One bad is the easy unauthorized reproduction, display, distribution, and creation of derivative works of your images. One good is that you can find those unauthorized uses so that you can fight them. Check your options [...]

Anti-Piracy Lawyers Rip Off Work From Competitor

Updated: 2011-07-27 21:40:37

Anti-piracy lawyer John Steele is without doubt one of the most active proponents of the pay-up-or-else settlement scheme in the United States. In less than a year he filed more than 80 mass-lawsuits for his clients, targeting thousands of alleged BitTorrent users. Nevertheless it appears that Steele himself can be awarded the pirate label, since he's blatantly ripped of the work of a competitor.Source: Anti-Piracy Lawyers Rip Off Work From Competitor

Webinar 2pm ET: How Service Providers Can Optimize Video Delivery With Caching

Updated: 2011-07-27 15:09:03

As Internet video traffic continues to grow, service providers are doing what they can to keep pace-but they face a variety of challenges, including dealing with network congestion, having less control over their networks, and striking the right balance between improving end-user quality of experience and reducing infrastructure and bandwidth costs. One way service providers can solve many of these...

Hotfile to Sue Warner Bros. For Abusing Its Anti-Piracy Tool

Updated: 2011-07-26 21:29:32

The Florida-based file-hosting service Hotfile intends to file a lawsuit against Warner Bros. for abusing its anti-piracy tool. Hotfile claims that Warner Bros. deleted files from the file-hosting service to which it didn't hold the copyrights. In addition, the movie studio allegedly deleted files from Hotfile without verifying the contents. Source: Hotfile to Sue Warner Bros. For Abusing Its Anti-Piracy Tool

Sorry Steny…

Updated: 2011-07-23 19:25:06

…but California is living proof that a supermajority requirement doesn’t “make it virtually impossible to raise revenue,” it only encourages stupid politician tricks.

PayPal, IFPI and Police Collaborate To Strangle Pirate Music Sites

Updated: 2011-07-23 11:43:19

According to an announcement by IFPI, online payment provider PayPal has agreed to help strangle the finances of sites offering unauthorized music. While it appears that the initial targets are Russian and Ukrainian MP3 services, the deal will also be of concern to torrent sites that rely on PayPal to accept site donations.Source: PayPal, IFPI and Police Collaborate To Strangle Pirate Music Sites

UPDATED: Indian Government Blocks Leading File-Sharing Services

Updated: 2011-07-21 10:22:52

According to growing reports coming out of India, users of several large Internet service providers can no longer access some of the world's largest file-hosting sites. On apparent order from the Indian government, RapidShare, MegaUpload, MediaFile, HotFile and many more are all being blocked at the ISP level.Source: UPDATED: Indian Government Blocks Leading File-Sharing Services

Google Helps Italians to Unblock Their Favorite Torrent Site

Updated: 2011-07-19 09:21:54

Last week the Italian authorities moved against the general purpose proxy site proxyitalia.com because it could be used by Italians to access BTjunkie and The Pirate Bay. Their goal was to prevent Italians from secretly accessing these torrent sites, but this plan backfired. BTjunkie's owner quickly launched a new proxy, one that will be much harder to crack. This time the Italian authorities have to censor Google's App Engine to stop it.Source: Google Helps Italians to Unblock Their Favorite Torrent Site

Church of God Sues Sony Pictures and Comcast for Copyright Infringement

Updated: 2011-07-18 18:42:59

The 'religious' comedy Salvation Boulevard premiered in movie theaters last Friday, but not everyone appreciates the film's humor. The Church of God has sued Sony Pictures, IFC Films and Comcast for infringing the copyright of the church's logo, and is praying to stop the film's distribution. In addition the church demands financial compensation for the substantial and irreparable harm the infringements have caused. Source: Church of God Sues Sony Pictures and Comcast for Copyright Infringement

High Court Judge Threatened Over Pirate Bay Injunction

Updated: 2011-07-18 09:53:52

A High Court judge who handed down an injunction in 2009 ordering an ISP to block The Pirate Bay says he was threatened by "cyber-terrorists" over his decision. Mr Justice Charlton claims that hackers threatened to steal his credit card details, plant child porn on his computer, and send call girls to his home along with mountains of pizza.Source: High Court Judge Threatened Over Pirate Bay Injunction

ISP Refuses To Block The Pirate Bay

Updated: 2011-07-17 12:41:17

Previously, representatives from the Finnish music industry filed a lawsuit against Elisa, one of the country's largest ISPs, demanding that it should block subscriber access to The Pirate Bay. In a reply filed at the district court, Elisa has refused to comply, describing the blocking demands as "unreasonable."Source: ISP Refuses To Block The Pirate Bay

Tweet Chat this Tuesday on Copyright Law

Updated: 2011-07-16 22:08:37

Photo from this week’s rehab/flight training with a Golden Eagle at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care Center Join me this Tuesday, July 19, at 6 pm pacific for a “tweet chat“ to discuss copyright issues with Todd Walker and Harlan Erskine.

Italian ISPs Sued For Ignoring BTjunkie Blockade

Updated: 2011-07-13 22:33:48

A criminal investigation has been launched against two prominent Italian Internet providers because they allowed their customers to access the BitTorrent site BTjunkie. The ISPs are suspected of aiding and abetting online copyright infringement, after they ignored a court order to block subscriber access to the popular BitTorrent search engine. Source: Italian ISPs Sued For Ignoring BTjunkie Blockade

Graduated Piracy Response Coming To Australia, Or Else

Updated: 2011-07-11 21:43:16

Under the banner of the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft, the big Hollywood studios are flexing their muscles down-under. If the latest rhetoric is to be believed, the country's ISPs have less than 48 hours to commit to talks on a graduated response system to tackle illicit downloads. Failure to comply, they warn, will result in yet more legal action of the type being suffered by iiNet.Source: Graduated Piracy Response Coming To Australia, Or Else

Must Read: Copyhype/Terry Hart’s Fair Use Analysis of the “Kind of Bloop” Cover

Updated: 2011-07-11 15:11:17

Kind of Bamboozled: Why ‘Kind of Bloop’ is Not a Fair Use

International Crisis Looms As Russians Pirate The Web Sheriff

Updated: 2011-07-09 12:22:22

Everyone's favorite anti-piracy outfit is facing a battle for its very identity today. Web Sheriff, the company best known for its softly-softly approach, has discovered that a company thousands of miles away is using the same name as them. But rather than send a cheeky takedown request as usual, Web Sheriff has launched an "intercontinental legal attack." It's the Cuban missile crisis all over again, but with sheriffs.Source: International Crisis Looms As Russians Pirate The Web Sheriff

Shutterbug Magazine Interviews Three Attorneys on Copyright & Privacy Rights

Updated: 2011-07-07 03:38:22

Maria Piscopo of Shutterbug Magazine recently talked with three attorneys, including the Photo Attorney®, about copyright and privacy rights as they affect photographers. The article is reprinted here with permission.