• Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week

    Updated: 2013-05-27 02:34:33
    The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again, 'Iron Man 3' tops the chart this week, followed by 'Fast and Furious 6'. 'Snitch' completes the top three.Source: Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week

  • Discount for C-Loop Camera Strap Mount and Other Gear

    Updated: 2013-05-25 16:16:38
    Home Attorneys Contact Products Representative Clients Cases Search CO Records Services Workshops and Appearances Posts Photo Attorney Serving the Photographer's Legal Needs Discount for C-Loop Camera Strap Mount and Other Gear On 05.25.13, In . Misc by Carolyn E . Wright Photo Attorney blog readers get 10 off of Custom SLR products with promo code PHOTOA10 Carolyn E . Wright Carolyn E . Wright , a k a the Photo Attorney® , is a full-time attorney whose practice is aimed squarely at the legal needs of photographers and other copyright . owners Visit Authors Website All Articles From This Author If you enjoyed this article , please consider sharing it Notice Welcome to the website for the Law Office of Carolyn E . Wright , LLC . The information here is for educational purposes only and does

  • 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

  • Quote of the Day: Unequal Treaty Edition

    Updated: 2013-05-21 20:11:47
    For those of you who have not seen this yet, there is a really important debate about libertarian/conservative “fusionism” at Cato Unbound. Among the essays responding to the lead essay authored by Jacqueline Otto is Jeremy Kolassa’s essay entitled: An Unequal Treaty. Here is one excerpt from his essay explaining why fusionism has failed to [...]

  • Diary of a Copyright Infringement Lawsuit – 10 (Other Discovery-Depositions)

    Updated: 2013-05-21 16:22:30
    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 Serves Over 5 Billion Ads Per Month

    Updated: 2013-05-21 11:57:02
    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

  • Latest Backbone Router Data: Massive Ongoing Changes in Content Distribution

    Updated: 2013-05-18 01:44:31
    On Monday at the Content Delivery Summit in NYC, (#cdnsummit) Craig Labovitz, Co-Founder of DeepField presents the latest numbers on multi-terabits per second of traffic data from backbone routers and exchanges points to explore ongoing large-scale changes in content distribution infrastructure over the last year. Learn about growth of newer entrants like Amazon as well [...]

  • Fighting Censorship, Proxies Gear Up to Unblock More Torrent Sites

    Updated: 2013-05-18 01:11:52
    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

  • BitTorrent Accounts for 35% of All Upload Traffic, VPNs are Booming

    Updated: 2013-05-17 23:15:37
    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

  • Grooveshark’s Future in Doubt After Settlements With Big Music

    Updated: 2013-05-17 19:05:54
    Grooveshark's lengthy legal battle with several of the world's major recording labels, who accused the popular music streaming service of mass-copyright infringement, may soon come to an end. Several of the company's (former) employees have agreed to a "consent judgment" which prohibits them from infringing the major labels' copyrights or working with similar services in future. No settlement has been reached with the parent company yet, but the recent developments cast doubt over Grooveshark's future.Source: Grooveshark’s Future in Doubt After Settlements With Big Music

  • Pirate Bay Domain Registrar Assists Copyright Infringement, Prosecutor Claims

    Updated: 2013-05-16 11:30:49
    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

  • Kim Dotcom Granted Supreme Court Appeal Over U.S. Evidence

    Updated: 2013-05-16 09:46:11
    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

  • Pirate Bay Co-Founder to Run For European Parliament

    Updated: 2013-05-14 21:46:29
    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

  • Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week

    Updated: 2013-05-13 08:15:22
    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

  • Quote Of The Day

    Updated: 2013-05-10 19:56:18
    From James Hamblin, The Atlantic: It’s a kind of nonchalant way to say that the organization in charge of making sure everything we eat and drink is safe for us is, decades into the mass marketing and sale of heavily caffeinated products without regulation to all U.S. markets, going to look into their safety. They [...]

  • Must Read: Six Ways to Keep your Digital Images from Becoming “Orphan Works”

    Updated: 2013-05-08 16:25:15
    : Home Attorneys Contact Products Representative Clients Cases Search CO Records Services Workshops and Appearances Posts Photo Attorney Serving the Photographer's Legal Needs Must Read : Six Ways to Keep your Digital Images from Becoming Orphan Works” On 05.08.13, In Orphan Works by Carolyn E . Wright Check this great article by David Riecks on how to protect your images Six Ways to Keep your Digital Images from Becoming Orphan Works” Carolyn E . Wright Carolyn E . Wright , a k a the Photo Attorney® , is a full-time attorney whose practice is aimed squarely at the legal needs of photographers and other copyright . owners Visit Authors Website All Articles From This Author If you enjoyed this article , please consider sharing it Notice Welcome to the website for the Law Office of Carolyn E

  • Our Democracy

    Updated: 2013-05-06 05:43:54
    Barack Obama tells graduates at Ohio University today: Still, you’ll hear voices that incessantly warn of government as nothing more than some separate, sinister entity that’s the root of all our problems, even as they do their best to gum up the works; or that tyranny always lurks just around the corner. You should reject [...]

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