Every day millions of people visit The Pirate Bay and many of them use the site to share copyrighted content. But who are these people? Where do they come from, and what motivates them to share unauthorized files? Thanks to the largest file-sharing survey ever we can find out. Source: Find Out Who’s Using The Pirate Bay… and Why
A survey has revealed that NSA spying revelations and anti-piracy laws are the most-cited reasons among new VPN users when they sign up for an account. The findings are published by IVPN, who further note that after the PRISM revelations the company witnessed a 56% increase in sign-ups. IVPN is not the only provider to have spotted this trend, other companies have also noticed a similar surge in subscribers recently. Source: NSA Spying and Anti-Piracy Laws Boost Demand for VPNs
Home Attorneys Contact Products Representative Clients Cases Search CO Records Services Workshops and Appearances Posts Photo Attorney Serving the Photographer's Legal Needs Q A from PhotoShelter Video Interview On 08.23.13, In Copyright Speaking Engagement by Carolyn E . Wright As a follow up to the PhotoShelter and Photo Attorney® live webinar on Tuesday , August 6th available through the online video several participants submitted follow-up questions to Photo Attorney . Lauren Margolis , marketing associate with PhotoShelter covered them over at Petapixel and at the Photoshelter Blog 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
All around the world the copyright lobby is pushing for increased censorship of ‘pirate’ websites, The Pirate Bay in particular. Thus far this has resulted in court-ordered blockades in several countries including the UK and the Netherlands. The question that remains is whether these measures have any effect. Researchers from the University of Amsterdam suggest they don't, and in a new report they show that the court-ordered Pirate Bay block has had no impact on local piracy rates. Source: Censoring The Pirate Bay Is Futile, Research Shows
Home Attorneys Contact Products Representative Clients Cases Search CO Records Services Workshops and Appearances Posts Photo Attorney Serving the Photographer's Legal Needs Seventh Circuit Provides Interesting Comments About Photos of Sculptures On 08.17.13, In Copyright Infringement by Carolyn E . Wright The question of whether photos of other copyrighted works such as sculptures are infringements remains . Specifically , as explained by my November 17, 2009, blog courts have disagreed as to whether photographs of copyrighted works are derivative works . This also was the issue when sculptor , Jack Mackie , sued photographer , Mike Hipple , because Hipple used the image of a part of the sculpture in a piece of graphic art and obliterated Mackie’s copyright notice , but used other parts
Home Attorneys Contact Products Representative Clients Cases Search CO Records Services Workshops and Appearances Posts Photo Attorney Serving the Photographer's Legal Needs NPS Rangers Still Hassling Photographers On 08.14.13, In Photographer's Rights by Carolyn E . Wright As far back as 2005 we have been reporting here about photographers being falsely told that they need a permit to take photographs in National Parks and on federal lands . In 2008, NANPA shared its attempt s to clarify the laws on this . Unfortunately , the problem still . remains Specifically , professional photographer , D . Robert Franz reported on his negative experience this : month My friend and I just returned from Devils Tower National Monument where we were nearly ticketed by a ranger for photographing without
The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again, 'The Conjuring' tops the chart this week, followed by 'Oblivion.' 'The Iceman' completes the top three.Source: Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week
The Pirate Bay celebrated its 10th anniversary yesterday. A milestone in Internet history and in honor of this occasion we asked several members of its founding group to share their most valuable moments and proudest accomplishments. The former members of Piratbyrån also look ahead to the site's future and without exception call for drastic change.Source: Pirate Bay ‘Founders’ Speak Out on the Site’s Past and Future
: , Home Attorneys Contact Products Representative Clients Cases Search CO Records Services Workshops and Appearances Posts Photo Attorney Serving the Photographer's Legal Needs PhotoShelter Video Interview : Copyright , Registration Infringement Information On 08.07.13, In Copyright Speaking Engagement by Carolyn E . Wright If you weren’t able to join us for the PhotoShelter and Photo Attorney® live webinar on Tuesday , August 6th , or need to review the information we discussed , check out the video Check back next week for answers to the most popular lingering questions from the . webinar 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