• Torrenting “Billboard 100″ Pirates Slapped With Automated Fines

    Updated: 2014-02-27 11:58:25
    Copyright holders have hired piracy monitoring firm Rightscorp to send out 'fines' to downloaders of Hot 100 tracks. The settlement requests are being delivered via 100 U.S. ISPs, including universities, and Rightscorp says it has closed more than 50,000 piracy cases already.Source: TorrentFreak, for the latest info on copyright, file-sharing and VPN services.

  • The Problem With Freedom…

    Updated: 2014-02-26 04:39:55
    Here’s the problem with supporting liberty and freedom… You have to support peoples liberty and freedom to be assholes and idiots. I think discriminating against gays or blacks or anyone else for some arbitrary characteristic that doesn’t harm you is fucking idiotic, and proof that you are a total asshole. However, I think you should [...]

  • Copyright Office Seeks Comments on Rights of “Making Available” and “Communication to the Public”

    Updated: 2014-02-25 22:21:40
    Home Attorneys Contact Products Representative Clients Cases Search CO Records Services Workshops and Appearances Posts Photo Attorney Serving the Photographer's Legal Needs Copyright Office Seeks Comments on Rights of Making Available” and Communication to the Public” On 02.25.14, In Legislation by Carolyn E . Wright The U.S . Copyright Office has published a  Federal Register notice requesting written comments on how current U.S . law recognizes and protects making available” and communication to the public” rights for copyright holders . Specifically , the Office seeks comments on 1 how the existing bundle of exclusive rights under Title 17 covers the making available and communication to the public rights in the context of digital on-demand transmissions such as peer-to-peer networks ,

  • Six Strikes Anti-Piracy Scheme Turns One Year, But Does It Work?

    Updated: 2014-02-25 21:42:43
    Today marks the one year anniversary of the six-strikes anti-piracy scheme, a good time to reflect on its efficacy. While no official numbers have yet been released, it appears that copyright alerts haven't changed a whole lot. BitTorrent piracy hasn't dropped, nor have we seen a massive revenue increase for the music and movie industries.Source: TorrentFreak, for the latest info on copyright, file-sharing and VPN services.

  • Pirate Bay Teams Up With Lund University and Becomes “Research Bay”

    Updated: 2014-02-25 11:05:16
    The Pirate Bay has teamed up with the Cybernorms research group at Sweden’s Lund University to carry out the latest round of the largest file-sharing survey in history. Through the survey the researchers examine the norms of file-sharers, and how they respond to increased censorship, online monitoring and tougher laws. Source: TorrentFreak, for the latest info on copyright, file-sharing and VPN services.

  • Google Downranks The Pirate Bay in Search Results

    Updated: 2014-02-24 17:58:04
    Google is downranking The Pirate Bay's website in its search results for a wide variety of queries, some of which are not linked to copyright-infringing content. Interestingly, the change mostly seems to affect TPB results via the Google.com domain, not other variants such as Google.ca and Google.co.uk.Source: TorrentFreak, for the latest info on copyright, file-sharing and VPN services.

  • Authorities Raid Large Torrent Site Again…aaand it’s Back Online

    Updated: 2014-02-24 11:25:37
    With reported backing from an infamous anti-piracy group, the datacenter of one of Sweden's largest torrent sites was raided last week. The operators of Tankafetast were well prepared and the site was quickly back online delivering movies and TV shows from an international location. The episode is likely to be seen as an embarrassment to the authorities after efforts in 2012 and 2013 both failed to close the site.Source: TorrentFreak, for the latest info on copyright, file-sharing and VPN services.

  • Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 02/24/14

    Updated: 2014-02-24 07:30:45
    The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent are in again. ‘12 Years A Slave’ tops the chart this week, followed by ‘Thor: The Dark World.’ 'Frozen' completes the top three.Source: TorrentFreak, for the latest info on copyright, file-sharing and VPN services.

  • Love Objectively

    Updated: 2014-02-14 20:08:03
    At most every wedding I have ever attended, 1 Corinthians 13:5 is the selected Bible verse: “Love is not rude, is not selfish…” This overly used quotation notwithstanding, the Objectivist’s view of love is that love necessarily is selfish. Gary Hull explains: Imagine a Valentine’s Day card which takes this premise seriously. Imagine receiving a [...]

  • Photo Attorney Blog Celebrates NINE YEARS!

    Updated: 2014-02-11 14:20:58
    Home Attorneys Contact Products Representative Clients Cases Search CO Records Services Workshops and Appearances Posts Photo Attorney Serving the Photographer's Legal Needs Photo Attorney Blog Celebrates NINE YEARS On 02.11.14, In . Misc by Carolyn E . Wright Today is the 9th Anniversary of the Photo Attorney® blog This blog is full of helpful information for the photographer’s legal needs . With hundreds of blog entries on a variety of legal subjects that affect photographers , the best way to find information is to use the search tool located at the top right hand corner of the page or check the Posts by Topic at the bottom of the right hand column . Subscribe to the RSS feed so that you are alerted when new posts are available . Also follow  Photo Attorney on Twitter for other links

  • Copyright Office Announces Public Roundtable Discussions and Seeks Further Comments on Orphan Works and Mass Digitization

    Updated: 2014-02-10 15:14:52
    Home Attorneys Contact Products Representative Clients Cases Search CO Records Services Workshops and Appearances Posts Photo Attorney Serving the Photographer's Legal Needs Copyright Office Announces Public Roundtable Discussions and Seeks Further Comments on Orphan Works and Mass Digitization On 02.10.14, In Orphan Works by Carolyn E . Wright The United States Copyright Office will host public roundtable discussions on potential legislative solutions for orphan works and mass digitization under U.S . copyright law on March 10-11, 2014, in Washington , D.C . Requests to participate should be submitted by February 24, 2014. For a participation request form , go to  http : www.copyright.gov orphan participation-request- form.html The Office is also seeking public comments on potential

  • Stop the Confusion

    Updated: 2014-02-09 19:09:17
    Home Attorneys Contact Products Representative Clients Cases Search CO Records Services Workshops and Appearances Posts Photo Attorney Serving the Photographer's Legal Needs Stop the Confusion On 02.09.14, In Copyright Infringement by Carolyn E . Wright Dear , Photographer Your photos are really nice . You must have a good camera . I hope to be able to get a new camera with a big lens soon so that I can take pictures like you do . So I am going to use some of your photos on my website . I see that you have a copyright notice posted next to your photos , but I’m not going to make money off of them . I just want to make my webpages look better . Aren’t you glad that I’m helping your photos get more exposure Thank you for making your photos available for downloading in different sizes so

  • Content Delivery Summit – Call For Speakers Now Open: CDN, DSA, FEO and More

    Updated: 2014-02-04 06:08:36
    I have just opened the call for speakers for the 2014 Content Delivery Summit, taking place Monday May 12th in NYC. Now in its sixth year, the Content Delivery Summit is a one-day conference that brings together telecom carriers, service providers, premium content owners, and industry vendors for a detailed look at CDN platforms for […]

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