• Megaupload Demands Return of Millions of Dollars From U.S. Govt.

    Updated: 2012-05-31 10:27:59
    Megaupload is challenging the U.S. Government's possession of millions of dollars in assets it seized from the company and its operators in January. The newly-filed and eye-opening motion slams the U.S. for holding the defendants liable for alleged offenses that aren't even a crime, ignoring laws designed to offer them protection, failing to provide any detail whatsoever on alleged infringements, and pushing U.S. law far beyond its borders. Source: Megaupload Demands Return of Millions of Dollars From U.S. Govt.

  • Megaupload Asks Court to Dismiss The Criminal Case

    Updated: 2012-05-30 22:10:01
    For the first time Megaupload has filed a motion in response to the U.S. indictment. Kim Dotcom's legal team has asked a Virginia federal court to dismiss the criminal case the U.S. Government started in January. The defense argues that the U.S. violated Megaupload's due process rights by destroying its business, without having properly served the company. If granted, this means the Megaupload case will be over.Source: Megaupload Asks Court to Dismiss The Criminal Case

  • EU Report Reveals P2P Traffic Interference By ISPs

    Updated: 2012-05-30 14:49:44
    A new report released today has revealed the scale of ISP traffic management practices that result in restrictions to the open Internet. The EU report, which covers 381 ISPs serving in excess of 340 million subscribers, reveals that 21% of fixed-line broadband users across Europe are affected by ISPs restricting P2P traffic, rising to 36% in the mobile market.Source: EU Report Reveals P2P Traffic Interference By ISPs

  • Megaupload Wins Crucial Evidence Disclosure Battle With US Govt.

    Updated: 2012-05-29 22:18:11
    A New Zealand court has ruled that the U.S. Government must hand over the evidence they have against Megaupload so Kim Dotcom and other employees can properly defend themselves against the pending extradition request. The U.S. refused to comply but Judge Harvey concluded that this would be unfair. He further noted that the entire U.S. case stands or falls on the strength of the alleged copyright infringement charges.Source: Megaupload Wins Crucial Evidence Disclosure Battle With US Govt.

  • ACTA: Unredacted Docs Show European Commission Negotiation Failures

    Updated: 2012-05-28 23:00:49
    Newly unredacted European Commission notes for four of the negotiation rounds for ACTA show that the Commission failed to negotiate effectively on behalf of European citizens and businesses. That's the assessment of digital rights organization EDRi and AccessNow, who gained access to the previously censored documents.Source: ACTA: Unredacted Docs Show European Commission Negotiation Failures

  • Happy Memorial Day!

    Updated: 2012-05-28 20:59:58
    Home Attorneys Contact Products Representative Clients Cases Search CO Records Services Workshops and Appearances Posts Photo Attorney Serving the Photographer's Legal Needs Happy Memorial Day On 05.28.12, In . Misc by Carolyn E . Wright 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 not constitute legal . advice Our Attorneys Contact Information Products Forms , Contracts and Books Representative

  • Google Questions Photographer’s DMCA Take Down Notice

    Updated: 2012-05-28 20:43:20
    Home Attorneys Contact Products Representative Clients Cases Search CO Records Services Workshops and Appearances Posts Photo Attorney Serving the Photographer's Legal Needs Google Questions Photographer’s DMCA Take Down Notice On 05.28.12, In DMCA by Carolyn E . Wright Ryan McGinnis is a professional photographer who often is infringed . He uses the DMCA Take Down provisions as part of his fight against copyright . infringement Earlier this year , Ryan sent several DMCA takedown notices for a specific photo of his being used on Blogger blogs . His notice complied with all provisions , as he used Google’s own web-submission form and included a link to the work on his own website . Surprisingly , Ryan received a form : response , Hello Thanks for reaching out to . us We have received your

  • Memorial Day

    Updated: 2012-05-27 17:22:46
    RSS Feed Social Networking Archive Index TLP on Kindle Thoughts , essays , and writings on Liberty . Written by the heirs of Patrick . Henry Pages Archive Index Comment Policy Declaration of Independence Social Networking What Is The Liberty Papers The U.S . Constitution Contributors Brad Warbiany Chris Doug Mataconis Kevin Michael O . Powell Mike Quincy Simon Jester Stephen Gordon Stephen Littau tarran Retired Adam Selene Eric our Founder Jason Pye Kay Nick Robert UCrawford Blog Admin : E-mail Brad Search The Liberty Papers WWW thelibertypapers.org Recent Comments : Stephen Littau David , I agree with your first 2 sentences but who is being hypocritical here Penn Jillette Not a . procopius I’m more into people like Amash than I am into Rand . It’s awesome that Rand is there , bar . David

  • BitTorrent Traffic Booms Due to “Licensing Challenges”

    Updated: 2012-05-24 22:02:41
    In the U.S., BitTorrent’s share of total Internet traffic is falling sharply and the aggregate share of all P2P sharing applications is now at an all-time low of 12.7 percent. In other parts of the world, however, this trend is noticeably absent. In Europe and the Asia-Pacific region BitTorrent continues to surge. In part this difference can be explained by the lack of legal alternatives. Source: BitTorrent Traffic Booms Due to “Licensing Challenges”

  • News Recap From The Streaming Media East Show and Content Delivery Summit

    Updated: 2012-05-23 19:17:21
    A lot of news came out at or during the Content Delivery Summit and Streaming Media East shows last week, here's a rundown of all the news I got sent or saw on the wire. Amazon CloudFront Adds Dynamic Site Acceleration Capabilities Yottaa Launches Solution for Mobile Acceleration Harmonic Sets the Bar for High-Volume Multiscreen VOD Transcoding With New ProMedia...

  • Greek Court Orders ISP Blockades of ‘Pirate’ Music Sites

    Updated: 2012-05-21 12:00:20
    Following in the footsteps of other courts around Europe, a Greek court has ordered the country's ISPs to start censoring sites that allegedly infringe copyright. The blockades, which were requested by music rights organizations against two specific sites, will be implemented by DNS record tampering and IP address filtering.Source: Greek Court Orders ISP Blockades of ‘Pirate’ Music Sites

  • Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent

    Updated: 2012-05-21 10:40:28
    The top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent, 'John Carter' tops the chart this week, followed by 'Journey 2: The Mysterious Island'. 'The Avengers' completes the top three.Source: Top 10 Most Pirated Movies on BitTorrent

  • Diary of a Copyright Infringement Lawsuit – 8 (Discovery; Initial Disclosures)

    Updated: 2012-05-20 17:02:34
    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 8 Discovery Initial Disclosures On 05.20.12, In Diary of a Copyright Infringement Lawsuit by Carolyn E . Wright After the parties have their Rule 26 meeting as described in the prior post they may start the discovery process . The purpose of discovery is to learn about the other party’s case . Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b 1 provides that Parties may obtain discovery regarding any nonprivileged matter that is relevant to any party’s claim or defense—including the existence , description , nature , custody , condition , and location of any documents or other tangible

  • BitTorrent Inc Takes Legal Action Against Download Scammers

    Updated: 2012-05-18 21:01:58
    BitTorrent Inc., the company behind the BitTorrent protocol and the world famous uTorrent client, has taken legal action against a company attempting to trade on the company's brand. In a lawsuit against a German-based company calling itself BitTorrent Marketing GMBH, US-based BitTorrent Inc. is claiming damages for trademark infringement, unfair competition and cybersquatting.Source: BitTorrent Inc Takes Legal Action Against Download Scammers

  • Pirate Bay Ban Rockets Pirate Party Website Into The Big Time

    Updated: 2012-05-18 10:17:44
    The court-ordered ISP blockade of The Pirate Bay immediately backfired earlier this month when it massively raised awareness and caused the site to receive millions of extra visitors. Now, and as a direct result of the Pirate Bay ban, the website of the UK Pirate Party is benefiting hugely too. In just over three weeks it has jumped more than 100,000 places in the UK rankings and any moment now will become the 1,500th most-visited website in the country.Source: Pirate Bay Ban Rockets Pirate Party Website Into The Big Time

  • File-Sharing Is Linked to Depression, Researchers Find

    Updated: 2012-05-17 22:40:49
    A new paper published by researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology reveals that people with depressive symptoms are more avid file-sharers than those without them. The research in question was conducted among students whose connections to the campus network were monitored. Perhaps more worrying than the results themselves, the lead researcher suggests that it might be a good idea to monitor people's file-sharing habits for use as a diagnostic tool.Source: File-Sharing Is Linked to Depression, Researchers Find

  • BitTorrent Piracy Boosts Music Sales, Study Finds

    Updated: 2012-05-17 12:58:49
    A new academic paper by a researcher from the North Carolina State University has examined the link between BitTorrent downloads and music album sales. Contrary to what’s often claimed by the major record labels, the paper concludes that there is absolutely no evidence that unauthorized downloads negatively impact sales. Instead, the research finds that more piracy directly leads to more album sales. Source: BitTorrent Piracy Boosts Music Sales, Study Finds

  • IMAGiNE Member Pleads Guilty to Criminal Copyright Infringement

    Updated: 2012-05-16 22:19:52
    Last month the feds arrested four alleged members of the prominent BitTorrent release group IMAGiNE . One of them has struck a deal with the US Government and pleads guilty to one of the charges. The remaining three plead not guilty. Recent documents filed at court further reveal that the MPAA was the tipster that initiated the investigation.Source: IMAGiNE Member Pleads Guilty to Criminal Copyright Infringement

  • Pirate Bay Under DDoS Attack From Unknown Enemy

    Updated: 2012-05-16 14:12:22
    With court-ordered ISP blockades popping up all over Europe, The Pirate Bay is no stranger to being silenced. However, for the last 24 hours the site has been largely inaccessible world wide due to a completely different type of censorship. After the site openly criticized Anonymous last week for DDoS'ing UK ISP Virgin Media, The Pirate Bay itself is now under attack.Source: Pirate Bay Under DDoS Attack From Unknown Enemy

  • Blogger Asserts Copyright, Newspaper Editor Gets Irate

    Updated: 2012-05-15 22:54:51
    , Home Attorneys Contact Products Representative Clients Cases Search CO Records Services Workshops and Appearances Posts Photo Attorney Serving the Photographer's Legal Needs Blogger Asserts Copyright , Newspaper Editor Gets Irate On 05.15.12, In Copyright Infringement Damages by Carolyn E . Wright 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 not constitute legal . advice Our Attorneys Contact

  • Open WiFi Owner Not Liable For Illegal File-Sharing, Court Rules

    Updated: 2012-05-15 11:15:23
    Dependant on the side they're representing, lawyers around the world have taken opposing stances when it comes to liability for infringement via open WiFi. When representing plaintiffs they speak of 'a duty of care' to rightsholders and when defending Internet users they insist that holding individuals responsible for the actions of others is a step too far. In a landmark case in Finland, a court has just agreed with the latter.Source: Open WiFi Owner Not Liable For Illegal File-Sharing, Court Rules

  • Why Are People Resigning Before The Copyright Industries’ Will?

    Updated: 2012-05-13 19:07:28
    Defeat in a single battle in the war over net liberty doesn't concern me too much. I know that the net freedom forces have the strategic and intellectual upper hand in this war over our freedom, but there is something else that concerns me gravely. Why are people seriously thinking that the copyright industries have the final say in shaping society?Source: Why Are People Resigning Before The Copyright Industries’ Will?

  • Q&A – Follow Up to Post on Registering Your Library of Photographs

    Updated: 2012-05-13 18:11:10
    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 Follow Up to Post on Registering Your Library of Photographs On 05.13.12, In Copyright Registration by Carolyn E . Wright . Q I have been registering my older unpublished images in groups of years . According to the application on eCO , it asks you for the year of completion , even for unpublished shots . Can I register multiple years in one registration of unpublished shots I have already registered all of my published shots boy , was that a pain in the . neck , Thanks Tony Gillilan P.S . Is there a way to search form my images on the copyright.gov site I already found registrations , but no links to . photos . A

  • Registering Your Library of Photographs

    Updated: 2012-05-12 23:59:13
    Home Attorneys Contact Products Representative Clients Cases Search CO Records Services Workshops and Appearances Posts Photo Attorney Serving the Photographer's Legal Needs Registering Your Library of Photographs On 05.12.12, In Copyright Registration by Carolyn E . Wright If you’re just beginning the process to register your entire library of photographs , the process can seem overwhelming . You first must separate your registrations by groups of  published and  unpublished photos . You then must separate the registrations of your published images by calendar year published . This chart may help you visualize how to group : them You may break your photographs into smaller , more manageable groups , from these larger ones . The important thing is to get started Carolyn E . Wright Carolyn

  • Pirate Bay ‘Censorship’ Judge is Corrupt, Claims Pirate Party Founder

    Updated: 2012-05-12 12:33:47
    This week yet another court order was handed down in Europe with the aim of censoring The Pirate Bay. The ruling forbids the Dutch Pirate Party from not only running a direct proxy, but also telling people how to circumvent an earlier court ordered blockade. However, according to Pirate Party founder Rick Falkvinge, the judge in the case has a history of corruption relating to another file-sharing case he presided over in the Netherlands.Source: Pirate Bay ‘Censorship’ Judge is Corrupt, Claims Pirate Party Founder

  • MPAA: We’re No Pirates! You Are Thieves! Or?

    Updated: 2012-05-11 22:22:05
    The MPAA is outraged and offended by "The Pirate Bay and their apologists" who "seek to justify profiting from digital theft" by referring to Hollywood's founders as pirates. Not true, they claim. Instead, the early inhabitants of Hollywood were independent filmmakers who were censored by a copyright monopoly. They were freedom fighters who saw no other option than to infringe patents for the sake of creativity.Source: MPAA: We’re No Pirates! You Are Thieves! Or?

  • Verizon Refuses to Identify Alleged BitTorrent Pirates

    Updated: 2012-05-11 16:13:34
    In its lawsuits against hundreds of alleged BitTorrent users, book publisher John Wiley and Sons has met unexpected resistance from Internet provider Verizon. For a variety of reasons including privacy concerns, the ISP is refusing to comply with a subpoena which orders the company to hand over the personal details of subscribers who are accused of pirating "For Dummies" books. Source: Verizon Refuses to Identify Alleged BitTorrent Pirates

  • Court Forbids Linking to Pirate Bay Proxies

    Updated: 2012-05-10 14:19:39
    The Court of The Hague has handed down another ruling that restricts access to The Pirate Bay website. The Court has forbidden the Dutch Pirate Party from linking to, operating or listing websites that allow the public to circumvent a local Pirate Bay blockade. The political party is further ordered to shutdown its reverse proxy indefinitely and block Pirate Bay domains and IP-addresses from its generic proxy. Source: Court Forbids Linking to Pirate Bay Proxies

  • Five More Dutch ISPs Given 10 Days To Censor The Pirate Bay

    Updated: 2012-05-10 11:51:03
    Following an earlier court ruling that ordered two of the largest ISPs in the Netherlands to block subscriber access to The Pirate Bay, today anti-piracy group BREIN has scored another success. The Court of The Hague has just ordered a further five ISPs to block TPB IP addresses and 20 domain names. Failure to do so within 10 days will result in fines of up to 250,000 euros.Source: Five More Dutch ISPs Given 10 Days To Censor The Pirate Bay

  • Mao Yushi: An Inspiration for All Who Yearn to be Free

    Updated: 2012-05-08 20:07:47
    Last Friday, the Cato Institute honored dissident Chinese economist Mao Yushi with the Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty. Just a week prior, Mao, a consistent critic of Chinese government policies and advocate of both individual and economic liberty faced the possibility of being detained rather than being permitted to fly to Washington D.C. to [...]

  • ALERT! Confusion Over the Proposed New Fees for Copyright Registration

    Updated: 2012-05-06 21:51:32
    Home About Photo Attorney® Contact Products Representative Clients Cases Search CO Records Services Workshops and Appearances Posts Photo Attorney Serving the Photographer's Legal Needs ALERT Confusion Over the Proposed New Fees for Copyright Registration On 05.06.12, In Copyright Registration by Carolyn E . Wright The photography community is confused about the new proposed fees for Copyright Registration . Photographers can’t tell whether group registrations of photographs will be considered a one work” registration , defined in the Federal Register : as Registration of a basic claim in an original work of : authorship Single author , same claimant , one work , not a work made for hire , filed electronically for 45 or whether group registrations will fall : under All other claims filed

  • The Libertarian Party at 40

    Updated: 2012-05-04 19:51:41
    President Obama’s campaign has put together “The Life of Julia“, following a woman from cradle to grave to show how she benefits from the enlightened benificence of President Barack Obama. The reality, though, is rather different. Let’s look now at “The Life of Julia”: 3 Years Old Under President Obama: Julia is enrolled in a [...]

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