Posted on : 06-09-2010 | By :
Drew Wilson | In :
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Not a lot of news is happening in Australia lately regarding the mandatory web filtering. So we decided to find out if anything has happened lately. Turns out, Australia has had an election with some rather historical results that could see to the demise of the net filtering plan. Hung parliament. The last time Australia [...]
Posted on : 04-09-2010 | By :
Drew Wilson | In :
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It seems that the porn industry is currently ramping up its anti-piracy efforts after filing lawsuits against 300 individuals accused of copyright infringement. The lawsuits were filed by Millennium TGA, Lightspeed Media Corporation and Hard Drive Productions in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division. The news was first [...]
Posted on : 04-09-2010 | By :
Drew Wilson | In :
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Brazil is wrapping up a consultation and it is apparently going out wit a bang. A coalition of 28 academic, educational, consumer, musical and digital cultural organizations have called on the government to legalize file-sharing through a blanket licensing system. Brazil is making headlines today because of a large push to legalize file-sharing. It’s thanks [...]
Posted on : 02-09-2010 | By :
Drew Wilson | In :
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There’s a major battle brewing between the French government and the French ISPs. A line is being drawn and it’s about the money. While this was foreseeable thanks to our earlier reports, it will be very interesting to see how far the battle will escalate. One report suggests that ISPs may even opt to not [...]
Posted on : 01-09-2010 | By :
Drew Wilson | In :
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News has surfaced that warning letters, allegedly from HADOPI, are being sent to an untold number of French citizens who are accused of copyright infringement. The problem? Neither HADOPI nor rights holders actually sent those e-mails. It seems that HADOPI can’t catch a break. After a series of revelations ranging from questions over where the [...]
Posted on : 31-08-2010 | By :
Drew Wilson | In :
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We have been interviewing Russell McOrmond. The interview is in three parts. Parts 1 and 2 are already available. We now conclude our three part interview. We have been interviewing Russell McOrmond in a three part interview. In part 1, we discussed the complexity of Bill C-32, copyright terms and anti-circumvention provisions. In part 2, [...]
Posted on : 30-08-2010 | By :
Drew Wilson | In :
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Earlier this month, we noted that officials working within ACTA are saying that September is when the negotiations will be finalized. Another report has surfaced that seems to confirm these intentions. ACTA (Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) has had quite a roller-coaster of a ride over the years it was being negotiated. Negotiations started as far back [...]
Posted on : 30-08-2010 | By :
Jared Moya | In :
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Famed Eagles singer says that without fixing the current Safe Harbor provision of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) copyright holders are “left with the unjustifiable and oppressive burden of constant policing” practically every site on the Internet, and complains that digital music retailers “bullied” the record industry into getting rid of DRM. Don Henley, [...]
Posted on : 28-08-2010 | By :
Drew Wilson | In :
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Earlier this month, we noted a development where a French citizen managed to trademark HADOPI faster than the government. Now, we have the great opportunity to interview the man himself who did it. His name is Renaud Veeckman and his name is quickly becoming more and more recognizable around the world. When the French government [...]
Posted on : 26-08-2010 | By :
Drew Wilson | In :
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If you ever thought that no one would ever actually legally attack Creative Commons and, if they did, you’d hear about it, consider this the article you “hear about it”. A draft copyright bill from the Czech Republic has leaked online and it may be one of the most disturbing copyright bills ever created. One [...]
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