Only idiots like the Authors Guild could believe in this kind of crap

We are pretty use to the crap that the RIAA and the MPAA like to spread around like fresh manure on a cow field but as of this week they have been joined by yet another trade ... continue

YouTube Now Blocks Copyright Material First, Asks Questions Later

We've had some interesting run-ins with YouTube before over copyright. In December USA Today claimed copyright of a Digg demonstration video we uploaded, and given YouTube seemingly ignores complaints, USA Today to the best of our knowledge ... continue

Valkyrie Producers May Be Sued Over Hitler Globe; Copyright Law Gone Mad

The producers of Valkyrie, Tom Cruise's newest movie based on the plot during World War Two to kill Hitler may be sued for using a reproduction of the famous Hitler Globe. The globes, produced in the 1930's were ... continue

Pirate Party Polling 21% in Sweden

The Swedish Pirate Party, the party set up to tackle copyright reform in Sweden has scored 21% in a nationwide poll. As TorrentFreak points out, the figures are even more remarkable among men aged 18-29, where The Pirate ... continue

Australian ISP iiNet sued over customer copyright infringement

Australia's second largest ISP iiNet has been sued by the film and television industry over copyright infringement by its customers. The action against iiNet was filed in the Australian Federal Court by Village Roadshow, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros, ... continue

Those poor silly deluded French RIAA wannabes

It never ceases to amaze the lengths these pseudo protectors of musician rights will go to in order to push their broken agenda down the throats of everyone. The delusions they suffer under about how they have ... continue

Copy-right: RIAA loses in court, Bush comes out against insane copyright law

Lots of good news on the copyright front this Thursday. The RIAA has taken a big blow against its first ever copyright win in court, and the Bush administration finally got something right, opposing moves to take ... continue

In a polarized society, will moderate viewpoints die?

The term red states, blue states introduced America and the world to the notion of a polarized society, one that rallies around what makes us different over the common ground. Polarization in politics isn't new, but today ... continue

Anvato: The Internet Video Detective

A new startup launched this week wants to be your Internet video detective. Anvato promises to track down anyone who's stolen your copyrighted video content and reposted it on his or her own site. The subscription-based service ... continue

Scrabulous highlights the failure of American Copyright Law

Facebook game Scrabulous is no longer available to users in North America as the Hasbro case develops. Hasbro is claiming that Scabulous is a trademark and copyright infringement on Scrabble. It's easy to side with the underdog ... continue

Government to Monitor UK Internet Use

Downloading a copyrighted file in the UK could now get you a direct warning from the government. A new plan, just announced today, has the nation's six biggest ISPs working hand-in-hand with regulating group Ofcom. ... continue

Let’s Talk Copyright

The whole use of full feeds by other people in a cloak of 2.0 commercialism is sad. It's sad that extremists in the copyright debate are claiming that not allowing anyone to republish your full content for ... continue