Time Inc’s New Scam: Abusing the DMCA

Times are tough for the media industry, and any way to raise funds and abuse copyright law seems to be fair game, at least if you're Time Inc. We received a DMCA takedown notice and a demand for ... continue

Google removes Pirate Bay from search results

Googling for "The Pirate Bay" returns a different set of results today, as Google has responded to a DMCA complaint requesting the change. Instead of the results you may have come to expect, pages have been removed with ... continue

Dustin Lance Black lawyers threaten to sue us despite not running the XXX pics

Lawyers representing Oscar winner Dustin Lance Black have today threatened to sue The Inquisitr for a screenshot of perezhilton.com we included in a post. The shot we ran included one picture from the set of pictures published by ... continue

Yet another really dumb move by Warner Brothers

No this isn’t another story about Warner Brothers sending their RIAA or MPAA storm troopers after a single mom or an ailing grandmother. Those they would probably succeed into forking over a pound of ... continue

Google provides some slapdown on who really serves DMCA notices

Copyright laws around the world are in the process of being re-written and in many cases they are a draconian move into the the past with us – the users – being made out ... 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

McCain Campaign asks YouTube to ignore the DMCA

The McCain campaign has written to YouTube, asking that the site ignore a provision of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and provide special resources to give expedited consideration to copyright claims against campaign videos. The legalities leading ... 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

Muxtape jammed?

Online music sharing service Muxtape is offline, with a notice on the site saying only that "Muxtape will be unavailable for a brief period while we sort out a problem with the RIAA." The Muxtape blog doesn't ... continue