Democrats Get Lesson in Awkward Online Piracy Prevention Tools with YouTube Takedown
YouTube copyright-detecting algorithm temporarily blocks stream
Copyright
Patent Abuse Hits Congressional Agenda
The economy is taking a hit from trolls who buy up patents and sit on them
Copyright-Enforcement Robots Mistakenly Interrupt Awards Broadcast
Ustream's crack squad of automated violation-detection technologies smothered a streaming feed of the Hugo Awards
Pirate Bay Co-Founder Arrested in Cambodia
Arrested on an international warrant from his native Sweden
Microsoft Wields Copyright Law to Smother Windows 8 Chatter
DMCA is a blunt instrument for bludgeoning critics
Apple's Motion to Have Some Samsung Products Banned in the U.S. is Scheduled
Hearings will begin in December
Feds Seize Pirated Android App Sites
The seizure by federal prosecutors of websites trading in smartphone applications is the first of its kind
Judge Rules Architectural Renderings Have Copyright Protections
Does not have to serve as a blueprint in order to be protected from distribution.
U.K. Site Owner Sentenced to Four Years Just for Linking to Illegal Streaming Sites
Man did not engage in any illegal streaming himself.
Google to "Demote" Sites with Copyright Problems
Pages cites with many copyright violations will appear lower in search results
New Zealand Police Deny Dotcom's Beating Claims
Megaupload founder testified Aug. 7 that he was beaten by police during the raid.
EA Sues Zynga for Copyright Infringement
The Ville looks too much like Sim City, the company claims
Is Access to Government-Funded Research a Right?
When the government funds academic research but publishers pay for editing and peer review, who gets to call the shots?
The Well-Pilfered Clavier
Does copyright protection prevent creators from making stuff and selling it?
When Piracy Becomes Promotion
How unauthorized copying made Japanese animation profitable in the United States.
