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As Congress reviews the DMCA, is a fair solution possible?

The House Judiciary Committee will address the DMCA's controversial Section 512 Thursday.

On Mar 13, 2014 by [email protected]

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Italy blocks a record number of sites for copyright infringement

"The largest operation against file sharing and torrents known in Italy."

On Mar 4, 2014 by Kevin Collier

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’12 Years a Slave’ won Best Picture—and now everyone’s pirating it

Success has its price.

On Mar 4, 2014 by Miles Klee

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‘Top Gun’ Twitter tribute shot down by Paramount Pictures

He flew too close to the sun.

On Feb 26, 2014 by Miles Klee

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How federal agents became the movie industry’s copyright enforcers

Federal agents tore a man's Google Glass off his face at a movie theater. Why were they doing the MPAA's dirty work?

On Jan 31, 2014 by Kevin Collier

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Prince sues 22 fans for pirating his music

This is what it sounds like when pirates cry.

On Jan 27, 2014 by Kevin Collier

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Is WikiLeaks turning the tide against the TPP?

The controversial trade agreement has gone from inevitable to uncertain.

On Jan 24, 2014 by Kevin Collier

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Someone gave the Doge meme its own font

Dogecoin's growing pains continue with a controversial effort to change its look.

On Jan 22, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Here’s how the Trans-Pacific Partnership could affect the environment

Tensions over the environment may help explain why a dozen TPP countries haven't reached a deal yet.

On Jan 15, 2014 by Kevin Collier

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Internet activists want publicly funded science to be publicly accessible

Copyright Week continues with a push for Open Access to research.

On Jan 15, 2014 by Dell Cameron

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Copyright Week continues with a defense of the public domain

Who should control information online? 

On Jan 14, 2014 by Dell Cameron

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Everything you need to know about Copyright Week

Each day of this week will be devoted to a different reason Internet activists want to defeat the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

On Jan 13, 2014 by Dell Cameron

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It’s official: No one owns Sherlock Holmes except the public

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's estate can no longer attempt to profit from his legacy.

On Dec 29, 2013 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Maybe we shouldn’t have given copyright trolls the names of 30,000 RedTube users, says court

Europe's biggest copyright-troll case has suffered a big blow.

On Dec 23, 2013 by Kevin Collier

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Kevin Smith blasts YouTube for new Content ID policy

“I know people who build careers on taking footage and running commentary under it or reviewing it and stuff," Smith said.

On Dec 20, 2013 by Michelle Jaworski