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Influential Republicans fix copyright system, then hit undo

Congress' powerful Republican Study Committee released a memo proposing a drastic overhaul of the U.S. copyright system, but removed it 24 hours later.

On Nov 19, 2012 by Kevin Collier

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Twitter gets more transparent about copyright takedowns

Tweets removed for copyright violations are now labeled as such, rather than just deleted.

On Nov 5, 2012 by Kris Holt

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Reddit factchecks detention of Pirate Bay cofounder

Redditors can agree that the Pirate Bay cofounder is in custody. They just can't figure out why.

On Nov 1, 2012 by Fernando Alfonso III

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Why the U.S. Embassy has an account on a Vietnamese pirate hub

U.S. officials are trying to connect with Vietnamese Internet users on Zing, a popular social network that's like a hybrid of Facebook and The Pirate Bay.

On Oct 31, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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Big brother admits it looks bad, will try to look better…

So the independent review wasn't independent. They'll do a really independent one soon. They promise.

On Oct 31, 2012 by Kevin Collier

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RIAA didn’t disclose its relationship with “Six Strikes” consultant

The RIAA reportedly kept it a secret that the "independent consultant" for a new anti-piracy system that will affect most American Internet users was a former RIAA lobbyist.

On Oct 30, 2012 by Kevin Collier

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What the presidential election means for Internet rights

What do we really know about where President Obama and Mitt Romney stand on Internet freedom, cybersecurity, and copyright enforcement?

On Oct 29, 2012 by Kevin Collier

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U.S. piracy warning system’s “independent consultant” a paid lobbyist for RIAA

The "independent" firm hired to monitor the anti-piracy program that's about to be implemented across the U.S. has received more than half a million dollars from pro-copyright companies.

On Oct 23, 2012 by Kevin Collier

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Single DMCA notice takes down 1.5 million blogs

When Pearson Education Inc. complained about a single blog post, a server responded in the extreme.

On Oct 16, 2012 by Kevin Collier

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“Six Strikes” arrives Nov. 28: How will it affect you?

Under the Copyright Alerts System, Internet users who are repeatedly caught pirating copyrighted files will have to complete an "educational course" before visiting certain websites.

On Oct 16, 2012 by Kevin Collier

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Canada joins TPP, the secret trade agreement that worries Internet activists

Canada joins the Trans-Pacific Partnership as a "second-tier" country, without any veto power.

On Oct 11, 2012 by Kevin Collier

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Microsoft takedown notice accidentally censors BBC, WIkipedia and more

A takedown notice sent in July accidentally caused articles from several respectable sites to be scrubbed from Google's search results.

On Oct 8, 2012 by Kevin Collier

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Google won’t manually monitor YouTube for copyright violations

Contrary to a previous announcement, a Google team won't be checking YouTube videos for copyright infringement.

On Oct 5, 2012 by Chase Hoffberger

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MPAA chief says SOPA and PIPA “are dead; they’re not coming back”

Chris Dodd, CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America, says the controversial anti-piracy bills SOPA and PIPA are gone for good. The MPAA's next plan for fighting pirates has yet to be revealed.

On Oct 3, 2012 by Kevin Collier

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Portugal makes landmark piracy ruling

According to Portugal's attorney general, you are not your IP address, and sometimes torrenting is OK.

On Sep 28, 2012 by Kevin Collier

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