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Battle over rapper’s sample heats up on Twitter

Did rapper Azealia Banks steal a sample from producer Munchi? The two had it out over Twitter.

On Sep 27, 2012 by Aja Romano

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German Pirate Party member stops people from pirating her book

Critics suggest Julia Schramm is using the tactics she writes against to sell her book.

On Sep 19, 2012 by Michelle Jaworski

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Artist sues Twitter to protect copyright

Christopher Boffoli claims he issued takedown requests that were ignored.

On Sep 12, 2012 by Aja Romano

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MPAA sends pro-copyright talking points memo to congressional candidates

The memo marks the first time the movie industry's lobbying arm has distributed a memo to candidates on the campaign trail.

On Sep 11, 2012 by Kevin Collier

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Hugo Awards livestream cut off in “copyright infringement” fiasco

Broadcaster Ustream shut down the official broadcast of science-fiction's most prestigious award show due to automated copyright-infringement software. 

On Sep 5, 2012 by Aja Romano

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Most BitTorrent users being monitored by copyright agencies, study finds

A Birmingham University (U.K.) study found that 10 different agencies log the IP addresses of users who download the most popular torrents from sites like The Pirate Bay.

On Sep 4, 2012 by Curt Hopkins

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MPAA president supports GOP platform on Internet rights

The Republican party has found an unlikely ally in Chris Dodd.

On Aug 31, 2012 by Kevin Collier

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Joel Tenenbaum, charged with downloading 30 songs from Kazaa, fined $675,000

A federal judge's decision in the case—which began in 2007— may be final, as the Supreme Court has refused to hear Tenenbaum's appeal.

On Aug 24, 2012 by Kevin Collier

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Google fighting proposed copyright law in Germany

News aggregators also oppose the law, which would charge a licensing fee for any reposted content.

On Aug 22, 2012 by Kevin Collier

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Photobucket shuts down Reddit’s nude-photo thieves

After a string of bad publicity, Photobucket is fighting fusking—the act of stealing and posting private nude photos—with a security overhaul and DMCA takedown requests. 

On Aug 16, 2012 by Kevin Morris

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Reported demise of French “three strikes law” greatly exaggerated

Jérémie Zimmermann, cofounder of French digital rights advocacy group La Quadrature, warned that the strict piracy measure would likely pass with some "cosmetic changes."

On Aug 13, 2012 by Kevin Collier

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Short film dramatizes the nightmarish future of copyright

Based on the arrests of Richard O'Dwyer and Kim Dotcom, the short film by Political-Prostitution.com envisions a future its creators say is not far off.

On Aug 10, 2012 by Kevin Collier

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Embedding video is not copyright infringement, federal court rules

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of video bookmarking site myVidster in a copyright battle over embedded porn videos.

On Aug 6, 2012 by Kevin Collier

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France reevaluating “three strikes” copyright regime

French officials are reconsidering HADOPI—also known as the "three strikes" copyright infringement policy—after it proved more expensive and less effective than anticipated.

On Aug 6, 2012 by Kevin Collier

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Leaked RIAA document gives insight into controversial Copyright Alerts System

The RIAA may want Internet service providers to cut off access to users who are repeatedly caught pirating.

On Jul 27, 2012 by Kevin Collier

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