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Music labels promise to split iRadio royalties equally with artists; what could go wrong?

Posted May 21, 2013 - 12:00 am

Directly licensing music from labels could let Apple and others offer music services which may be better for the listener, but potentially less profitable for recording artists
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Aereo ruling could impact Pandora

Posted April 23, 2013 - 11:50 am

If the courts keep ruling that Aereo doesn’t violate copyright laws, it could affect other services that stream content, and might prompt Congress to step in
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The Weekly Hash - April 5, 2013

Posted April 5, 2013 - 10:53 am

A goofy romp through this week’s top tech stories and, also, the only time today (or probably ever) that Justin Bieber and Harvard University will be mentioned in the same article
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More proof that our copyright laws are busted

Posted April 2, 2013 - 12:11 pm

Recent rulings in the ReDigi and Aereo cases highlight what we already know: it’s high time for Congress to overhaul the copyright laws
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Apple's iRadio music service is finally coming - maybe

Posted April 1, 2013 - 11:09 am

Apple may be close to launching its long-rumored streaming radio service, but we've heard that before
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Apple haggling with labels over iRadio service

Posted March 11, 2013 - 11:26 am

Apple reportedly offers to pay record labels a royalty rate half of what Pandora pays for proposed music streaming service
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Using YouTube as a music service

Posted March 7, 2013 - 12:04 pm

YouTube will reportedly soon launch a music streaming service; some of us are already using it that way
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How to do something about the phone unlocking fiasco

Posted January 30, 2013 - 6:44 pm

Announcing that people now faced fines of up to $500,000 and imprisonment of up to five years for trying to use their phone on a competing cellular network certainly stirred the pot.
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The Weekly Hash - January 25, 2013

Posted January 25, 2013 - 12:26 pm

Making fun of some of the top - or goofiest - tech stories of the past seven days, this week featuring the latest in Cuban underwater cable-laying technology, what Twitter and Beyonce had in common during the presidential inauguration and John Boehner’s new look
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Why unlocking your phone without permission will be illegal (and why you should care)

Posted January 24, 2013 - 7:16 pm

Expecting the carriers to maintain a consistent unlocking policy is like asking the scorpion not to sting.
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Apple's online music service could be coming soon - free and unrestricted

Posted October 29, 2012 - 9:36 am

Apple is trying to directly license music in order to offer an online radio service not restricted by the DMCA
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EU trying to make 'white hat' security tools illegal

Posted April 10, 2012 - 11:00 am

European Union pushes to stop the sale of hacking tools, law may turn security researchers into criminals.
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Using a DMCA takedown to censor SOPA/PIPA arguments

Posted February 28, 2012 - 11:11 am

Techdirt finds that a popular post outlining the problems with SOPA/PIPA cut from Google search listings by a protest from the porn industry.
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Warner Brothers abusing DMCA takedown rules

Posted November 11, 2011 - 1:41 pm

In a court case between Hotfile.com and Hollywood studios, Warner Brothers admitted they sent takedown orders for thousands of files they didn't own or control.
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What New DMCA Copyright Loopholes Mean to You

Posted July 26, 2010 - 10:07 pm

The Library of Congress added five new exemptions to its Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Monday, a copyright law that criminalizes attempts to bypass digital copyrights. Originally passed in 1998, the act is revisited every three years, with new exceptions added based on changing technology.
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Fight to legalize iPhone jailbreaking set for Friday

Posted May 1, 2009 - 4:06 pm

Apple's iPhone marketing chief will square off against the Electronic Frontier Foundation and others Friday as the U.S. Copyright Office considers whether to allow an exemption to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) that would permit jailbreaking.
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BSA and MPAA Presidents Call the Digital Millennium Copyright Act A Crucial Step in Bringing Forth the Information Revolution

Posted November 12, 2008 - 4:12 pm

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), enacted ten years ago in October 1998, has been â€œa stunning success,â€ according to the leaders of the global software and motion picture industries.
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BSA and MPAA Presidents Call the Digital Millennium Copyright Act

Posted November 12, 2008 - 3:40 pm

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), enacted ten years ago in October 1998, has been â€œa stunning success,â€ according to the leaders of the global software and motion picture industries.
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