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Copyright lawsuit targets owners of non-secure wireless networks

Posted February 6, 2012 - 4:37 pm

A federal lawsuit filed in Massachusetts could test the question of whether individuals who leave their wireless networks unsecured can be held liable if someone uses the network to illegally download copyrighted content.
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How MegaUpload got to be a pirate poster boy

Posted January 23, 2012 - 2:13 pm

MegaUpload, a file sharing site taken down by the FBI Thursday, has had a history of being in the sights of government enforcers around the world. Here are some milestones from the Website's checkered past.
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Megaupload founder a 'flight risk', prosecutor says

Posted January 23, 2012 - 4:11 am

Kim Dotcom remanded in custody following a bail hearing, Judge reserves his decision.
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Megaupload defendants in court Sunday

Posted January 22, 2012 - 8:43 pm

Kim Dotcom, founder of the file sharing site Megaupload, appeared at court Sunday morning for a bail hearing along with three other men involved in the case.
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Megaupload case raises question of provider knowledge

Posted January 22, 2012 - 8:42 pm

How much knowledge does a platform provider need to have of the files being traded on their system before they can be considered culpable?
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What happens to legal files on Megaupload?

Posted January 20, 2012 - 10:28 am

Pirate haven Megaupload got megabusted. What happens to legal files and their owners?
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Silicon Valley rallies against SOPA, says the bill would cost jobs

Posted January 18, 2012 - 9:27 pm

About 200 of Silicon Valley’s technology-employed rallied in front of San Francisco’s city hall Wednesday, protesting the U.S. House bill called the “Stop Online Piracy Act”—or SOPA, and its mate in Senate, PIPA.
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Issa introduces SOPA alternative in the House

Posted January 18, 2012 - 8:00 pm

Lawmakers opposing the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act have introduced alternative legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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FAQ: SOPA and PIPA

Posted January 18, 2012 - 9:31 am

The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) have been making headlines, but what are they, exactly? Here are the facts.
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A personal argument, with price tag, against copyright abuse

Posted January 11, 2012 - 11:12 am

John B. Mueller put a beautiful sunset photo on Flickr, then added the cost to take it: $6,612.
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Sweden's newest church sanctifies copy, paste, post as antidote to censorship

Posted January 6, 2012 - 10:33 am

Information is not free, it is imprisoned by copyright 'ownership.' The holiest mission of humans on Earth, according to Sweden's newest officially recognized religion, is to copy files and set them free by distributing copies all over the world. 'Uh, no," sayeth the RIAA.
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Apple may nix creepily realistic Steve Jobs action figure

Posted January 3, 2012 - 11:13 am

Despite Apple's habit of putting the kibosh on images, statues and toys featuring Steve Jobs, a Chinese company called In Icon is preparing to ship another it says is a tribute to the late Apple chief. This one comes with a range of accessories including hands set in differing poses.
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Swiss Govt report: piracy not costing media companies money

Posted December 2, 2011 - 11:19 am

Swiss media companies have been after the government to do something about piracy. The government studied the problem and said downloading movies and music will stay legal.
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Naming names of tech companies (Microsoft, Apple etc) supporting SOPA

Posted November 18, 2011 - 1:01 pm

SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) gives content owners the right to effectively close down websites. One might think all technology companies would fight, but at least 29, including Microsoft and Apple, support SOPA.
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SOPA opposition from Pelosi and Paul spans political spectrum

Posted November 18, 2011 - 12:37 pm

Nancy Pelosi, former Speaker and traditional Democrat, joined Ron Paul, GOP presidential candidate and traditional Libertarian, in opposing SOPA.
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Do you own your iTunes files? RIAA says no

Posted November 17, 2011 - 12:49 pm

Since a 1908 Supreme Court decision, Americans have been allowed to sell copyrighted works they obtained legally, ie; buy a book, sell the book later. But the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) says you can't resell your iTunes files.
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SOPA supporters block tech industry advocates from speaking at hearing

Posted November 15, 2011 - 10:47 am

SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) goes several steps too far in fighting piracy. And the tech industry is being stopped from speaking to the Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, November 16th.
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Monkeys, cameras, and copyright

Posted July 13, 2011 - 10:59 am

Who owns the copyright on pictures taken by a monkey?
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Why your business should worry about the ISP copyright fight

Posted July 9, 2011 - 12:23 pm

Millions of small business owners may soon realize that their Internet service could be disrupted if they're wrongly accused of illegal file sharing or downloading under the "six strikes" plan entertainment media groups announced this week.
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Copyright advocates slam ISPs for not stopping piracy

Posted June 8, 2011 - 11:50 am

Representatives of the music industry attacked Internet service providers (ISPs) on Wednesday at the World Copyright Summit in Brussels.
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Is your domain safe from seizure for copyright infringement?

Posted May 12, 2011 - 5:51 pm

A group questions the government's process for shutdowns, but corporate sites are likely protected under safe-harbor provisions
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Federal court to review $67,500 music piracy fine

Posted April 4, 2011 - 6:15 pm

For the fist time, a federal appellate court has been asked to consider the appropriateness of the damages being sought by the RIAA against individual copyright infringers.
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The biggest legal danger for open source?

Posted April 4, 2011 - 8:30 am

There is an undercurrent of legal issues troubling the open source world these days. While things are going great in some aspects--cloud, mobile, server--there is a definite potential for trouble from litigious attacks on any of the successful technologies open source has helped create.
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Under pressure, Time Warner drops 11 channels from iPad TV app

Posted April 1, 2011 - 5:30 am

For the second time since launching two weeks ago on the App Store, Time Warner is scaling back the number of television channels it offers subscribers via an app for their Apple iPad tablets.
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Amazon shares get boost from analyst upgrade

Posted March 30, 2011 - 4:02 pm

Shares of online retailer Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) finished nearly 3 percent higher Wednesday after a Morgan Stanley analyst increased his target price to $225 from $205.
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