Sun, 26 April 2009 The Pirate Bay trial judge is accused of bias. We take a closer look at The Pirate Bay verdict. The EU extends music copyrights 20 years. Norway makes it easier to go after file sharers. Malaysia shuts down a Bittorrent tracker. IceTV wins big in Australia. High schoolers flunk on their appear against a plagiarism checking application. The Internet Archive wants some of Google's action. CNN feels the burn of the Striesand effect. AP and Fairey go back and forth and back and forth. Biden promises MPAA to find the "right person" for the Copyright Czar job. Are pirates the best customers? What's the one thing you never want to register with the USCO?
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Sun, 19 April 2009 The Pirate Bay found guilty. Spanish file sharing admin sentenced to jail. Swedish ISP uses loophole to sabotage anti-file sharing law. Study says UK has the worst copyright laws. U.S. talks about ACTA. Yet another RIAA attorney is appointed to the DOJ. No webcasting of RIAA trial. MPAA's hacking may come back to bite them. Notorious B.I.G. sampling case reaches a conclusion. Could Amazon brick your Kindle? Wikipedia seeks a new license. Frank Herbert's estate goes after Second Life. Copyright a name, keep the IRS at bay? Show Notes Comments[2] |
Sun, 12 April 2009 AP, bloggers and Google spar over aggregation. Fox reporter reviews pirated movie. URAA held unconstitutional. Facebooks blocks The Pirate Bay. Blind rights groups protest Author's Guild over Kindle. Radiohead to testify against RIAA. South Korea passes "3 strike" law. YouTube goes old school. Wizard's of the Coast sues over file sharing PDFs. Copyright infringement over fake parking tickets? Patrick gets his "nerd card" revoked... repeatedly. Show Notes Comments[1] |
Sun, 5 April 2009 Obama gives the gift of DRM. The FBI tears up a datacenter hunting the Wolverine leaker. MPAA to boot their president. Nesson loses his mind. The Pirate Bay loves Facebook. Free downloads now legal in China. France passes tough anti-P2P legislation. New anti-piracy law in Sweden causes traffic to plummet. EU votes against a copyright extension. YouTube users in Germany lose access to some music. Hulu and Boxee keep dueling. Boyz N Da Hood gets hit with a plagiarism lawsuit. Are independent game developers charities? Are Tweets copyrighted? The Pirate Bay pulls a great April Fool's joke. Show Notes Comments[1] |
