I finally posted the letter we received from the music labels' solicitors over on the company blog.I had been meaning to do so for a few days, but I was waiting to see if the ISPAI membership could agree on a response. … [Read more...] about Music Labels vs ISPs
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Pirate Bay In The News Again
The Pirate Bay, which is one of the more popular BitTorrent tracking sites, is embroiled in yet another legal battle to stay online.According to TechCrunch UK the Swedish site owners have received over 4000 pages of legal documents.The Swedish site has a history of fighting legal challenges. That's the most diplomatic way of describing how they view a legal challenge. If you … [Read more...] about Pirate Bay In The News Again
Google Being Sued Over Trademark Infringements (again)
It seems that Google is being sued yet again over trademark issues related to adwords, its pay per click search engine marketing service. This time round it's American Airlines that is taking them to court. The full story is over on Eric Goldman's site. One of the questions he raises amused me: I also wonder if American Airlines itself has ever bought third party trademarks as … [Read more...] about Google Being Sued Over Trademark Infringements (again)
Harry Potter Bit Torrent Story Leads To TakeDown Notices
Techcrunch's Michael Arrington is reporting that JK Rowlings' publishers are issuing takedown notices to websites that mentioned the bit torrent story. So now if you mention that a file is available on bit torrent without even linking to it you get a takedown notice? I do not like copyright infringement and have every intention of buying a copy of the new Harry Potter book this … [Read more...] about Harry Potter Bit Torrent Story Leads To TakeDown Notices
Copyright Protection Gone Wrong
Copyright theft is wrong. I've been a victim, so has Donncha and Krystian. (to name but a few!) However, just because some people are being naughty doesn't mean that you can accuse people randomly of infringing rights. A story on Techcrunch this evening shows how wrong the guardians can be at times. Scouta received a DMCA notice for a video that was uploaded by the rights … [Read more...] about Copyright Protection Gone Wrong