DMCAStudy: DMCA Takedown Notices Based on Flawed InvestigationsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 6, 2008 - 9:30am.
tags: P2P | Piracy | Music | Reports | Movies | RIAA | MPAA | DMCA | Copyright | BitTorrent | Research | MediaDefender | U. of Washington |
Google Says Viacom's YouTube Lawsuit Threatens 'Net FreedomAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 27, 2008 - 9:13am.
MPAA Sues Streaming Movie, TV Index Site Pullmylink.comAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on April 18, 2008 - 9:33am.
Warner Music Sues Streaming Song Search Engine SeeqpodAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 24, 2008 - 10:10am.
Mark Cuban: Is it Time for YouTube to Reform?Authored by Mark Cuban on October 28, 2007 - 2:47pm.
Youtube has a huge problem and they have dug a hole so deep they are never going to be able to fix it unless they change their approach to copyright. There is no reason to discuss further whether or not Youtube or Google Video is elgible for protection from the DMCA. That topic will be decided by the courts. The question now is whether or not using the DMCA is a good business decision.
RIAA Sues Usenet.com for Facilitating Copyright InfringementAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 17, 2007 - 10:17am.
Filmmaker Claims "Fair Use" in Lawsuit Over "Count Dante" DocAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 12, 2007 - 7:44am.
Stanford, Calif. - The Fair Use Project, part of Stanford Law School's Center for Internet & Society, announced on Friday that it has filed a counterclaim in the case of a filmmaker accused of copyright and trademark infringement over a documentary about Count Dante, a martial arts expert who founded Chicago's Black Dragon Fighting Society in the 1960s. tags: Lawsuits | Movies | DMCA | Copyright | Fair Use | Lawrence Lessig | Fair Use Project | Count Dante |
Apple Faces Class Action Over Broken "Unlocked" iPhonesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 10, 2007 - 10:29am.
Santa Clara, Calif. - Purchasers of Apple's iPhone who used software to unlock them for use on networks other than AT&T, and later found their phones broken after downloading a software update from Apple, can now join a class action lawsuit against the company. DivX Sues Universal Music Over Copyright Claims on Video-Sharing SiteAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 7, 2007 - 7:41am.
San Diego - DivX, a developer of video compression and video distribution technologies, announced on Friday that it has filed a preemptive lawsuit against Universal Music Group, asking a judge to declare that the label's claims of copyright infringement against its Stage6 video-sharing site are without merit. tags: Video | Law | Lawsuits | Universal Music | DivX | DMCA | Copyright | User-Generated | Stage6 |
Universal Music Files Copyright Suit Against Video-Sharing Site VeohAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 5, 2007 - 10:34am.
Los Angeles - Major record label Universal Music Group has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against video-sharing site Veoh Networks, Bloomberg reported. Indie Filmmaker in Copyright Spat With Viacom Over YouTube ClipsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 31, 2007 - 6:28am.
San Francisco - An independent filmmaker who posted some of his work on YouTube, which was then used without permission by Viacom on a TV show, has seen his posting of Viacom's use of his work removed from YouTube by the media conglomerate, CNET News.com reported. tags: Video | TV | VH1 | YouTube | Viacom | DMCA | Copyright | Fair Use | Chris Knight | Web Junk 2.0 |
EFF Sues Universal Music Over Right to Resell Promotional CDsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 7, 2007 - 2:47pm.
San Francisco - Digital civil liberties advocates the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and a San Francisco law firm have filed suit against Universal Music Group, on behalf of an eBay seller sued by the label group for offering promotional CDs for sale. U.S. Authorities Target Game Console Mod Chips in 16-State RaidAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 2, 2007 - 10:16am.
Washington - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that it conducted raids on businesses, storefronts and residences on Wednesday in 16 states, related to an investigation into the alleged sale and distribution of illegal video game console mod chips and disc copyright circumvention devices. U. of Kansas Says It Won't Forward RIAA Letters to StudentsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 30, 2007 - 12:47pm.
Lawrence, Kan. - The University of Kansas is refusing to forward pre-litigation settlement letters from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to its students, claiming the action could constitute a breach of student privacy, The University Daily Kansan reported. EFF Sues Universal Over YouTube Baby Dancing VideoAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 25, 2007 - 2:05pm.
San Francisco - Digital civil liberties group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has sued Universal Music Publishing Group, after the company ordered a home video removed from YouTube that showed a baby dancing to a clip of Prince's song "Let's Go Crazy." tags: Law | Lawsuits | YouTube | DMCA | Copyright | EFF | User-Generated | Universal Music. Fair Use |
AOL/Time Warner's TMZ.com Gets O.J. Manuscript Takedown NoticeAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 21, 2007 - 1:32pm.
New York - AOL and Time Warner's celebrity gossip blog TMZ.com has received a takedown notice from a trustee overseeing the bankruptcy case of O.J. Simpson, after the website yesterday published a link to the notorious unpublished manuscript "If I Did It," Wired News reported. Microsoft Locks Out Modified Xbox 360s From Xbox LiveAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 18, 2007 - 3:44pm.
Redmond, Wash. - Microsoft has begun to lock out owners of illegally modified Xbox 360 consoles -- which can play pirated games -- from its Xbox Live online game service. "This is an important part of our efforts to try and maintain a fair gaming environment for the large majority of gamers that play by the rules," the company said on its Gamerscore blog. "These users will not have their account automatically banned from LIVE, but they will no longer be able to access the service from the console they modified." EFF: Universal Music Drops YouTube Claim Against Michelle MalkinAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 16, 2007 - 4:04pm.
San Francisco - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) reports that Universal Music Group has dropped efforts to have a video critical of its hip-hop artist Akon posted by conservative pundit Michelle Malkin removed from YouTube. UMG sent YouTube a takedown notice on the video, in which Malkin uses snippets of Akon's act to criticize him as a "misogynist." With assistance from the EFF, Malkin then sent a counter-notice to YouTube, claiming her video made fair use of UMG content; the video is now once again available on the site. Conservative Pundit Michelle Malkin, Universal Music in YouTube DMCA FlapAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 10, 2007 - 11:11am.
San Francisco - Conservative commentator Michelle Malkin, with the legal backing of digital civil liberties group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), has contested an attempt by major label Universal Music Group to have her podcast criticizing one of its artists removed from YouTube under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). tags: Music | Universal Music | YouTube | DMCA | Copyright | Fair Use | EFF | Michelle Malkin | Akon |
EFF Files Suit Against Psychic Over Debunking Clip on YouTubeAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 9, 2007 - 11:57am.
San Francisco - Digital civil liberties group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has filed suit against self-proclaimed psychic Uri Geller, on behalf of a skeptic whose video on YouTube debunking Geller's claims was removed after what the EFF says was a bogus copyright claim. |
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