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Please don't steal this Web content

August 2, 2007 Movement is afoot to stifle "scraper sites," which copy content of blogs and repost it on other sites to profit from ad impressions. TAGS: DMCA, blog, WordPress, copyright law, blogging, RSS, Google Inc., search engine, post

YouTube may add to Google's copyright worries

October 10, 2006 Popular video-sharing site already faces legal heat. Will its acquisition make Google a high-profile lawsuit target? TAGS: legal liability, YouTube, copyright law, Mark Cuban, litigation, lawsuit, DMCA, Google Inc., CEO, video

Week in review: Deal or no deal in YouTube?

October 13, 2006 Google buys video-sharing service and adds to the Office 2.0 wave. Chipmakers talk speed, while Toyota touts ethanol. TAGS: copyright law, YouTube, Week in review, Google Docs, litigation, Google Inc., Microsoft Office, spreadsheet, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., video

RIAA copyright education contradictory, critics say

August 30, 2006 Advocacy groups say video offered to universities contains inaccuracies about the legality of copying music. TAGS: RIAA, critic, university, copyright law, education, music, copy, video

Judge: Google News lawsuit can proceed

July 18, 2006 Delays decision on Google's request to toss out suit brought by AFP, which could set ground rules for Web copyright. TAGS: Google News, copyright law, lawsuit, headline, Google Inc., federal judge, Judge, lawyer, Washington, article, photograph

This week in Google

February 24, 2006 A federal judge rules that portions of Google's popular image search feature likely violate U.S. copyright law. TAGS: image search, copyright law, EarthLink Inc., federal judge, Google Inc., prosecutor, city, U.S., photograph

Pro-piracy politician proffers his worldview

August 13, 2007 Swedish parliamentary hopeful and copyright critic sails into the U.S. to raise funds and awareness. TAGS: Sweden, politician, party, seat, vote, copyright law, police, U.S.

U.K. government rejects calls for DRM ban

February 20, 2007 Almost 1,500 sign anti-DRM petition, but U.K. officials say the technology, when certain safeguards are observed, still has value. TAGS: digital-rights management, petition, U.K., government, copyright law, restriction, Steve Jobs, rootkit, Sony Corp., CD

Comcast, BitTorrent bury the hatchet

March 28, 2008 After months of sparring, the companies say they've found common ground--and maybe even a way to make both ISPs and file sharers happy. TAGS: BitTorrent, Comcast Corp., blog, Declan McCullagh, copyright law, P2P, Internet Service Provider, file-sharing, broadband

Congress: P2P networks harm national security

July 24, 2007 House of Representatives panel chairman says peer-to-peer networks pose a "national security threat," new laws needed. TAGS: national security, P2P, politician, copyright law, chairman, law, LimeWire, Rep., document

RIAA verdict playback

October 8, 2007 A Thursday verdict requiring a Minnesota woman to pay $220,000 to the RIAA gets mixed reactions from public and politicos. TAGS: RIAA, Minnesota, recording industry, woman, intellectual property, copyright law, file-sharing, president

Judge: Can't link to Webcast if copyright owner objects

December 22, 2006 Decision appears to be the first to deal with direct or "deep" links to Webcasts. TAGS: Webcast, federal judge, court, motorcycle, streaming audio, copyright law, Texas, Judge, link, DVD

Gawker Media mystery ads appear on YouTube

February 2, 2007 updateCompany founder has acknowledged that a Gawker employee has been posting copyright videos with ads. Images: Mystery ads TAGS: Gawker Media, copyright holder, copyright law, YouTube, holder, permission, owner, spokesman, lawyer, entertainment, video, TV

Apple gets reprieve from French DRM-busting law

August 1, 2006 France's controversial copyright law is dealt a major setback as sections are ruled unconstitutional. TAGS: interoperability, digital-rights management, law, online music, euro, copyright law, France, Apple Computer

Google argues with U.K. publishers over digital libraries

June 6, 2006 The tech giant says its book search project helps publishers sell books, but publishers beg to differ. TAGS: publisher, Google Book Search, Google Inc., copyright law, search engine, project, text, U.K., work

Google wins a court battle

March 16, 2006 Judge rules in search giant's favor, dismissing copyright infringement lawsuit filed by e-book writer. TAGS: Usenet, lawsuit, excerpt, federal judge, court, Google Inc., search result, copyright law, e-book, Time Warner Inc., archiving, decision, search engine, Internet Service Provider

Politicos threaten schools over campus piracy

June 5, 2007 Members of Congress threaten new laws if universities don't adopt measures to block the transfer of copyrighted content. TAGS: university, copyright law, Rep., intellectual property, student, digital media, school

Apple, others draw legal threat over media players

May 11, 2007 California company accuses Apple, Microsoft, Real and Adobe of violating copyright law by "actively avoiding" its products. TAGS: DMCA, digital radio, RealNetworks Inc., copyright law, measure, intellectual property, Apple Computer, letter, Adobe Systems Inc., digital audio, California, law, media player, work, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

House panel OKs digital licensing bill

June 9, 2006 Critics say complex copyright proposal could erode fair use rights and set a precedent that threatens devices like TiVo. TAGS: bill, copyright law, license, representative, RIAA, TiVo Inc., Democrat, song, music

Google suffers setback in copyright case

February 13, 2007 Belgian court says newspaper excerpts are a no-no. But experts question whether there will be much of an impact outside Europe. TAGS: Google News, court, excerpt, Google Inc., Belgium, lawyer, copyright law, attorney, spokesman, Internet search, Europe, article, message, U.S., Microsoft Corp.
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