Copyright

Oracle Wins Copyright Violation Lawsuit

A judge rules in favour of Oracle against a company providing cheap third-party support to Oracle customers

11 years ago

Dutch Court Overturns ‘Ineffective’ Pirate Bay Ban

The 'ineffective' ban on the Pirate Bay website has been overturned by a Dutch Court

11 years ago

The UK Government Is Already Policing The Internet

The new intellectual property crime unit PIPCU uses threats, not due process, to get copyright-infringing domains off the Internet

11 years ago

New UK Police Unit Helped Close 40 Pirate Websites

PIPCU is fighting against copyright infringement by revoking domain names and putting pressure on advertisers, all without going to court

11 years ago

US Government Pays $50 Million Settlement For Military’s Pirated Software

For years, the US Department of Defence had used unlicensed copies of logistics software

11 years ago

21 More Pirate Websites To Be Blocked By UK ISPs

BeeMP3, FilesTube and TorrentHound join the likes of the Pirate Bay on the copyright holders’ blacklist

11 years ago

Torrent Tracker isoHunt To Close And Settle Lawsuit For $110m

Site founder Gary Fung says he’ll be back, but the case establishes that a Torrent index infringes copyright

11 years ago

New Police Unit Threatens Domain Registrars Over Piracy

Shut down websites we deem illegal or face the consequences, says PIPCU

11 years ago

UK Launches Intellectual Property Crime Unit

PIPCU will handle everything from illegal downloads to fake Gucci bags

11 years ago

Kim Dotcom Quits Mega Day Job

Dotcom has lots of other stuff going on, like setting up a political party, so has no time to lead…

11 years ago

US And China Cooperate To Seize 243,000 Counterfeit Devices

A flood of fake Apple and Samsung smartphones stopped at the border

11 years ago

Google, Microsoft And Condé Nast To Stop Advertising On Pirate Websites

Eight online advertising companies pledge to stop funding copyright infringement

11 years ago

Pirate Bay Co-Founder ‘Anakata’ Wanted By Danish Police

Gottfrid Svartholm Warg is accused of yet another cybercrime, this time in Denmark

12 years ago

Eminem Suing Facebook For Copyright Infringement

Facebook’s latest advert features music that sounds suspiciously similar to Eminem’s ‘Under the Influence’

12 years ago

Pirate Bay Co-Founder “Anakata” Faces New Charges

Swedish authorities intend to keep Gottfrid Svartholm Warg in prison

12 years ago

Hollywood Issues Takedown Requests On… Takedown Requests?

Google’s list of takedown requests could become the largest index of pirate content in the world

12 years ago

Six Libraries To Archive A Copy Of British Internet

The new Legal Deposit regulation will require publishers to allow qualified libraries take copies of all digital content

12 years ago

Wiki Weapon Spawns Copyright-Free 3D Printer Blueprint Search Engine

Defense Distributed wants to destroy copyright, and dreams of a revolution

12 years ago

Cheap 3D Printing Is Disruptive, But Not A Threat

3D printing could produce cheap copies of anything. Don't worry, says Wayne Rash

12 years ago

Kim Dotcom Plans To Sue New Zealand’s Government Spies

Government Communications Security Bureau might find itself in court after wiretapping Dotcom’s communications

12 years ago

The Pirate Bay Reveals North Korea Relocation Plan Was A Prank

The pirates trick users and the media, but its servers still remain hidden

12 years ago

Court Orders Three More Torrent Websites Blocked In The UK

High Court orders ISPs to block access to Kickass-Torrents, Fenopy and H33T

12 years ago

London Lawyers Join Kim Dotcom’s Defence Team

Amsterdam & Partners will work for free, at least until Dotcom gets his money back from the US authorities

12 years ago

Mega Accepts BitCoins, Outlines World Domination Plans

Kim Dotcom wants to launch encrypted email, video and communication services

12 years ago

The Pirate Bay Could Launch A Copyright Lawsuit

The Internet pirates have their website design stolen by a copyright protection group

12 years ago

Russian Pirate Party Set To Host Banned Websites Abroad

The political organisation wants to help websites that were 'blacklisted' without any reason

12 years ago

BSA: Over Half Of UK SMBs Have Used Illegal Software

BSA warns small companies that buying counterfeit software could lead to something more troublesome than a fine

12 years ago

Google Resolves France Media Spat With €60m Fund

Google has reached an arrangement with French news organisations to create a €60m fund backing online innovation

12 years ago