piracy

AT&T, NBC Lump Piracy in with Spam, Malware as Net Pollution

Stevie Converse — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:21:15 -0700

Digital Rights Groups Sue for Access to Secret ACTA Treaty

Holiday Shapiro — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:16:21 -0700

EFF, Public Knowledge Sue U.S. over Secret IP Pact

Holiday Shapiro — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:00:30 -0700

Company to Help Content Owners 'Monetize' Illegal Content

Holiday Shapiro — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:30:00 -0700

BitTorrent Hits a Non-Comcast Bump

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 06:15:23 -0700

Could Peace Be Near for YouTube and Hollywood?

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:50:16 -0700

Online TV Network Says Piracy Police Misfired

Stevie Converse — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:25:58 -0700

An online skirmish between a popular Internet television network and an antipiracy company is underscoring the complexities of policing copyright content on the Internet.

The Stealth Anti-Piracy Chip that Is Neither Stealth Nor Anti-Piracy

Stevie Converse — Wed, 28 May 2008 07:38:58 -0700

A bunch of folks have been submitting the story of Atari founder and wannabe restaurant mogul Nolan Bushnell claiming that computers are now shipping with a stealth "TPM" chip that will somehow stop software pi

Why Do ISPs Want to Make Piracy Their Problem?

Stevie Converse — Tue, 13 May 2008 06:41:53 -0700

Looking closely at new incumbent anti-piracy plans, the passage of the new Pro-IP Act and the new P4P Working Group, you'll notice we've entered a new era of copyright-enforcement where ISPs plan to play a much greater role in protecting copyright law.

Big Content Fighting Campus P2P by Lobbying for State Laws

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 12 May 2008 09:40:50 -0700

Neither DMCA takedown notices nor RIAA prelitigation letters have any necessary correlation with on-campus P2P usage rates, as the recent upsurge in RIAA letters this last month shows (the RIAA says that the higher volume is a result of changes to the way MediaSentry detects P2P use).

House Wants Copyright Czar, New Piracy Penalties

Stevie Converse — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:30:12 -0700

A bipartisan proposal to create an intellectual-property czar and impose new penalties on pirates sailed through the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday.

House Passes Copyright Enforcement Bill

Stevie Converse — Fri, 09 May 2008 07:25:03 -0700

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation that would allow law enforcement authorities to seek the forfeiture of property used in copyright infringement.

Piracy Becomes Focus of Net Neutrality Debate

Stevie Converse — Wed, 07 May 2008 06:25:21 -0700

Much of the debate centered on piracy at a hearing Tuesday on the future of the Internet before the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

Massive Increase in RIAA Copyright Notices

Stevie Converse — Fri, 02 May 2008 07:42:18 -0700

According to Wired, universities in the US are experiencing a "20-fold increase" in the number of takedown notices from the RIAA in the last ten days. Indiana University reports 80 notices a day, but they say their traffic hasn't increased significantly over the same time period.

Public Knowledge Statement on the House Judiciary Committee Approval of Pro-IP Bill

Stevie Converse — Thu, 01 May 2008 07:16:31 -0700

Earlier today, the House Judiciary Committee approved HR 4279, the Pro-IP bill, which would increase penalties for violations of intellectual property laws, among other items.

House Bill to Create Anti-Piracy Czar Advances

Stevie Converse — Thu, 01 May 2008 07:13:48 -0700

A House committee passed an anti-piracy bill yesterday that would stiffen penalties for illegally copying and distributing music and movies and would create an "intellectual property czar" at the White House level -- a job that the Justice Department warned would "undermine" its independence.

Big Media Continues to Fight Against Net Neutrality

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:11:04 -0700

Looks like our prediction in our recent HuffPo post was spot-on. Citing piracy concerns, Big Media has made its deal with broadband ISPs like Comcast to make sure its Internet video gets priority A-1 Express Lane carriage over the Internet.

Showbiz, Tech Playing Nice?

Stevie Converse — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:19:16 -0700

While the past decade was marked by frosty relations between the entertainment and high-tech industries, the upcoming years are likely to see an international warming trend between them, two trade group chiefs said Thursday.

Why (Most) Authors and Publishers Need Not Fear Online Piracy

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:09:58 -0700

In a dire article in London's Times yesterday, reporter Ben Hoyle opened with the self-evidently ludicrous statement that "book piracy on the Internet will ultimately drive authors to stop writing unless radical methods are devised to compensate them for lost sales." Internet piracy, no matter how pervasive, is not about to bring the worldwide production of literature to a grinding halt, just as rampant music piracy isn't stopping my neighbor's kid from playing his drum kit in the garage every day before dinner.

FCC Commissioner Adelstein Says Net Neutrality Shouldn't Extend to Illegal Acts

Holiday Shapiro — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 06:54:58 -0700

While key players are slugging it out over ISP content filtering, the Federal Communications Commission has released a slew of decisions and announcements about broadband. They include a new public hearing on broadband network management practices and new rules for telecommunications services in apartment buildings.