Copyrights
Online news 'clipper' loses US copyright case
Mar 21, 2013 16:58 EDT
A US federal judge has ruled that the online news "clipping" service Meltwater violates copyright law by using excerpts from Associated Press articles, the parties said Thursday.
US top court sides with Thai student in copyright row
Mar 19, 2013 16:19 EDT
The US Supreme Court sided Tuesday with a former Thai student who made $90,000 reselling text books bought abroad and sparked a copyright row with a publisher.
US top court sides with Thai student
Mar 19, 2013 12:44 EDT
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with a Thai student who had resold text books bought abroad and sparked a copyright row with a publisher.
US top court rejects appeal in $220,000 piracy case
Mar 18, 2013 18:11 EDT
The US Supreme Court refused Monday to take up the case of a woman ordered to pay a $220,000 fine for illegally downloading music off the internet.
Dotcom promises 'interesting facts' in legal struggle
Mar 11, 2013 23:20 EDT
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom said that "interesting facts" will emerge in his ongoing pitched battle against extradition to the United States over copyright infringement.
Authors oppose Amazon control of .book websites
Mar 11, 2013 20:25 EDT
Groups representing US authors and publishers have called on the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to deny online retailer Amazon exclusive rights to websites ending with .book, .author, or .read.
NZ court backs Dotcom's right to sue spy agency
Mar 06, 2013 21:29 EST
An appeal court Thursday backed Megaupload boss Kim Dotcom's right to sue New Zealand's foreign intelligence agency for illegally spying on him as part of a US probe into alleged online piracy.
Kim Dotcom suffers legal setback
Mar 01, 2013 02:06 EST
A New Zealand court on Friday overturned an order that US authorities must disclose all of the evidence they have against Kim Dotcom if they want to extradite him for alleged online piracy.
US film, music industries roll out anti-piracy program
Feb 28, 2013 21:11 EST
A new "copyright alert" system has begun rolling out this week in the United States in an effort to curb online piracy.
Music piracy declined in US in 2012: survey
Feb 27, 2013 15:40 EST
Illegal music downloading by American consumers fell last year, continuing a trend from 2005, a survey showed.
Mobile users call on Obama to defend 'jailbreaking'
Feb 21, 2013 16:04 EST
The White House will soon have to dial in a response to a petition asking that mobile phone users be allowed to switch locked devices to new carriers, a process known as "jailbreaking."
Google effort fails to curb music piracy: industry
Feb 21, 2013 14:06 EST
Google's revamping of its search formula last year has failed so far to live up to its promise of discouraging consumers from visiting illegal music websites, an industry group says.
Cyprus ballot riles Guinness record books
Jan 29, 2013 12:35 EST
Cyprus presidential election ballots must be reprinted over a copyright infringement after Guinness World Records complained about a candidate's use of its logo, state radio said on Tuesday.
Kim Dotcom in New Zealand helicopter scare
Jan 28, 2013 01:47 EST
New Zealand-based Internet tycoon Kim Dotcom said he was involved in a mid-air scare on Monday when his helicopter had to make an emergency landing in remote terrain.
US braces for 'six strikes' online piracy program
Jan 26, 2013 00:49 EST
A new voluntary system aimed at rooting out online copyright piracy using a controversial "six strikes" system is set to be implemented by US Internet providers soon, with the impact unclear.
Chinese film fans decry censors' cuts in 'Skyfall'
Jan 22, 2013 07:20 EST
Chinese cinema fans were up in arms Tuesday over cuts made to "Skyfall", complaining that the censors had ruined the latest film in the James Bond franchise, which hit screens this week.
Kim Dotcom apologises for Mega bugs
Jan 21, 2013 23:24 EST
Megaupload founder and alleged online piracy kingpin Kim Dotcom apologised for teething problems with his new file-sharing service Tuesday, saying massive global interest had swamped the website.
Kim Dotcom says 500,000 sign up for new service
Jan 20, 2013 06:22 EST
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom hailed a "massive" response Sunday to his new file-sharing service with half a million users registering within hours, a year after his arrest in the world's biggest online piracy case.
Kim Dotcom launches successor to outlawed Megaupload
Jan 20, 2013 03:15 EST
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom claimed a "massive" response to his new file-sharing service Sunday, launched exactly one year after he was arrested in the world's biggest online piracy case.
'Massive' response to successor for outlawed Megaupload
Jan 19, 2013 19:51 EST
New Zealand-based Internet tycoon Kim Dotcom claimed a "massive" response to his new file-sharing service launched Sunday, suggesting it could be the fastest growing start-up in history.
