piracy

512 reasons studios should be nervous

Eriq Gardner
January 07, 2009 08:42

By Eriq Gardner If lawyers for content owners aren't careful, they risk putting case law on the books that will hinder their ability to get tough on pirates. A few months ago, the user-generated website Veoh won an important victory...

Copyright 2.0 Show - Episode 92

January 06, 2009 15:24

It is Monday again and that means that it is time for another episode of the Copyright 2.0 Show. It was another slow week for copyright news as the holidays shuttered most of the world’s courts and made it for a quiet week for lawsuits and legal action. Still, we have some major stories in...

An End to Music Filesharing Lawsuits...or Just a Bridge to the Chorus?

Eriq Gardner
December 21, 2008 03:23

By Matthew Belloni Is it just us, or does something sound not quite right about the RIAA's announcement that it will back away from its aggressive anti-filesharing litigation strategy to instead work with ISPs to prevent music piracy? Sure, on...

Guilt: a new way to stop piracy?

Peter Black
December 20, 2008 01:16

Techdirt wonders whether you can guilt someone into not pirating software:A bunch of folks have been submitting this story about USB Overdrive X's response to anyone who uses a pirated key to use their software. Basically, the company allows you to go ahead, but tells you (in a very...

Somali Pirates - Laws of the United States

Mark M. Murakami
December 15, 2008 20:27

In dealing with Somali pirates, from a U.S. law perspective, the pirates can be prosecuted in American courts. The SUA Treaty is a start. In the wake of the Achille Lauro murders, many countries signed and ratified the Suppression of...In dealing with Somali pirates, from a U.S. law perspective,...