Megalupload, send me a file, as the song goes. Well, no more as the United States Justice Department shut the site down and arrested several executives on various charges of criminal copyright infringement. The indictment, as reported, claims the company…
Posts Tagged ‘copyright’
ALA’s Quick Reference Guide to PIPA, SOPA and the OPEN Act
17
Jan
“Three copyright-related bills are currently in play at the start of 2012 – all of which take aim at any website beyond U.S. borders that distribute counterfeit or copyright infringing products. All three bills operate under the assumption that there…
Ninth Circuit Upholds Safe Harbors In Veoh Case
21
Dec
A while back a federal district court concluded that Internet video service Veoh was entitled to safe harbor protections under the DMCA against charges of copyright infringement made by the Universal Music Group. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed…
Confusing Trends in e-Books
07
Nov
I am not sure what is holding up the transition to the stackless library. Is it standardized formats, pedagogical uncertainty, copyright, cost, or perhaps it is content? Perhaps it is just mass confusion about what to do about e-Books. I…
Copyright Developments In The News
05
Oct
There were three recent developments in copyright. The first is that the United States and seven other governments signed the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) last Saturday. Parties to the super-secret talks who have not signed yet include the European Union,…
Tenenbaum File-Sharing Case Reversed on Procedure, Otherwise the Verdict Stands
21
Sep
One of the cases I’ve been covering from time to time is the copyright infringement case of Joel Tenenbaum. When we last left Mr. Tenenbaum and his lawyer, Harvard professor Charles Nesson, a jury had found liability against Mr. Tenenbaum…
ISPs To Get Involved in Copyright Enforcement
07
Jul
Various news outlets are reporting that major content providers have reached a voluntary agreement with major ISPs to police copyrights on their networks. The system takes the form of a six strikes rule where ISPs will send subscribers escalating email…
