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Copyright Infringement

Chris Christie Rips Off Monty Python, Troupe Threatens Suit

Martin Lewis | Posted 11.02.2009 | New York

Read More: Copyright Infringement, Terry Jones, Chris Christie, Karl Rove, George W. Bush, Genovese-Crime-Family, Gov. Jon Corzine, Genovese Crime Family, New Jersey Governor Race, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Intellectual Property, Jon Corzine, New Jersey, Mob, Sarah Palin, Michael Palin, Copyright Law, The Piranha Brothers, Republican Party, Tino "The Greek" Fiumara, Monty Python, Thanksgiving, New York News
Martin Lewis

Chris Christie, the Republican candidate for Governor of New Jersey, has created an election commercial that steals copyright-protected material from Monty Python without permission or credit.

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Obtaining the Playlist from Guantanamo

Lawrence Iser | Posted 10.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Copyright Infringement, Guantanamo, Jackson Browne, John McCain, Music, Copyright, Rage Against the Machine, Sarah Palin, Entertainment News
Lawrence Iser

Once a prison guard purchases a copy of his favorite Nine Inch Nails CD, he is free to play it on his boombox. He is free to put a particular song on "repeat" and to play it as loud as he wants to.

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Chris Rock's Good Hair Gets Tangled in Suit -- One Lawyer's Thoughts

Chad Fitzgerald | Posted 10.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Chris Rock, Lawsuit, Chris Rock Good Hair, Copyright Infringement, Hbo Films, California, My Nappy Roots, Plagiarism, Intellectual Property, Regina Kimbell, Entertainment News
Chad Fitzgerald

Regina Kimbell sued Chris Rock last week, claiming that Rock's new documentary about black hair, Good Hair, copies her 2006 documentary My Nappy Roots.

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Scribd Lawsuit: Copyright Infringement?

guardian.co.uk | Bobbie Johnson | Posted 09.21.2009 | Books

Read More: Scribd, Copyright Infringement, Scribd Lawsuit, Illegal Sharing, Books, E-Books, E-Book, Books News

Social publishing website Scribd has been hit with a lawsuit which claims that it profits by encouraging internet users to illegally share copyrighted...

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Second Life Sex Lawsuit: Linden Lab Targeted For Allowing Ripped-Off Sex Toys

wired.com | Posted 09.18.2009 | Media

Read More: Copyright Infringement, Internet, Second Life Lawsuit, Legal Issues, Second Life Sex, Avatar, Second Life, Sex-Code Lawsuit, Weird Lawsuits, Second Life Sex Lawsuit, Sexgen Cuddle Rug, Sex Toys, Second Life Legal Issues, Media News

Raising the stakes on a two-year-old intellectual property controversy in Second Life, a popular seller of online adult novelties filed a federal copy...

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Google's Book Battle Rages On, Proposed Deal Makes "Mockery" Of Copyright Law

AP | Posted 11.11.2009 | Technology

Read More: Copyright Infringement, Google, Copyright, Eric Schmidt, Google Books Deal, Copyright Law, Marybeth Peters, Google Book Search, Us-Copyright-Office, Google Books, Technology News

SAN FRANCISCO - The nation's top copyright official has joined the mounting opposition to a class-action settlement that would give Google Inc. th...

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The Netherlands Buckles to Post 9-11 Copyright Hysteria

Max Keiser | Posted 09.26.2009 | Media

Read More: Copyright Infringement, Copyright Law, File Sharing, Copyright, P2p-File-Sharing, Netherlands, Mininova, Media News
Max Keiser

The world seems incapable of resisting the onslaught of free speech-and-innovation-suppressing lobbyists and monopolists who try to put every piece of intellectual property ever conceived behind corporate fire walls.

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Hollywood Unveils New Rules for Movie Lovers

eSarcasm | Posted 09.17.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Keanu Reeves, Copyright Infringement, Copyright, Realdvd, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Real Networks, Copyright Law, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Hollywood, Movies, Dvd, Kaleidesscape, Satire, Comedy News
eSarcasm

Movie watchers will be allowed to make and eat their own popcorn, but it must be at least three days old and smothered in rancid butter-flavored coconut oil.

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Joel Tenenbaum: Jury Awards $675,000 In Boston Music Downloading Case

AP | DENISE LAVOIE | Posted 08.31.2009 | Home

Read More: Copyright Infringement, Copyright Law, Boston Music Downloading Case, Joel Tenenbaum, Music Downloading Case, Home News

BOSTON — A federal jury on Friday ordered a Boston University graduate student who admitted illegally downloading and sharing music online to pa...

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Culture Clash on the Internet

Jonathan Handel | Posted 08.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Copyright Infringement, Piracy, Copyright, Internet, Arpanet, Media News
Jonathan Handel

many people expect much of their Internet content to be free. Why is this, how did it happen, and, focusing on music and movies, what can be done about it?

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Guardrails for the Internet: Preserving Creativity Online

Michael Lynton | Posted 06.25.2009 | Media

Read More: Music Piracy, Copyright Infringement, Internet Policy, Internet, Movie Piracy, Intellectual Property, Bittorrent, Piracy, Copyright, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Michael Lynton Piracy, File Sharing, Michael Lynton, Media News
Michael Lynton

In no other realm of our society have we encountered so widespread and consequential a failure to put in place guidelines over the use and growth of such a major industry.

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If the AP Has the Right to Do What It's Done, Then So Do I

Shepard Fairey | Posted 05.17.2009 | Media

Read More: Copyright Infringement, Shepard Fairey, Lawsuit, Barack Obama, Ap, Media News
Shepard Fairey

If AP photographs that do nothing but depict other artists' work are protected by fair use, then my work has to be, too. The AP can't have it both ways.

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Should Newspapers Charge for Online Content? To Answer This Question, You Have to Consult a Lawyer

Peter Scheer | Posted 05.17.2009 | Media

Read More: Copyright Infringement, Politics News, Intellectual Property, Newspapers, Copyright, Bloggers, Content-Aggregators, Death of Newspapers, Media News, Online Newspapers, Blogging, Media News
Peter Scheer

Information wants to be free, but the creators of information also need to eat. Which of these interests ultimately prevails, although partly a business issue, depends fundamentally on legal considerations.

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Eric Cantor's Copyright Smackdown

Jonathan Melber | Posted 03.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Copyright Infringement, Gop, Art, Copyright, Aerosmith, Digital Millenium Copyright Act, Youtube, Music, Shepard Fairey, Eric Cantor, House Republicans, Obama Hope Poster, Fair Use, Dmca, Media News
Jonathan Melber

Eric Cantor is getting a lesson on what "fair use" isn't: his chest-beating, stimulus-opposing, victory-proclaiming video set to the tune of Aerosmith's "Back in the Saddle."

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YouTube Gives McCain Campaign A Rare Reality Check

Art Brodsky | Posted 11.16.2008 | Media

Read More: Google, Copyright Infringement, Youtube, John McCain, Viacom, Copyright, Media News
Art Brodsky

From my day job at Public Knowledge, we welcome the McCain campaign to the world as controlled by big media companies.

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Counterfeit Democracy

Robert Weissman | Posted 10.16.2008 | Business

Read More: Hollywood Studios, Big Pharma, Copyright Infringement, Acta, Counterfeiting, Copyright, Economy, Business News
Robert Weissman

A new draft global trade treaty may interfere with fair use of copyrighted materials, require Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to monitor all consume...

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McCain Angers Bands: Heart, Foo Fighters, Van Halen And Others Mad At GOP

Dave Burdick | Posted 10.08.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Copyright Infringement, Gop, John McCain, Copyright, Van Halen, Heart, Barracuda, Jackson Browne, Sarah Palin Barracuda, Orleans, Sarah Palin, Heart Rnc, Right Now Van Halen Rnc, Van Halen Rnc, Foo Fighters McCain, My Hero, Foo Fighters, Entertainment News

This campaign season, Republicans have been using a lot of songs from artists who wouldn't have given permission if asked, and some who have spoken up...

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Copyright Taxes Are Killing Democracy

Max Keiser | Posted 06.20.2008 | Business

Read More: Bill Moyers, Insurrection, Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Lawrence Lessig, Business News
Max Keiser

I have a question for Bill Moyers, but before I get to that... America was founded by patriots who were sick and tired of, "taxation without represen...

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Searching for the Art of the Possible in Copyright Reform

Gigi Sohn | Posted 05.29.2008 | Media

Read More: Congress, Lawrence Lessig, Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Media News
Gigi Sohn

After 40 years of uninterrupted strengthening and lengthening of copyright laws, we have before us an opportunity for significant reform, and even baby steps should be encouraged.

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Von Furstenberg Sues Target Over "Spotted Frog" Dress

Reuters | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Copyright Infringement, Target, Copyright, Diane Von Furstenberg, Business News

A top fashion designer sued Target Corp on Thursday for copyright infringement and other claims, saying the discount store is selling dresses with a p...

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