Is Dropbox Searching Through My Stuff?!
Is Dropbox reading my files? Kinda. What is known as a hash-based DMCA compliance system, Dropbox is simply (and legally) able to identify infringing material and disable access to it, without going...
View ArticleGarcia and Google Continue to Spar Over “Innocence of Muslims”
The "Innocence of Muslims" saga is far from over as Garcia and Google continue to fight it out in court.
View ArticleUSTR Publishes Notorious Markets List
The United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) serves the function of developing United States trade policy and overseeing negotiations with our trading partners. On March 5,...
View ArticleEFF Takes DMCA Reform to the Court
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act has been placed under fire again now that the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a case to the District Court...
View ArticleThe “Big Three” Record Companies at it Again
Once again we find ourselves discussing the music industry and attempts to crack down on music piracy through lawsuits. The “big three” record labels, Universal...
View ArticleDigital Intellectual Property Infringement, Free Speech, and Content Filtering
A panel of speakers at the Global Congress on IP & the Public Interest spoke on content filtering, take-down procedures, and the question of balancing...
View ArticleDoes Distance Learning Put Teachers at a Higher Risk of Copyright Infringement?
In the Southern District of Texas, the court found that Houston Independent School District violated thirty-six separate copyright violations and ordered the District to pay $9.2 million in damages....
View ArticleLive Streaming and Music Streaming Collide
Online streaming has started to gain incredible popularity in the last few years. However, the music industry is quite unhappy about their licensed music getting played without permission. Thus,...
View ArticleThe Right-to-Repair your Video Game Console
A new exemption to Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) allows video game users to repair their own consoles.
View ArticleNintendo v. Bowser (yes, really*): The Laws Video Game Companies Use to...
Video game pirater Gary Bowser was recently a concurrent criminal and civil defendant for his leading role in video game pirating ring, Team Xecuter. This blog examines the laws that Nintendo of...
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