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Results 1 - 20 of 1,590 in DMCA News

  1. [net_life] Muxtape Is Dead (for now) ... Long Live 8 TracksRead the original story

    54 min ago | The ZehnKatzen Times

    Because now, stepping into the breach, is 8Tracks. David isn't going to get sued because he's taking advantage of a provision in the much-derided Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which gives him a compulsory ...

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  2. Judge: Copyright Owners Must Consider 'Fair Use' Before Sending Takedown NoticeRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Wired News

    In the nation's first such ruling, a federal judge on Wednesday said copyright owners must consider "fair use" of their works before sending takedown notices to online video-sharing sites.

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    Related Topix: San Francisco Metro, San Jose Metro

  3. Not RIAA / NCSC comic crusadeRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | P2pnet.net

    P2P:- If a post by Robert X. Cringely on my NCSC, RIAA comic: The Case of Internet Piracy story is right, I'm wrong.

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    Related Topix: Science / Technology, P2P, Springfield Metro, Springfield, MO

  4. Muxtape Ignored Copyright Law, Says RIAA, But Site May Have Grounds To Fight Shutdown

    10 hrs ago | VH1 News

    A day after the popular mixtape uploading site Muxtape suddenly went down due to what it said was a "problem" with the Recording Industry Association of America, the industry lobbying revealed that it had been ...

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  5. MBTA: MIT Student Court Gagging Order LiftedRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Digital-Lifestyles

    Three students who were carrying out academic research into the security vulnerabilities of Boston's transit fare payment system have had a court order that forbade them to discuss the issues, reversed.

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    Related Topix: Computers

  6. The RIAA's comic crusadeRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | Infoworld

    The recording industry and its allies are using a new tactic to shape the minds of would-be file swappers: comic books.

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    Related Topix: Riot, Springfield Metro, Springfield, MO

  7. Magid on Tech: Decency Act has downsideRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | Palo Alto Daily News

    When Congress voted for the Communications Decency Act of 1996, most members thought it was just about pornography, says U.S. Rep.

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    Related Topix: Santa Clara University, Internet Service Providers, US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Zoe Lofgren, Democrat

  8. RIAA confirms it's behind the Muxtape shutdownRead the original story

    Tuesday | Ars Technica

    Muxtape , the love-child of the Internet and 80s cassette mix tapes, has had its plug pulled by the RIAA.

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  9. Zurza Steals From Me AgainRead the original story

    Tuesday | Sling Words

    Zurza struck again. No sooner had I uploaded my weekly post on August 16 to my Performancing Blog , complete with a copyright notice and a preface rant against Zurza than my post was stolen and posted to ...

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  10. Muxtape falters: another online music site falls to RIAARead the original story

    Monday | The Industry Standard

    It's a rough time to be in the online music business with Pandora seeming close to extinction, and other Web radio companies in jeopardy if SoundExchange manages to get royalty rates for Web airplay raised.

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  11. Beijing Olympic Update - Scales goes soloRead the original story

    Friday Aug 15 | Raincity Studios New Media Design blogs

    Into the thick of the Olympic sporting competition, Canada is rolling in a litany of 5th, 6th, 7th places ... but with track and field, rowing finals and trampolining yet to come, the Canucks still have a ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Olympics, Olympic Summer Games, Olympic Track And Field, Summer Sports

  12. C-61 Made in Canada explained

    Monday Aug 18 | The Distant Librarian

    But last week I received my latest issue of House-to-House from my MP, Diane Ablonczy , and quite serendipitously on page 3 were these two useful articles.

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  13. Critics launch cyber battle over copyright billRead the original story

    Monday Aug 18 | MyTELUS

    Critics of the Harper government's proposed changes to the Copyright Act have launched a cyber crusade to fight the controversial bill.

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    Related Topix: Science / Technology, Internet, Social Software, Blog News

  14. It's the End of Publishing as We Know ItRead the original story

    Monday Aug 18 | Fool.com

    YouTube the evil eye, calling it a blatant breaker of copyrights and wondering why the service hasn't been sued out of existence .

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    Related Topix: Publishing, Playboy Enterprises, Startups, TiVo, Time Warner, Media, Computers

  15. Personal endorsement for Anne Lagac Dowson, candidate in Westmount-Ville-Marie, QuebecRead the original story

    Monday Aug 18 | Boing Boing

    Earlier this summer, I heard from Anne Lagac Dowson, a 20-year veteran of CBC Radio who had quit her post to run for the New Democratic Party in a by-election in the Quebec riding of Westmount-Ville-Marie. I've ...

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    Related Topix: Ville-Marie, QC, Quebec, Canada, Canada

  16. DRM for streaming: d-e-a-d deadRead the original story

    Monday Aug 18 | P2pnet.net

    DRM:- Consumer control through Digital Restrictions Management is a dead horse. But the entertainment and software cartels keep on beating it Anything which can be seen or heard can be copied by one means or ...

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    Related Topix: Online Music, Science / Technology, Digital Rights Management

  17. Canadians ready to battle Canadian DMCA in the fallRead the original story

    Sunday Aug 17 | Boing Boing

    When Canadian Industry Minister Jim Prentice finally introduced his Canadian version of the disastrous American Digital Millennium Copyright Act in June, he clearly hoped that the widespread outrage over his ...

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  18. Pirated YouTube Clips Gain Adverts | Forget Takedown Notices - There's Money In It

    Saturday Aug 16 | Web TV Wire

    Could monetizing rather than removing copyrighted clips prove to be a solution to both the 'Viacom issue' and YouTube's failure to earn the money that its traffic suggests should be possible.

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  19. Canadians Battling Proposed Canadian DMCA

    Sunday Aug 17 | Slashdot

    An anonymous reader writes "CTV reports on how Canadians are fighting back against the Canadian DMCA .

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  20. 4 : Critics launch cyber battle over copyright billRead the original story

    Sunday Aug 17 | The Chronicle

    Critics of the Harper government's proposed changes to the Copyright Act have launched a cyber crusade to fight the controversial bill.

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    Related Topix: Internet, Science / Technology, Social Software, Blog News, North America, Canada, World News