You think Prince bullying a baby and losing is stupid? Check out his record label’s defense against the countersuit.
…Universal told a judge this week that, even though the clip may in fact be “fair use,” it was still “infringement” and therefore the initial takedown notice was made in good faith.
People caught lying often try to […]
Wow. Just wow. The MPAA now claims it doesn’t need evidence to convict alleged pirates.
Believe it or not, that’s not the most ridiculous part. Check out MPAA lawyer Marie van Uitert’s explanation:
It is often very difficult, and in some cases, impossible, to provide such direct proof when confronting modern forms of copyright infringement, whether over […]
Prince has been sending YouTube takedown notices for his performance of Radiohead’s Creep.
There’s just one problem.
Tags: Creep, IP, Music, Prince, Radiohead, stupid, YouTubeShare This
If you need any more proof that the MPAA’s “antipiracy” attack dogs hurt innocent people, look no further than this. Revision3 CEO Jim Louderback reports that a denial of service attack — a cybercrime — that took down his business for two days was committed by none other than Media Defender, an MPAA “antipiracy” watchdog.
Revision3 […]
Want to see just how much damage copyright trolls are doing on YouTube? YouTomb is an MIT project that tracks videos taken down from YouTube, with emphasis on videos taken down for alleged copyright violations. It captures each video’s metadata and thumbnails, and even graphs pre-takedown views over time.
Note that YouTomb just tracks the videos, […]
BayTSP CEO Mark Ishikawa, whose company sends all those indiscriminate takedown notices (a million a month!) to YouTube on behalf of Viacom and other studios, has a funny take on copyright law. He complains that YouTube’s copyright filter isn’t doing its “job”.
Two things, Ishikawa:
1) YouTube is a DMCA safe harbor. As such, it falls upon […]
First, the bad news: the admins of The Pirate Bay are being charged with assisting copyright infringement by US big media companies. “Assisting”, eh? Guess the fat cats can’t nail them on actual copyright infringement when they don’t actually host the content.
Now, the good news: Whether or not the charges prosper, The Pirate Bay will […]
A look at the fast rising online video industry
Written by Mike Abundo [email] for b5media.
A Feed is Born
Alister Cameron, Blogologist
Cellphone9
Deep Jive Interests
Digital Photography School
Easy As VoIP
Eco Friendly Driver
Flightnest
Gadgenista
High Def Delight
Inside Online Video
iPhone 24x7
Maple Leaf Two
Microsoft Weblog
New Linux User
Office Tweaks
Search Engine Herald
Tech Side Up
That Damn PC
The After Mac
The Gadget Blog
Ultra Light Delight
Uncover the Internet
Windows Vista Weblog
Recent Comments