60 Year-Old Australian’s House Raided Over Re-Posting YouTube Clip
There’s always the passing thought of getting raided for uploading copyrighted works, but over a viral video originally on YouTube?
Controversy has taken hold in Australia recently over what happened to a 60 year old man now charged for child abuse. The report comes from the Sydney Morning Herald which says that Chris Illingworth liked [...]
Financier for MPAA Members Arrested – Court Battle Looms
It may get a little harder for the MPAA to play the moral card – not to mention getting funding for movie production for it’s members.
It is no secret that the copyright industry likes to talk about morals when it comes to unauthorized downloading. Unfortunately for members of the MPAA, morals might be playing [...]
Lawmaker Wants to Ban Anonymous Online Postings
Tim Couch, a Republican representative in the Kentucky Legislature filed a bill that would make it illegal for anyone to post online anonymously.
The bill (.doc) says that everyone who signs up with an “interactive service” must demand users full name, address and valid electronic mail address.
The bill also states that any “interactive service provider” that [...]
CIPPICs Video on Time and Format Shifting in Canada
Last week, CIPPIC released an interesting video on how existing copyright laws today effect Canadians on a day to day basis
The video argues that there is a reasonable expectation on Canadians part to expect that acts such as format shifting and time shifting is legal in Canada. The video suggests that under Canadian copyright [...]
FBI Accidently Obtains Access to Undisclosed eMail Domain Contents
For years, many have been skeptical over exactly how private e-mail really is. While privacy may be a big concern for major eMail services provided by major companies, a recent Freedom of Information Act request by the EFF uncovered an unlawful access to a large amount of email by the FBI
The recent revelation won’t [...]
Copying Own CDs Still Not Legal
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has called for outdated copyright laws to be changed and modernized. Currently it is illegal to copy music CDs and then place them in your MP3 player for listening. Making copies of CDs and DVDs does not impact the copyright holders and this law should change, [...]
Sony Buys Goods From Illegal Source
Senior staff at Sony has reportedly bought PlayStation Portables from illegal sources. Their reasoning behind the purchases? To look into the nature of the products that were being sold and ensure they were up to speed. Meanwhile, Sony was suing the company for selling illegal goods.
Lik-Sang had legal action pushed to them [...]
Russian ‘Legal’ Music Services offer More ‘Bang-for-Buck’
AllofMP3.com is one of the top ‘legal’ download music services in the United Kingdom. AllofMP3 is a semi-legal Russian mp3-download service. They operate with no agreement from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) or any other lobbying group representing the major music labels.
Russian laws do not actually apply to digital [...]
