Viacom Appeals YouTube Court Ruling
Last month, YouTube prevailed in the Viacom vs. YouTube case. Under the ruling, YouTube does indeed qualify for the DMCA safe harbor provision. Today, Viacom served ...
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ZeroPaid Interviews a Music Marketer
The ASCAP and NMPA story has generated quite a lot of attention and feedback here at ZeroPaid and one music marketer has decided to have a discussion with ZeroPaid about ...
Court – RIAA Can Unmask File-Sharers Identities With Almost No Evidence
In a crushing blow to internet rights, a court has sided with the Recording Industry Association of America's legal strategy to unmask people's online identities.
A new court recently ...
Scrutiny Over 1.5 Million US Job Losses Due to Net Neutrality Mounts
While the European Union is dealing with a filtering debate that appears to be a threat to the internet as we know it, the internet as we know ...
EU Web Filtering Debate Heats Up With IT Group Denouncing It
There's already been a lot of talk about a possible web filter in the EU and now the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA), a group representing a number of ...
EDRI Publishes FAQ on ACTA
With all the confusion seemingly going through the European political scene regarding ACTA, it's nice to know that there are those out there that are willing to try and eliminate ...
2009 – A ZeroPaid Year in Review – Part 1 of 3
2008 was an interesting year in file-sharing and 2009 didn't necessarily disappoint. There was plenty of ways to look at it, but there is one way one can look ...
War of Words Erupt in Canadian Copyright Debate
It seems that the copyright debate is heating up more recently between Barry Sookman and someone from WIPO and several bloggers and experts on the subject of copyright.
When it comes ...
Android Phones and Downloading On the Go
After a somewhat rocky start, the Android platform from Google is beginning to pick up steam, and with the new Motorola Droid model from Verizon, and with multiple new ...
Price War Gets Ugly – Shaw Sues Competing ISP
For many in a particular area of Vancouver, it was the deal of a lifetime. High definition TV, phone and high speed internet connection for $9.95 a month. ...
EU-Wide Three Strikes Law Back on Track?
Internet access as a right. It's part of a telecoms package that is said to have blocked three strikes legislation and even a "graduated response". Many even pointed ...
EU Commissioner Wants to Overhaul Internet Download Regulations
It seems only a month or so ago when we were talking about the battle in the European Union to stop an EU-wide three strikes law. Apparently, ...
UK Spy – Gov’t Logging Your Web Activity Saves Lives
Stop us if you've heard this one already - we must forgo our privacy and allow the government to log all of our activity on the internet to prevent a ...
Report – Russian Police Chief Wants Internet Anonymity Abolished
On the heals of the first ever Russian raid against a BitTorrent site, the Russian interior minister is now demanding that an anonymous internet should be abolished according ...
Famous Swedish Writer – Why I’m Voting Pirate Party
Freedom of expression, digital rights and privacy in a digital era. How many people knew topics like that would be a critical election issue in Europe 25 years ago? ...
Sony CEO – The Internet? Nothing Good Has Ever Come Out of There!
Many would argue that it's up to the record industry to somehow reconcile with new technology, like the internet, instead of fighting it. As if to reinforce the stereotype ...
European Parliament Shuts the Door on Three Strikes Law
After a long and hard fought battle, consumer rights advocates and activists in Europe have reason to celebrate today. The back door for a graduated response toward the French ...
Major Private Tech Company Now Supports NC Municipal Broadband
Late last month, we reported on how big US ISPs are lobbying the state of North Carolina to block municipal internet from coming to two cities. Now ...
It’s Now Legal for Police to Hack Your Computer Without a Warrant in Britain?
If it's the job of the government to safeguard the interests of citizens, it's sure hard to tell these days with moves like this.
Fresh on the heals of ...
Blogger Writes from Inside the Newest Police State on the Planet
What would it be like if all those anti-privacy laws you keep hearing about passed? Just ask someone who lives in India.
When it comes to countries in North America, ...
