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Jan 4 2010

2009 – A ZeroPaid Year In Review – Part 3 of 3

We wrap things up with the last third of 2009. Part one. Part 2.
September
September started off with the continuation of the Jammie Thomas trial where Thomas appealed her $80,000 fine. Amongst other arguments, the fine seemed to be arbitrarily selected.
After a ThePirateBay Mixtape of all the songs Joel Tenenbaum was fined for, an [...]

Jan 2 2010

2009 – A ZeroPaid Year in Review – Part 2 of 3

We continue with our 2009 year in review with part two of our three part review. Part one of three.
May
May started off with several stories pretty much happening at the exact same time. One of those stories was the increase in support for municipal broadband by major tech companies. Project Greenlight, the [...]

Dec 29 2009

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 to the copyright debate in Canada, it seemed to go something like this. Many Canadians from different sides get together, discuss the issues at [...]

Aug 25 2009

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. The problem? A small ISP by the name of Novus is also in the area trying to sell the exact same thing. In [...]

Aug 15 2009

US Govt Urges Judge to Reject Thomas’ Unconstitutionality Claim

When Jammie Thomas was fined $1.92 million for sharing 24 songs, the verdict sent shock waves throughout the world. Thomas’ lawyers then appealed the decision based on a number of factors including saying that the award was unconstitutionally high. Now, the US government, namely the Department of Justice (DoJ), is stepping in to [...]

Jun 21 2009

YouTube Sued for $13.9 Million for Copyright Infringement

It seemed like the lawsuits were finally over for the Google owned website. That hope of finally being legally in the clear was recently dashed when French music label collecting society SPPF sued YouTube for €10 million.
There was an interesting development from the hugely popular video sharing site. A report from Billboard says [...]

Jun 18 2009

Jammie Thomas Fined $1.92 Million for Sharing 24 Songs

It only took the jury a few hours to deliberate and weigh all the evidence. Jammie Thomas was originally sued for $222,000, but her new fine is now $1.92 Million. Some are already wondering whether or not such a fine is even constitutional.
The Jammie Thomas trial took a shocking turn for the worse. [...]

Jun 14 2009

Jammie Thomas Re-Trial Starts Tomorrow

Jammie Thomas, a name that has become very familiar to many US file-sharers, has had quite a journey in the court system and it’s far from over now. Years of court arguments and legal wrangling have led her to now, a restart in her court case. Her new trial starts tomorrow.
Early on this [...]

May 28 2009

German Report – Copyright Industry Retreats Lawsuit Against Filesharer

When a file-sharer was issued a cease and desist letter, a German court was asked to give a default judgement against the user. The file-sharer countered the claim, thus forcing the copyright industry lawyer via the German courts to substantiate their claims. The result? The lawyers withdrew their claim.
One of the akiles-heel’s [...]

Feb 20 2009

Davenport Lyons Threatens to Sue Wikileaks Over Publication of Extortion Letter

Claims that the extortion letter is protected by copyright and cannot be posted online.
Late last year, Wikileaks obtained a copy of one of the extortion letters sent by the infamous law firm Davenport Lyons. The law firm, at the time, had been sending tens of thousands of these letters which threatened to take the [...]

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