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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
New Zealand Websites Go Black in Protest of Copyright Legislation
Three accusations. That’s all it will take to have your internet disconnected in New Zealand.
Three accusations. Three assumptions of guilt. Is that enough to get your connection terminated permanently and get you banned from the internet? According to a new New Zealand law that will come into force, it is. [...]
Business As Usual As RIAA Targets ESU in P2P Lawsuit Campaign
The Recording Industry Association has reportedly sent 60 cease and desist letters to East Stroudsburg University.
With the movement to legalize campus file-sharing with a blank tax, you’d think that the campus lawsuit campaign would be winding down. That appears to not be the case according to Pocono Record, a news site in Pennsylvania.
The report [...]
RIAA Sued for Price Fixing – 6 Years Later
It has been a little over 6 years since the Recording Industry Association of America settled a case where they were accused for price fixing. The 2002 case probably felt like a victory for consumers, but six years later, the problem of seemingly unfair pricing schemes still seems to exist today
Six years is [...]
