TVShack Back Up Under Different Domain
In news that might give a second reason to call the raids on several streaming sites a failure, TVShack is currently back up under a different domain. ...
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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 ...
Creative Commons Responds to ASCAP
Yesterday, we reported that ASCAP said that organizations like Creative Commons were undermining their copyrights. Today, we've received an official response from Creative Commons with regards to ...
A Detailed Look at Bill C-32 – Canada’s Copyright Reform Bill (Part 5)
We continue our comprehensive analysis of Bill C-32, Canada's recently tabled copyright reform legislation. The topic has become an increasingly forbidden topic to discuss, however, we are ...
A Response to MP James Moore’s Attack on ZeroPaid and Other Copyright Observers
We have been looking at copyright reform to great detail for some time now. It has come to our attention that James Moore, one of the ministers in charge ...
A Detailed Look at Bill C-32 – Canada’s Copyright Reform Bill (Part 4)
We are now over half way through reading through and analyzing Canada's latest copyright reform bill. While there have been many interesting ideas (many of which are, unsurprisingly, controversial), ...
A Detailed Look at Bill C-32 – Canada’s Copyright Reform Bill (Part 3)
We have already made a lot of ground in reading through and attempting to understand the legislation currently being analyzed by many other Canadians right now. It's already been ...
Canada’s Copyright Reform Bill Posted Online
Things have been developing in Canada fast and furious. The new copyright legislation (Bill C-32) has finally been posted online.
We've already seen an early analysis on the ...
Editorial: The Importance of the Anti-Circumvention Debate in Canada
With the Canadian DMCA about to be tabled this week I thought it would be important to talk about DRM and why the debate around it is important ...
Report – UK Government Won’t Repeal Digital Economy Act After All
Yesterday, we reported that the government wants to repeal parts of the Digital Economy Act. Today, there was a conflicting report from a one site that says ...
Digital Economy Act – Consumers to Foot the Bill for Enforcement
There's plenty of things wrong with the Digital Economy Act. One of the major flaws is that ISPs would have to pay for the cost of enforcing the Digital ...
The Limewire Loss, Where to From Here? (Alternatives to Limewire)
With the loss of Limewire in court earlier this month, many are reflecting what was Limewire and the developer behind it. The next question is, where do ...
ISOHunt Receives Permanent Injunction in US Court
It's been an ongoing case against ISOHunt in the US and new court documents were released that shows that ISOHunt has been dealt with a permenant injunction in the US. ...
“Hurt Locker” Producer Throws Temper Tantrum at Critic
Not too long ago, we reported on how producers of the film "Hurt Locker" were saying that they would sue tens of thousands of file-sharers for downloading the ...
Swedish Appeals Court Orders ISP to Divulge SweTorrent Users Identities
There was an interesting ruling made recently in a Swedish court. After months of fighting in the Swedish court system, the court of appeals have ruled that TeliaSonera, a ...
Are ISPs The Biggest Obstacle to a Three Strikes Law?
With a big push for a three strikes law, many people have a seemingly unlikely ally - ISPs. Yes, it's the same ISPs that want to throttle users, charge ...
False Copyright Accusations – 2nd Edition
As countries mull the idea of a three strikes regime in their country, it's important to note that false copyright accusations do occur. We are currently tracking several false ...
MPAA Successfully Kills TVs Record Button
If anyone thought the ideas around the Broadcast Flag have finally died off, they'd be dead wrong. Reports are coming in that the FCC has granted Selectable Output Control ...
Commentary: A Response to Denis McGrath on the State of the Copyright Debate
Denis McGrath from Dead Things on Sticks had an interesting commentary on the state of the copyright debate today in Canada. Drew Wilson felt the need to ...
Chinese USB Wifi Crackers Make Three Strikes Laws Obsolete?
With many countries considering a three strikes law, it's interesting how privacy and copyright can go hand in hand online. With China's notoriety for online censorship, it's only interesting ...
