copyright
Music
BlueBeat’s Innovative Defence That Will Never Hold Up In Court
8:30AM Chris Jacob | Hank Risan was ordered to pull The Beatles’ catalogue from the BlueBeat website this week, but those weren’t the actual recordings. The tracks were “psycho-acoustic simulations” of the songs. Too bad that defence will never hold up in court. More »
Networks
Leaked: ISPs Worldwide To Become Copyright Cops?
11:20PM Danny Allen | New negotiations for an international Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) kick off today, and this round focuses on a secretive internet piracy plan drafted by the US government. No text has been released, but secret copyright treaty details have surfaced. It’s not looking good. More »
Phones
You’re Not Infringing Copyright When Your Ringtone Goes Off
5:48AM Matt Buchanan | Funny thing about ringtones: A royalty’s paid every time one’s downloaded, but the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers wanted royalties paid every time one is played, claiming that it’s a public performance. A federal judge says nope. More »
Business
Final Round Of Psystar vs Apple Might Be Called Off
10:02AM Rosa Golijan | I’m pissed. For months, I’ve been waiting for the Psystar vs Apple trial to hit the court. And now both companies are filing for motions for summary judgements and potentially denying me a show? More »
Software
Apparently, DVD Copying Software Is Illegal
10:50PM Matt Buchanan | Ruling against the RealNetworks in the trial of sooo last century, a federal judge said that it was illegal to sell or make DVD copying software under the DMCA. But what about actually ripping DVDs yourself? More »
Computers
Psion’s Netbook Copyright Fight Is Officially Dead in the Water
12:50AM Adam Frucci | As rumoured, Psion’s dickish legal claim to own the word “Netbook” is officially over thanks to Intel. More »
Software
RealNetworks Stumbles Into Court, This Box Hangs in the Balance
7:40PM John Herrman | RealNetworks’ courtroom feud with the MPAA is now under way, and as predicted, the company doesn’t really give a mouse’s arse about RealDVD. It’s Facet, RealNetworks’ archiving DVD player, that everyone’s all worked up about. More »
Software
Why The RealDVD Trial Might Actually Matter
6:05PM John Herrman | Yes, OK, we called the software lame and poked fun when it earned that inevitable injunction, but that was just too predictable to get all earnest about. Well, RealNetworks might’ve been playing a long game. More »
Online
AP Threatens to Sue AP Affiliate for Embedding Official AP YouTube Vids
12:30AM Adam Frucci | I think the AP needs to hire an internet consultant. Because it’s clearly run by people who have absolutely no idea how the internet works. How else can one explain their behavior? More »
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