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Court Denies ISP’s Request to Dismiss Music and Movie Piracy Liability Claims

TorrentFreak

Music and Movie Companies Most of these lawsuits take place in federal courts, but the New York bankruptcy court is dealing with a similar dispute. The financially challenged Internet provider emerged from bankruptcy and is trying to rebuild its business. Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn’s order is available here (pdf).

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Government Gaslighting Again?: Unpacking the Uncomfortable Reality of the Online Harms Act

Michael Geist

Those bills, which addressed Internet streaming and news, faced widespread criticism over potential regulation of user content and the prospect of blocked news links on major Internet platforms. Instead, the government seems ready yet again to gaslight its critics and claim that they have it all wrong.

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Tor Project Unblocked But Russia Demands Censorship, Embroils Google

TorrentFreak

Whether that’s the “extremist organization” behind Facebook and Instagram, BBC News, Google News, or thousands of streaming and torrent sites, access is routinely denied. From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more. Google and Russia’s Information War.

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Would it be SMART to Tweak the DMCA?

Velocity of Content

In mass media, Walt Disney Company, proprietor of “The Happiest Place on Earth” ®, had recently (1995) acquired the ABC television network, and Marvel was still mostly a comic book company, and just emerging from bankruptcy and reorganization. As it turns out, Congress has not further defined STMs under the DMCA since the law was implemented.

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Cloud TV Service Boss Sentenced to 3 Years Prison Plus $505,000 Damages

TorrentFreak

At the time, similar services were also being offered by several of Finland’s internet service providers but for the members of the Copyright Information and Anti-Piracy Center (CIAPC, also known as TTVK), this was a serious breach of copyright law. ” From: TF , for the latest news on copyright battles, piracy and more.

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Piracy Law “Will Wipe Out” ISPs as Fans Vent Fury Over DAZN Price Hikes

TorrentFreak

Concerns that the entire internet industry would be required by law to stand by to protect the business interests of multi-billion euro corporations were mostly drowned out; urgency to get the law passed by parliament was the priority. Larger players will have the resources to cope, Frontera suggests; they also have a vested interest.

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13 Spooky Copyright Cases, Just in Time for Halloween

Copyright Lately

The good news is after the holiday was effectively ruined last year, we’re more or less back in business in 2021. The bad news? Those scenes apparently contained the Huey Lewis and the News hit “ I Want a New Drug ” as temporary background music to show the kind of sound the producers wanted. And there you have it!

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