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Google adds copyright removals to Transparency Report

Ben Kersey, May 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

Google launched its Transparency Report two years ago in order to show the world exactly what data was being collected and what was available on its various services. One of the first features was the ability to view government takedown requests, and another was traffic patterns across Google’s products. Now the search company has added a new copyright section to the Transparency Report. Read The Full Story

Oracle-Google jury mulls patent claims

Rue Liu, May 17th 2012 Discuss [0]

The case of Oracle against Google is going into its second phase of deliberations with the jury now mulling over the verdict for Oracle's patent claims. The jury has already given a partial verdict on the copyright allegations last week. The third and final phase after patents will be a verdict on damages. Read The Full Story

Marvel’s Avengers cast doubt on movie piracy fears

Michael Crider, May 8th 2012 Discuss [0]

In case you hadn't heard, The Avengers crushed box office records this weekend to take home more than $200 million domestic for Disney and Marvel Comics. But if you're not part of the Internet's seedy underbelly, you probably didn't know that a pirated version of the superhero team-up movie appeared on BitTorrent networks a full week before the May 4th release. Even with a massive amount of illegal downloading, The Avengers assembled to crush the popular wisdom of piracy opponents. Read The Full Story

Oracle vs Google: jury deadlocked over copyright fair use

Michael Crider, May 7th 2012 Discuss [0]

Deliberations in the first portion of Oracle vs Google have gone on for the better part of a week, with little movement in the case. The jury reached a verdict late Monday afternoon, declaring that Google’s use of Java APIs in the Android platform constituted copyright infringement. However, the jury was deadlocked over whether or not the use of these APIs counted as fair use under American copyright law. The partial verdict may not be enough for Oracle to claim damages from copyright.

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Pirate Bay blocked by Virgin Media

Chris Davies, May 2nd 2012 Discuss [0]

One of the first UK ISPs ordered to block its users from accessing The Pirate Bay has slammed down the shutters on the torrent site. Having been instructed by UK courts on Monday that they must prevent users from visiting the site, Virgin Media now shows an apologetic message and advises subscribers that it "has received an order from the Courts requiring us to prevent access to this site in order to help protect against copyright infringement." Read The Full Story

Oracle’s final rebuttal against Google

Chris Burns, Apr 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

This afternoon we've seen another set of updates coming from the Oracle vs Google case as the former continues to assert that the latter did indeed infringe on JAVA patents they've held for some time, with closing arguments being the final bits of info we'll get today. We've had a look at what Google has delivered to the jury as their final argument, now we'll have a peek at what Oracle has used to bring the jury back on their side of the fence. It's Oracle's lawyer Mike Jacobs we'll be seeing on the soap box here. Read The Full Story

Google closes against Oracle

Chris Burns, Apr 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

Today is the day that it appears the Google vs Oracle case will close for the first time with Closing Arguments from both parties. I say for the first time because there's always a way for a court case to be re-opened after its final verdict - always. In this case, we're hearing from Google on how they were using JAVA APIs fairly with Android and how Oracles argument is essentially one that should be dismissed. Read The Full Story

Google lawsuit finds YouTube, not users, responsible for content

Mark Raby, Apr 20th 2012 Discuss [0]

In Germany, Google is being told to face the music. Literally. The search giant lost a legal battle to a music royalty group, after the court found that Goole is responsible for the content that its users post on YouTube. As a result, any copyright infringement claims that are levied against the site will need to be dealt with by Google. The buck stops there. The fat lady has sung. Read The Full Story

MPAA: embedding an illegal video is copyright infringement

Ben Kersey, Apr 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

You’re probably well aware of the MPAA and its crusade against movie piracy, but here's some of the latest shenanigans. ArsTechnica reports on the struggle between the MPAA and various internet bodies over whether or not embedding a video hosted by a third party can be considered copyright infringement. The MPAA believe that there shouldn’t be a legal distinction between hosting infringing content and embedding it, telling the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals that both should carry a risk of direct copyright infringement. Read The Full Story

Viacom revives landmark lawsuit against YouTube

Rue Liu, Apr 5th 2012 Discuss [0]

Viacom has won an appeal to revive the landmark $1 billion copyright lawsuit filed against Google over copyrighted videos being uploaded to YouTube without permission. The case was ruled in Google's favor back in June 2010, setting a guideline governing user uploaded content. But now the tides may be about to change. Read The Full Story

Dotcom gets $60k monthly for living expenses

Shane McGlaun, Mar 23rd 2012 Discuss [0]

For many people around the world $60,000 is a yearly salary, and in some areas a very nice yearly salary. In the world of Megaupload CEO Kim Dotcom $60,000 covers a month of living expenses. New Zealand courts have now granted Dotcom and his family $60,000 a month to cover living expenses. Judge Judith Potter, who sits on the High Court in Auckland, granted living expenses to the family this week. Read The Full Story