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US law proposal could make streaming copyrighted material a felony
Gamesindustry.biz reports: "A proposed law in the US could see the streaming of copyrighted material become a felony offense, potentially leading to a prison...
Girl Talk Fans Gamify Music
One of the most controversial artists working in music today, Girl Talk, is inspiring fans to build digital expressions of what they hear. Pittsburgh native Gregg Gillis bases his work as Girl Talk on mashing together hundreds of samples lifted from other artists’ recordings into something new from what they were before. Some of his fans then go a step beyond listening, and they enjoy the gamification of dissecting Girl Talk’s albums into their component parts. Mashup Breakdown, a new project by Benjamin Rahn, was born from wanting to turn this impulse into a kinetic experience.
Major Broadcasters Sue TV Streaming Nonprofit Locast
Variety reports: "The 4 major broadcast networks have filed a lawsuit against Locast, a New York-based nonprofit that streams local broadcast programming over the internet. In...
Locast Accuses the Major Broadcasters of Antitrust Violations
Hollywood Reporter reports: "The streamer alleges that ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC are engaged in sham copyright litigation and are colluding to deny consumers...
Proposed Legislation Would Grant U.S. Visas to Entrepreneurs
Washington - A new proposal
on Capitol Hill would grant visas to immigrant entrepreneurs launching new
companies in the U.S.,
provided they have commitments to secure a...
Jury Orders Apple to Pay Mirror Worlds $200M in Patent Damages
Tyler, Texas - A federal jury has ordered Apple (NASD: AAPL) to pay $208.5
million in patent infringement damages to Mirror Worlds, over the company's
Cover Flow...
Movie Studios Aim for Tens of Millions of Dollars at VidAngel...
Hollywood Reporter reports: "Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. will attempt to prove willful infringement while VidAngel is challenging chain of title on 'Casablanca' and...
LimeWire File-Sharing Software Resurrected
Los Angeles - Less than a month after a federal court
ordered a halt to distribution of file-sharing software application LimeWire, a
"secret" development team has...
Apple Compensates S.Korean $946 Million Over Illegal iPhone Tracking
Cupertino, Calif. — Apple Inc.'s Korean business unit was ordered to pay compensation to a user of its popular iPhone after collecting location data...
FCC’s Net Neutrality Repeal Largely Upheld by Appeals Court
Hollywood Reporter reports: "The FCC can't justify preempting states from imposing rules to regulate broadband Internet, a Washington, D.C., federal appeals court has ruled,...
