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Judge Orders Isohunt to Remove Infringing BitTorrent Links
Los Angeles
- A federal judge has ordered BitTorrent file-sharing network search engine Isohunt
to remove all infringing content, giving the site's 27-year-old Canadian owner Gary
Fung...
Studios to Sue 50,000 Movie Downloaders
Los Angeles - A coalition of independent film producers,
under the auspices of a group calling itself the U.S. Copyright Group, has
filed suit against more...
Tech Firms, Advocacy Groups Petition for Privacy Law Update
Washington
- A coalition of privacy groups, technology firms and academics on Tuesday
petitioned Congress to update electronic privacy law to address advances in
mobile and cloud...
U.K. Court Rules Newzbin Usenet Search Violates Copyrights
London - The U.K.'s High Court has found Usenet newsgroup
search engine Newzbin liable for copyright infringement in a case brought by U.S.
movie studios, TorrentFreak...
File-Swapper's Attorney Ordered to Pay Label's Legal Fees
Boston
- A federal court has ordered attorney and Harvard Law professor Charles Nesson
to pay $2,249 in attorneys' fees to the major record label who...
EMI Sued by Doobie Brothers, Others Over Unpaid Royalties
London
- Major record label EMI has been sued by copyright administrator Bluewater
Music Services for alleged failure to pay royalties owed to artists including
The Doobie...
Report: RapidShare Seeking Legal Download Talks With Studios
Los Angeles
- RapidShare, the online file-hosting service that has come under fire from
copyright holders for hosting unauthorized content, has sought negotiations
with media company executives...
Report: Rapidshare Nixing Accounts of Media Downloaders
Berlin
- Rapidshare, the Germany-based file-hosting service that has come under fire
for hosting unauthorized copyrighted content, has in recent weeks begun to
target users uploading or...
DRM Firms Verimatrix, Widevine Settle Patent Dispute
San Diego
- Verimatrix and Widevine Technologies, two providers of digital rights
management (DRM) and anti-piracy technologies, announced on Wednesday that they
have settled a pending patent...
EU Court Hands Google Victory in AdWords Trademark Case
Brussels
- The European Union's highest court ruled on Tuesday that Google (NASD: GOOG) cannot be
held liable for trademark infringement when advertisers choose keywords related
to...
