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United States v. Megaupload Limited

CMLP Staff — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:48:00 +0000

The Target Isn’t Hollywood, MPAA, RIAA, Or MAFIAA: It’s The Policymakers

Rick Falkvinge — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:50:09 +0000

In reactions to my last column on TorrentFreak, concerning how we must go on the offensive for our freedom of speech, I saw many questions and emotions asking what it takes to get Big Monopoly - the copyright industry - to listen to the net and change their ways. A number of suggestions were made, from boycotts to petitions. Alas, this is entirely the wrong way to bring about change.

Source: The Target Isn’t Hollywood, MPAA, RIAA, Or MAFIAA: It’s The Policymakers

Six interesting technology law issues raised in the Facebook IPO

Evan Brown (@internetcases) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:55:28 +0000

Patent trolls, open source, do not track, SOPA, PIPA and much, much more: Facebook’s IPO filing has a real zoo of issues. The securities laws require that companies going public identify risk factors that could adversely affect the company’s stock. Facebook’s S-1 filing, which it sent to the SEC today, identified almost 40 such factors. [...]

Fair use, the DMCA, and presidential politics

Evan Brown (@internetcases) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:31:39 +0000

The 2012 presidential election cycle is already giving internet law enthusiasts things to talk about. Last week it was Ron Paul’s grumblings about an unauthorized campaign ad on YouTube. Now NBC is moaning about a Mitt Romney ad comprised almost entirely of Tom Brokaw on the Nightly News in 1997. NBC has asked the ad [...]

Are nonpirate Megaupload users entitled to compensation from the government?

Evan Brown (@internetcases) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:01:53 +0000

If I left my coat in a taxi that was later impounded because, unknown to me, the driver was transporting heroin in the trunk, would I be left out in the cold? People who used Megaupload to lawfully store and transfer files are rightfully upset that their stuff is unavailable after last week’s raid. Some [...]

Megaupload takedown reminds us why website terms and conditions can be important

Evan Brown (@internetcases) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:01:00 +0000

Kashmir Hill pointed out that at least one erstwhile file sharing service has changed its business model in response to the federal government’s action against Megaupload. She observes that: FileSonic users can’t be too happy to have one of the main features of the site taken away. But the company must be less worried about [...]

If you critique SOPA, read the text. If you read the text, read it right.

Evan Brown (@internetcases) — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:02:38 +0000

Earlier this week Eriq Gardner speculated in a tweet that less than one tenth of one percent of folks have actually read the SOPA legislation. I bet he’s right. It’s good to read the statute. But what might be worse than not reading it is reading it wrongly and thereafter propagating misunderstanding. One of the [...]

This Week in Copyright – SOPA, Golan, and Megaupload

Steve Schultze — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:43:21 +0000

It has been an exceptionally busy week for copyright policy. We heard from all three branches of the US Federal Government in one way or another, while the citizens of the Internet flexed their muscles in response. The most covered story of the week w...

SOPA/PIPA Protest Day is Over, But the Battle is Not

Arthur Bright — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:36:17 +0000

The day of protest against the now (hopefully) infamous "Stop Online Piracy Act" (SOPA) and "Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011" (PROTECT IP Act, or PIPA) has ended....

SOPA/PIPA reading list

Evan Brown (@internetcases) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:31:32 +0000

This list is a work in progress. Newer additions are at the top of the list. Porn Sites Black Out For SOPA (WebProNews) The Internet at its Best (EFF) Anti-piracy battle reveals dysfunctional thinking (The Hill) A SOPA/PIPA Blackout Explainer (Wired Threat Level) SOPA, PIPA won’t break the Internet (Washington Post) SOPA Outrage Is Breaking [...]