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  | TorrentSpy Fined $110 Million for Copyright Infringement Found at 5/9/2008 via www.crn.com
Judge sets an example with defunct Torrent-tracker site, fining it $110 million for aiding in copyright infringement activity. More...
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| House passes Pro-IP copyright protection act Found at 5/9/2008 via www.macnn.com
The House of Representatives on Friday approved the controversial Pro-IP Act, a bill which is designed to protect intellectual property by imposing more rigid punishment in the case of copyright infringement. Ars Technica writes that the bill passed with a vote of 410 to 10, but has yet to be voted on by the Senate. Among the details of the bill, o... More...
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| Blizzard abuses copyright law Found at 5/9/2008 via www.theinquirer.net
WORLD OF WARCRAFT (WoW) proprietor Blizzard Entertainment is trying to wield copyright law like a club in its lawsuit against Michael Donnelly, the creator of the Glider robot "helper" program that plays WoW automagically for users. More...
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| Night market 'passed off' Found at 5/9/2008 via www.canada.com
Patent and copyright infringement was so rampant at the Richmond Night Market that the organization that polices piracy and counterfeiting in Canada is welcoming the prospect of a new market under different management. More...
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| Recent Original Stories Found at 5/9/2008 via www.newmobilecomputing.com
For the last few years, a coalition of technology companies, academics and computer programmers has been trying to persuade Congress to scale back the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Now US Congress is preparing to do precisely the opposite . A proposed copyright law seen by CNET News.com would expand the DMCA's restrictions on software that can bypass copy protections and grant federal police ... More...
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| TorrentSpy fined $11m for copyright infringement Found at 5/9/2008 via rss.feedsportal.com
Judge sends 'strong message about the illegality of these sites' TorrentSpy.com, the BitTorrent peer-2-peer (P2P) site has been hit with an $11m (£5.5m) fine for copyright infringement. More...
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| Hollywood sues The Pirate Bay for $15m Found at 5/9/2008 via rss.feedsportal.com
Copyright infringement covers illegal downloading of the Pink Panther Following its successful case against TorrentSpy.com, Hollywood is now going after BitTorrent site The Pirate Bay. More...
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| Former RIAA chief advising Project Playlist Found at 5/9/2008 via www.news.com
Jay Berman is trying to help the music service get past copyright issues. More...
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| Torrent site gets $144m copyright lesson Found at 5/8/2008 via www.nzherald.co.nz
LOS ANGELES - The six major Hollywood studios have won a US$111 million (NZ$143.8) judgement for copyright infringement against the shut-down file-sharing website TorrentSpy.com. More...
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| SB papers settle copyright infringement suit Found at 5/8/2008 via www.fresnobee.com
The Santa Barbara News-Press and a weekly newspaper have settled a federal copyright infringement lawsuit over access to an unpublished News-Press article. More...
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| SB papers settle copyright infringement suit Found at 5/8/2008 via www.sfgate.com
The Santa Barbara News-Press and a weekly newspaper have settled a federal copyright infringement lawsuit over access to an unpublished News-Press article. The agreement ends a 1 1/2-year-old lawsuit filed by Ampersand Publishing, parent company of the News-... More...
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| Recent Original Stories Found at 5/8/2008 via www.osnews.com
For the last few years, a coalition of technology companies, academics and computer programmers has been trying to persuade Congress to scale back the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Now US Congress is preparing to do precisely the opposite . A proposed copyright law seen by CNET News.com would expand the DMCA's restrictions on software that can bypass copy protections and grant federal police ... More...
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| House likes 'copyright czar' idea Found at 5/8/2008 via www.hollywoodreporter.com
Legislation that would create "a copyright czar" in the White House and streamline law enforcement efforts to catch intellectual property pirates won approval by the full House on Thursday. More...
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| House overwhelmingly passes controversial PRO-IP Act Found at 5/8/2008 via arstechnica.com
The House of Representatives has passed the Pro-IP Act, which aims to impose stricter penalties for copyright infringement. It would also create a new copyright czar in the executive branch. Read More... More...
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| Studios win $111 million judgment against TorrentSpy.com Found at 5/8/2008 via www.kansascity.com
The six major Hollywood studios have won a $111 million judgment for copyright infringement against the shut-down file-sharing Web site TorrentSpy.com. More...
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