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Dutch Pave the Way for Looser Copyright Laws
Much to the displeasure of the wider EU, the Dutch want to liberalize their copyright laws to explicitly allow remixes and mashups .
6 hrs ago | Variety
Biz mulls Spain's new piracy law
Washington may have shelved two anti-piracy laws last month but Spain's anti-piracy legislation is set to take effect Feb.
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Eastern and Western censorship: which is worse?
No visit of the Canadian Prime Minister to China would be complete without western media commenting on China's censorship policy.
21 hrs ago | Daily Mississippian
University cracking down on campus-based piracy
The University of Mississippi is cracking down on students who illegally download music through the Appropriate Use Policy.
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Appropriating Forms: Violence and Godspeed You! Black Emperor
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FSF Supports Proposed Exemptions to DMCA Anti-Circumvention Rules
The Free Software Foundation submitted comments to support exemptions to allow users to install free software on all kinds of devices, and view and play media encumbered with Digital Restrictions Management .
Canada's C-11 Bill and the Hazards of Digital Locks Provisions
While copyright owners claim that they need anti-circumvention laws to address copyright infringement, twelve years' experience with the U.S. DMCA provisions demonstrates that overbroad digital locks laws can wreak havoc on lawful, non copyright-infringing activities, stifle free speech and scientific research, and harm innovation and competition.
DJ Handi's Archive Picks: Black Metal Mercury Blues.
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Growing List of Countries Oppose ACTA - Germany Joins Latvia, Poland, Czech Republic in Opposition
As we've discussed for months , the ACTA took all of this country's worst copyright ideas --many of them enshrined in the controversial DMCA -- made them considerably worse, then foisted them upon much of the globe with little to no real public discussion.
Can a court order stop a torrent file?
I've just finished reading the fascinating case of AMP v Persons Unknown [2011] EWHC 3454 via the IP Osgoode blog .
FOOD (1972) - Gordon Matta-Clark's Restaurant - Directed by Robert Frank
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If The Internet Is Treated Just Like The Offline World, We'd Never...
One of the key talking points from the SOPA/PIPA supporters was this ridiculous claim that the internet shouldn't be "lawless." That was a laughable line, considering just how many laws have been passed already that directly impact the internet -- including many copyright laws specifically.
From SCREW to Screamin' Jay and Beyond: The Comic Art of Avi Spivak
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Tree People + Folks on Fire + Larry Mondello Band = The Update
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Want IT Flexibility? Demand Jailbreaking Be Legal
Why should CIOs care about the DMCA's jailbreaking rules? Despite Pollyanna assurances that locking down a box will make everybody more secure, that's just not true--and it decreases choice.
In the future everyone will get royalties
Ok, not exactly yet another SOPA, PIPA, diary. They passed the DMCA and there was a compromise in there.
Is A Hash Of Hash Of A Torrent Of A Torrent Of Copyrighted Data Copyrighted?
Pirate Bay user allisfine just recently uploaded a torrent to the site that is a collection of all the magnet identifiers for the entire site .
Enough, Already: The SOPA Debate Ignores How Much Copyright Protection We Already Have
The most frustrating part of the discussion around SOPA has been watching politicians and commentators fail to acknowledge the vast resources we already devote to protecting copyright in the United States.
Mining the Audio Motherlode, Volume 153
Strange Bedfellows: A Rockabilly Session and a Voice of Reason on Anti-Communism If you are a copyright owner and believe that your copyrighted works have been used in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, here is our DMCA Notice .
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