It’s bad enough having a toothache. It’s much worse when your dentist rips you off for $4,000 and then threatens to sue you for complaining about the treatment. That’s what happened to New York… Read more »
A devastating hack on Sony late last year exposed embarrassing details about Hollywood’s darker side, including a secret campaign by the movie industry to bring about new copyright controls. Dubbed “Project Goliath,” the plan… Read more »
When it comes to balancing creative rights on the internet, companies like Twitter and Pinterest play an important role as middlemen. How are they performing? Read more »
Google is demoting pirate sites further in its search rankings. That news is one nugget contained in a larger report that details the company’s ongoing anti-piracy efforts. Read more »
Is Google dodging its legal duties to remove nude celebrity images in order to make a buck? No, but Hollywood lawyers are threatening a $100 million suit anyways. Read more »
Why are courts taking such a hardline against music-sharing sites? A judge’s decision this week to throw the book at music-sharing site Grooveshark is just the latest example of how the… Read more »
Powerful celebrities and companies are bullying some of the millions of bloggers who use the popular WordPress platform with outlandish copyright claims. Wordpress just called attention to some of the worst… Read more »
One of the sites at the center of the nude photography scandal just put in place DMCA measures that shield websites from copyright liability. Here’s the likely explanation of why it… Read more »
The CEO of a defunct music site is in trouble after a jury ruled he should have known about copyrighted songs on the site. The verdict is partly the result of… Read more »
Hunter Moore, who tormented hundreds of people through his nude photo website “Is Anyone Up,” was arrested this week. The feds appear to have finally found a way to stick him… Read more »