Copyright

How not to hack IKEA

This situation highlights a growing problem online.

On Jun 17, 2014 by [email protected]

Applebee’s stole allegedly stole this photographer’s photos

Infringin’ good in the neighborhood.

On Jun 12, 2014 by Kevin Collier

Author’s Guild vs. HathiTrust: Libraries can scan books for Google search, court rules

But authors aren’t happy.

On Jun 10, 2014 by Patrick Howell O’Neill

EU Court: Web browsing is not copyright infringement

Court says temporary page copies are exempt from copyright claims after four-year legal battle.

On Jun 6, 2014 by Tim Sampson

U.K. copyright laws are about to get a lot less strict

British citizens with disabilities can soon reproduce copyrighted material without legal consquences.

On Jun 3, 2014 by Tim Sampson

How ‘Frozen’ fandom changed Disney’s stance on copyright infringement

There’s a reason Frozen was the highest-grossing animated film ever.

On May 30, 2014 by [email protected]

Patent trolls dealt another major blow by the courts

Court prohibits copyright trolls from filing blanket requests for Internet users’ identities. 

On May 28, 2014 by Tim Sampson

Record labels flag Elliot Rodger’s YouTube videos for copyright violations

The alleged mass murderer was a Phil Collins fan.

On May 26, 2014 by Miles Klee

Internet rallies to save Chris Hadfield’s iconic ‘Space Oddity’ video

One of humankind’s best examples of science intersecting with art is about to disappear from the Internet.

On May 13, 2014 by Fran Berkman

Is CrossFit using copyright to censor its critics?

‟I’m the 50 Cent of trolling.”

On May 12, 2014 by Aaron Sankin

PBS imagines a future for fandom that’s already a reality

Idea Channel’s predictions for the possibilities of fandom are easy to swallow—probably because they’re already happening.

On May 8, 2014 by Aja Romano

A band stole a photographer’s work and then made his life hell for complaining

Here’s how not to respond to a takedown request.

On Apr 21, 2014 by Aja Romano

Pirate Bay’s oldest torrent turns 10 years old (and no, it isn’t porn)

The Pirate Bay may be in a constant fight for survival, but “Top Secret Recipes” will apparently never die.

On Mar 31, 2014 by Aja Romano

How AIDS conspiracy theorists silence critics on YouTube

AIDS conspiracy theorists are using bogus DMCA takedown notices to silence their critics on YouTube.  

On Mar 31, 2014 by Rob Price

Italy’s own SOPA is coming, and it could be disastrous for the EU

Italian opposition has until the end of the month to stop their government from going on a copyright witch hunt. It’s SOPA, with Italian seasoning.

On Mar 24, 2014 by Kevin Collier