Copyright

Trump meme removed after copyright complaint

Everybody hurts sometimes—even the president.

On Feb 16, 2019 by Ellen Ioanes

YouTuber Pokimane defends herself against PewDiePie’s copyright criticism

The YouTube copyright controversy continues.

On Jan 14, 2019 by Josh Katzowitz

Turner blocked a popular ‘Rick and Morty’ fan video over copyright infringement (updated)

What a big old donkey d*ck move.

On Oct 20, 2018 by Stacey Ritzen

Memes are fighting back against Europe’s new Copyright Directive law

You can take these memes out of our cold, dead hands.

On Sep 13, 2018 by Stacey Ritzen

How Europe’s Copyright Directive could change the future of the internet

The controversial Copyright Directive aims to protect creators.

On Sep 12, 2018 by Ellen Ioanes

Wikimedia to E.U.: Proposed copyright reform could ‘stifle’ the free web

European Parliament will vote on a controversial proposal next week.

On Sep 5, 2018 by Christina Bonnington

The E.U.’s new copyright law spells disaster for the internet (updated)

It could do a lot more than kill memes.

On Jun 21, 2018 by Phillip Tracy

Naruto the monkey has no copyright claim to his famous selfie

…And the monkey lost.

On Apr 24, 2018 by Christina Bonnington

New York judge says embedding tweets could be illegal

The ruling will likely be appealed.

On Feb 16, 2018 by Phillip Tracy

Judge rules Taylor Swift’s lyrics are too basic to copyright

Someone call the burn unit.

On Feb 15, 2018 by Christine Friar

Spotify faces $1.6 billion lawsuit for alleged copyright infringement

The suit claims 21 percent of Spotify’s entire song collection may be unlicensed.

On Jan 2, 2018 by Phillip Tracy

Photographer who published the ‘monkey selfie’ agrees to donate some proceeds to charity

This case was bananas.

On Sep 12, 2017 by Josh Katzowitz

Music industry shuts down stream-ripping mainstay, YouTube-MP3

It’s a major victory for the RIAA.

On Sep 5, 2017

Microsoft lets obvious pirated-movie apps onto its ‘top free’ apps list

The illegal apps are reportedly on Xbox, PC, and mobile.

On Aug 21, 2017 by Phillip Tracy

The MPAA’s eternal struggle to make piracy uncool

From bombastic ads to hero dogs, Hollywood’s fight for copyright reaches an internet boiling point.

On Aug 21, 2017 by Gabriel Nicholas