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
The lawsuit that could kill Encyclopedia Dramatica
The infamous depository of the internet’s darkest secrets may have finally met its match.
On Jul 5, 2017 by David Gilmour
Bad Lip Reading’s viral ’Force Awakens’ parody taken down by a copyright claim
The company associated with it says it didn’t make the claim.
On Apr 7, 2017 by Michelle Jaworski
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