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Why Is Spotify Paying Out $21 Million?
Mar 21, 2016Working out how to divvy up capital in the music industry is challenging, but Spotify’s making progress. Spotify is set to pay out an impressive $21 million to artists and publishers in unpaid royalties. The market-leading ...
Tags: Spotify, Artists, publishers, Computing
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Amazon Yanked Gibberish Translations of Classic Works From Shelves of Online Ebooks Shop
Feb 26, 2014Amazon on Friday yanked gibberish translations of classic works from the shelves of its online ebooks shop. An array of titles including "Treasure Island" and "War of the Worlds" billed as translations of famed books into French, Italian, ...
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Google Is Revealing Some New Numbers Around Malware and Phishing Attempts in an Effort
Jun 27, 2013Google is revealing some new numbers around malware and phishing attempts in an effort to get more people thinking about online security and to make the Web safer. The data is being incorporated into the company's biannual transparency ...
Tags: Google, Malware, Transparency, Web safer
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Viacom Filed The Lawsuit Against Youtube in March 2007
May 20, 2013A federal court in New York has denied class certification to copyright owners in an infringement lawsuit against YouTube over unauthorized hosting of content, stating that copyright claims have only superficial similarities. Judge Louis ...
Tags: Copyright Owners, Youtube Suit
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U.S. Congress Should Consider a "Safe Harbor" From Legal Action
May 16, 2013The U.S. Congress should consider a "safe harbor" from legal action for consumers using works protected by copyright as it launches a long-term effort to revamp copyright law, some advocates said Thursday. Consumers should be protected ...
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A Key U.S. Lawmaker Has Unveiled Plans for a Review of The Laws Surrounding Copyright
Apr 27, 2013A key U.S. lawmaker has unveiled plans for a comprehensive review of the laws surrounding copyright in the United States to determine whether they are still relevant in the digital age. Bob Goodlatte, a Virginia Republican and chairman of ...
Tags: Copyright, US Lawmakers
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Activist Has Turned His Attention to Broader Reform of The DMCA
Mar 11, 2013The author of a successful White House petition calling on government officials to legalize the unlocking of mobile phones has turned his attention to broader reform of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Sina Khanifar, the ...
Tags: mobile phone, unlocking, Digital Millennium Copyright Act
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We R Interactive Announced That LYROKE Is Now Available to Play on Mobile
Jan 18, 2013Social entertainment company, We R Interactive, has today announced that its popular music game, LYROKE, is now available to play on mobile. The LYROKE app is storming the charts globally, already ranking as the number two iOS music ...
Tags: We R Interactive, music game, LYROKE, mobile game
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The U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Arguments in Two Cases
Dec 26, 2012The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday in two cases with potentially broad implications to technology users, one reviewing whether consumers can resell copyright-protected products they have purchased and the second challenging ...
Tags: U.S.Supreme Court, NSA, technology users, surveillance program
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The Regulator Was Required to Put Together The Code as Part of Digital Economy Act Voted
Dec 24, 2012Ofcom has published a draft code today to tackle illegal file-sharers by passing their information onto copyright owners. The regulator was required to put together the code as part of the Digital Economy Act voted through in 2010. ...
Tags: Ofcom, copyright, file share, ISPs
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A Deep and Abiding Concern Over The Theft of IP That Occurs in China
Dec 21, 2012When you talk with the executives of most U.S. companies the subject often turns to the global market and the opportunities for growth that countries like China offer. However, as that conversation continues the next thing you often hear is ...
Tags: China, opportunities, Intellectual Property, theft of IP
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A U.S.Federal Judge Has Asked for More Information to Plan an Evidentiary Hearing
Oct 4, 2012A U.S.federal judge has asked for more information to plan an evidentiary hearing concerning the fate of terabytes of data held in limbo since the shutdown of the Megaupload file-sharing site. U.S.government prosecutors and Kyle Goodwin ...
Tags: EFF, Government, Data
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The "Core Values of Hong Kong" Are The Most Debated Topics in Many Election Forums
Sep 6, 2012The "core values of Hong Kong" (freedom, democracy, human rights and rule of law) are the most debated topics in many election forums of the upcoming Legislative Council (LegCo) Election, which is scheduled on Sunday (September 9). The ...
Tags: Legco Election, Internet Freedom, Hong Kong, Government IT
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The "Core Values of Hong Kong" Are The Most Debated Topics in Many Election Forums
Sep 6, 2012The "core values of Hong Kong" (freedom, democracy, human rights and rule of law) are the most debated topics in many election forums of the upcoming Legislative Council (LegCo) Election, which is scheduled on Sunday (September 9). The ...
Tags: Legco Election, Internet Freedom, Hong Kong, Government IT
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Google Will Now Take Reports of Copyright Violation Into Account
Aug 10, 2012IDG News Service-When assigning search result rankings,Google will now take reports of copyright violation into account. The goal is to give better placement to sites that publish content they either own or have legally licensed,and ...
Tags: Google, Copyright, Search Ranking
