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Cox Communications May Be Held Liable For Copyright Infringement of Subscribers

Cox Communications is in the middle of a lawsuit brought against it by BMG Rights Management and Round Hill Music. The two companies are suing the ISP for failing to terminate the accounts of pirates…

November 24, 2015 | 10:29 EST

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Google Stands Up For Fair Use, Will Defend Some Users Against Copyright Claims in Court

For those concerned about DMCA takedown notifications being abused by media corporations, there is a bit of good news: Google plans to defend some targets of DMCA takedowns that they believe have a…

November 19, 2015 | 09:55 EST

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Ninth Circuit Affirms the Importance of Fair Use in DMCA Takedowns

DMCA takedowns are a blight on the Internet. In theory, they are a positive, providing media hosting websites a way to avoid liability as long as they make an effort to remove infringing content when…

September 15, 2015 | 08:00 EDT

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Copyright Troll Lodges DMCA Claims For Using the Word "Pixels"

Anti-piracy firm Entura International, working on behalf of Columbia pictures, has recently issued numerous DMCA notices to the site Vimeo. It seems they have taken aim at any video containing the…

August 8, 2015 | 09:58 EDT

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Hosts Deemed Liable for User Comments in Europe

The European Court of Human Rights decided recently that web hosts are responsible for any defamatory comments left on their sites, the Electronic Frontier Foundation reported. The case, Delfi AS v.…

June 17, 2015 | 02:43 EDT

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[Updated] Gameplay Footage Taken From YouTuber Causes Confusion

Update: Some clarification was given by GameSpot, as some confusion about the situation was cleared out. Nexon was not the one who provided the email in question with the footage regarding Combat…

April 20, 2015 | 06:47 EDT

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UPDATE: Dying Light is Using DMCA to Censor Mods

Update III: The ESA has apologized for erroneously issuing DMCA claims: "ESA was notified this morning that potentially erroneous DMCA notices had been transmitted by one of its vendors," the…

February 1, 2015 | 12:45 EST

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Angry Joe Latest Casualty of DMCA Abuse

On Saturday December 6th, Capcom released the trailer for the PS4/PC exclusive title Street Fighter V. Shortly afterwards popular YouTuber Angry Joe uploaded an "Angry Rant" discussing the trailer…

December 9, 2014 | 04:48 EST