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USA | Copyrights | 70 Year-Old Grandma Threatened Over BitTorrent Download 18/07/2011 | 70 Year-Old Grandma Threatened Over BitTorrent Download
USA | 70 year-old retired widow from San Francisco was recently ‘caught’ sharing porn on BitTorrent . .. Continue

New Zealand | Copyrights | internet piracy bill becomes law 20/04/2011 | internet piracy bill becomes law
NEW ZEALAND | The Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Bill has today been passed, despite strong opposition from the Green Party and independent MPs, and an internet campaign against the bill .. Continue

USA | Games | Sony and the PS3 hacker reach settlement 14/04/2011 | Sony and the PS3 hacker reach settlement
USA | Sony Computer Entertainment America and George Hotz have reached a settlement in a lawsuit that was filed in January after Hotz allegedly breached the PlayStation 3's security and .. Continue

USA | Social Network | Harvard twins stuck with Facebook agreement 11/04/2011 | Harvard twins stuck with Facebook agreement
USA |  A federal appeals court ruled that former Harvard University schoolmates of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg can't undo their settlement over creation of the social networking site .. Continue

England | File Sharing | Government mulls UK net controls 01/04/2011 | Government mulls UK net controls
ENGLAND |  UK government is talking to ISPs about blocking access to websites deemed to help people infringe copyright .. Continue

International | P2P | Study: LimeWire demise slows music piracy 24/03/2011 | Study: LimeWire demise slows music piracy
INTERNATIONAL |  Research firm NPD Group says that illegal file sharing of songs via peer-to-peer services has dramatically dropped off since Lime Wire shut down .. Continue

USA | Copyrights | Universal and Sony Music plan 'instant pop' to beat piracy 20/01/2011 | Universal and Sony Music plan 'instant pop' to beat piracy
USA |  Universal and Sony Music try new technology hopping it will encourage to buy songs for immediate use. .. Continue

USA | copy rights | Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss continue their quest to undo their settelment with Facebook 15/01/2011 | Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss continue their quest to undo their settelment with Facebook
USA |  The Winklevosses, who claim to have come up with the origional idea for Facebook, thought about ending the case and staying with the settelment achieved two years ago but decided aventually to con.. Continue

USA | Net Neutrality | Net neutrality rules reach mobile apps 25/12/2010 | Net neutrality rules reach mobile apps
USA | Mobile wireless providers can`t block applications that compete with the provider`s own voice or video telephony services – This was published as a part of the new net neutrality rules approved this .. Continue

Spain | P2P | Wikileaks kills Spanish anti-P2P law 25/12/2010 | Wikileaks kills Spanish anti-P2P law
SPAIN | Spain killed a controversial anti-P2P bill that would have made it easier to shut down websites that link to infringing content. Wikileaks documents exposed the fact that the US pressured the Spanish .. Continue


Articles

International | Copy rights | Pirates discover new websites 16/11/2009 | Pirates discover new websites
INTERNATIONAL | As a result from the recent crack down of bittorrent websites such as Pirate Bay, File sharers discover new illegal arenas to operate in, websites that allows anonymous uploads... Continue

USA | Copyrights | Why I Copyfight 23/11/2008 | Why I Copyfight
USA | The article discusses the meanings and relevance of copyrights in the cyber-era... Continue

UK | Copyright Registration | The Benefits of US Copyright Registration in UK Disputes 23/10/2008 | The Benefits of US Copyright Registration in UK Disputes
ENGLAND | The author discusses the benefits of US copyright registration in UK disputes... Continue

Europe | Copyrights | If Elvis were a digital entrepreneur today 29/01/2008 | If Elvis were a digital entrepreneur today
EUROPE | Internet attorney Nancy Prager explains how an EU push to create a common digital copyright policy may serve as the de facto legal framework for the Internet... Continue

USA | Copyrights | Roadblocks en route to free, legal music 10/01/2008 | Roadblocks en route to free, legal music
USA | Free music--the legal kind--is supposed to make a splash in 2008... Continue

USA | Copyrights | `Tis the season for common sense copyright 03/01/2008 | `Tis the season for common sense copyright
USA | It`s the season of giving, and the House Judiciary Committee could give consumers, innovators, and artists what they are asking for--fair and balanced copyright reform--and even give a holiday boost t.. Continue

USA | Copyrights | Save Internet freedom--from regulation 19/12/2007 | Save Internet freedom--from regulation
USA | Rep. Edward Markey is preparing to reintroduce legislation that would prohibit Internet access providers from offering priority service to content providers--known as the Net neutrality principle. .. Continue

USA | Copyrighys | A Nation of Infringers? 27/11/2007 | A Nation of Infringers?
USA | John Tehranian, a law professor at the University of Utah, has an article coming out in the Utah Law Review in which he concludes that the dichotomy between copyright law and social norms "is so profo.. Continue

USA | Copyrights | How DRM can help education 14/11/2007 | How DRM can help education
USA | DRM and electronic books could help lower college educational expenses while at the same time improving the health of students. .. Continue

USA | Copyrights | Recording industry shows how to lose by winning 16/10/2007 | Recording industry shows how to lose by winning
USA | While victories in the court of law are necessary to preserve the RIAA members` interests in the music they promote and distribute, it is not clear that such victories translate to the court of public.. Continue


Ruling

U.K. | copyrights & Software | Point Solutions Ltd vs. Focus Bbusiness Solutions Ltd 23/01/2007 | Point Solutions Ltd vs. Focus Bbusiness Solutions Ltd
ENGLAND | "... both parties chose to conduct the proceedings. They chose to deny the judge the assistance of the expert`s report which Master Bragge had directed. They chose to put the judge in the position whe.. Continue

USA | Copy Rights | Gordon Roy Parker v. Google Inc 10/03/2006 | Gordon Roy Parker v. Google Inc
USA | In a ruling issued March the 10th, 2006, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissed a lawsuit by Gordon Roy Parker, a publisher of seduction guides. Parker claimed Goog.. Continue

France | Copyrights | 76.000 Euros damages for diffusion of news on Internet without authorization o 26/09/2004 | 76.000 Euros damages for diffusion of news on Internet without authorization o
FRANCE | In France, a Website diffusing news has to pay 76,000 euros damages to different newspapers for using their articles without their authorization. The websites owners decided to appeal... Continue

Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada v. Canadian Association of Internet Pro 02/07/2004 | Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada v. Canadian Association of Internet Pro
CANADA | Canada`s Supreme Court ruled that Internet service providers do not have to pay royalties to composers and artists for music downloaded by Web customers... Continue


Online Resources

England | Copyright Registration | The UK Copyright Service - Copyright registration 23/10/2008 | The UK Copyright Service - Copyright registration
ENGLAND | The UK Copyright Service is a well established copyright registration facility, which protects the work of thousands of copyright owners all over the world... Continue

England | Copyright Protection | US Copyright Registration Service 23/10/2008 | US Copyright Registration Service
ENGLAND | Website of Juan Geyer, offering registration of copyrights in the U.S... Continue

USA | Copyright Protection | Nrs-Online.com 23/10/2008 | Nrs-Online.com
USA | Website of NRS-Online.com, company providing comprehensive registration services and intellectual property management tools. .. Continue

England | Copyright Protection | Songrite - Copyright Registration Office 23/10/2008 | Songrite - Copyright Registration Office
ENGLAND | Website of songite, offering the registration of registration of songs, music and lyrics... Continue

India | Copyright Registration | NAIRS WORLDWIDE IPR SERVICES 23/10/2008 | NAIRS WORLDWIDE IPR SERVICES
INDIA | Website of NAIRS WORLDWIDE IPR SERVICES, offering services of copyright registration and protection, assignment and transfer and infringement advice and litigation... Continue

Canada | Copyright Registration | CopyrightDeposit 23/10/2008 | CopyrightDeposit
CANADA | Website of CopyrightDeposit.com, one of the most efficient and least expensive copyright publishing and archiving services on the internet. .. Continue

England | Copyright Registration | Copyright Registration Service 23/10/2008 | Copyright Registration Service
ENGLAND | Website of the Copyright Registration Service (CRS). The CRS is a service provided by the Intellectual Property Rights Office (also referred to as the IP Rights Office and the IPRO)... Continue

Holland | Copyright Registration | Escrow Europe 23/10/2008 | Escrow Europe
HOLLAND | Escrow Europe guards business-critical assets such as source code of software, important databases or industrial designs... Continue

UK | Copyright Registration | Duly Registered 23/10/2008 | Duly Registered
ENGLAND | Website of Duly Registered, UK based copyright registration company... Continue

New York | Advertisement | SPD - Society of Publication Designers 14/01/2008 | SPD - Society of Publication Designers
NEW YORK | For over 40 years, the Society of Publication Designers has been a driving force for quality and innovation in publication design. It is the one venue in which the best of the best continually strive... Continue


Legislative authorities, and the Rule of Law

U.S.A | The Library of Congress 11/11/2006 | The Library of Congress
USA | The Library of Congress is the nation`s oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with more than 130 million items on.. Continue

Japan | Copy Rights | CRIC - Copyright Research & Information Center 06/11/2006 | CRIC - Copyright Research & Information Center
JAPAN | CRIC - Copyright Research & Information Center was established in 1959 as a public service corporation authorized by the Government, and has been developing its activities and programs on author`s rig.. Continue

USA | U.S. Copyright Office 12/03/2004 | U.S. Copyright Office
USA | Taken from the Copyright Office Web Site: "The Copyright Office provides expert assistance to Congress on intellectual property matters; advises Congress on anticipated changes in U.S. copyright la.. Continue


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