Copyright

Filmmakers behind the Star Trek fan film Axanar can stand down from red alert status. A settlement has been reached between CBS, Paramount and the filmakers, meaning the potentially nasty copyright trial that was set to begin on January 31 has now been avoided.

Over a series of articles last year we examined several issues surrounding the complicated notion of copyright and originality in the 21st century. A recent court case over a Star Trek fan film has again raised this thorny issue asking who really owns the cultural objects we consume?

After copyright infringing website blocking systems in Australia were recently bypassed the same day they were instituted, the question must be asked: Is this the right approach in combating internet piracy?

A new website, Terms of Service; Didn't Read, compares and evaluates terms of service from across the web.

A number of high profile websites are going dark today to protest the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and PROTECT IP Act (PIPA).

The SLUG is a device that allows users to record any streamed audio off of a computer or other device.

A new study to examine the behavior of users responsible for publishing files on BitTorrent reveals that a small group of around 100 users is responsible for the majority of content.

A new technology called "video DNA matching" is able to identify pirated movies, based on a code created by a film's visual content.

NEC’s new video content identification technology is capable of detecting illegal copies of videos illegally uploaded to the Internet in a matter of seconds.

Industries that rely on fair use exceptions to copyright law grew faster than the rest of the U.S. economy from 2002 to 2007, expanded 5 percent and accounted for 23 percent of real economic growth, according to a new CCIA economic study.

The UK is considering legislation that would see suspected illegal file sharers cut off altogether by their ISPs - even after European Parliament recently rejected a similar plan from France, saying that Internet access is a fundamental human right.