Copyright
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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.
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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?
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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?
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A new website, Terms of Service; Didn't Read, compares and evaluates terms of service from across the web.
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A number of high profile websites are going dark today to protest the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and PROTECT IP Act (PIPA).
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The SLUG is a device that allows users to record any streamed audio off of a computer or other device.
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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.
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A new technology called "video DNA matching" is able to identify pirated movies, based on a code created by a film's visual content.
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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.
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ScienceIndustries 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.
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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.