piracy
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‘Used’ Music Service Won’t Shut Down Because Of Lawsuit… Yet
Capitol Records failed to halt the operations of ReDigi, a service which sells “used” digital music, in advance of their looming legal battle. And even if you’ve never heard of ReDigi, this case holds important consequences for digital media of all kinds.
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US Feds Just Seized 307 Sports Domains
The Super Bowl is like a goose that lays golden eggs from which cash cows hatch. It makes obscene amounts of money. So, that could be why the DHS has stepped up its confiscation of sports-related domains in the run-up to Sunday American Football Super Bowl — nuking a total of 307 separate sites.
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Should You Act On ACTA? What Australians Need To Know
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement certainly sounds, just on the name of the thing alone, like not such a bad idea. But for the basic principles of personal privacy it is, and it’s the latest in the recent rash of acronymic acts that the Internet’s up in arms about. Here’s what we in Australia need to…
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Kim Dotcom Denied Bail In MegaUpload Case
That bail hearing scheduled for Monday in the MegaUpload conspiracy trial didn’t go as well as Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom had hoped. It looks like he’s going to remain in custody for a few more weeks.