http://www.futureofcopyright.com Latest posts on Future of Copyright en-en Blog RSS export running on TYPO3 4.5.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 2008 - 2011 Future of Copyright info@futureofcopyright.com info@futureofcopyright.com http://www.futureofcopyright.com/typo3conf/ext/t3blog/icons/rss.png http://www.futureofcopyright.com Latest posts on Future of Copyright (Peter van der Veen) http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2012/05/25/google-removes-250000-copyright-infringing-search-results-a-week.html http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2012/05/25/google-removes-250000-copyright-infringing-search-results-a-week.html General Fri, 25 May 2012 10:54:00 +0200 Google removes about 250,000 search results per week due to copyright infringement. This is done at the request of copyright owners and specialised organizations that fight against infringement.This ... crijns@considerati.com (Kim Crijns) http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2012/05/25/apple-rejects-e-book-pricing-conspiracy-charges-in-us-lawsuit.html http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2012/05/25/apple-rejects-e-book-pricing-conspiracy-charges-in-us-lawsuit.html Case law and Legal issues, General Fri, 25 May 2012 09:00:00 +0200 Previously, we wrote about the United States Department of Justice and 15 states that sued Apple and two big book publishers for conspiring about the prices of e-books. Customers and competitors coul... (Future of Copyright) http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2012/05/24/anti-piracy-group-brein-intensifies-their-fight-against-illegal-filesharing.html http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2012/05/24/anti-piracy-group-brein-intensifies-their-fight-against-illegal-filesharing.html Case law and Legal issues, ISP's and site blocks, General Thu, 24 May 2012 12:08:00 +0200 Dutch anti-piracy foundation BREIN is adopting a more aggressive strategy in fighting piracy. After several court cases to demand ISPs to block The Pirate Bay, BREIN is now also asking for a ban on T... (Future of Copyright) http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2012/05/23/dutch-court-online-marketplace-marktplaats-not-liable-for-copyright-infringements.html http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2012/05/23/dutch-court-online-marketplace-marktplaats-not-liable-for-copyright-infringements.html ISP's and site blocks, Case law and Legal issues Wed, 23 May 2012 15:11:00 +0200 Dutch marketplace website Marktplaats, acquired by eBay, can’t be held liable for copyright infringements, the Dutch Court of Appeal of Leeuwarden ruled yesterday. Stokke, manufacturer of chairs for ... (Future of Copyright) http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2012/05/22/us-supreme-court-dismisses-appeal-in-file-sharing-case-against-675000-fine-for-30-songs.html http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2012/05/22/us-supreme-court-dismisses-appeal-in-file-sharing-case-against-675000-fine-for-30-songs.html Case law and Legal issues, General Tue, 22 May 2012 13:31:00 +0200 Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court decided to let a fine of $675.000 for downloading songs intact. Former college student Joel Tenenbaum had been found guilty for downloading and sharing 30 songs from... (Future of Copyright) http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2012/05/21/largest-social-network-in-russia-liable-for-copyright-infringement.html http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2012/05/21/largest-social-network-in-russia-liable-for-copyright-infringement.html Case law and Legal issues, General Mon, 21 May 2012 16:04:00 +0200 On 17 May, Russian social media site vKontakte lost a case against a number of Russian record companies over copyright infringement. vKontakte, the "Russian Facebook", has 135 million users and curr... (Martine Wubben) http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2012/05/18/should-jailbreaking-a-mobile-phone-continue-to-be-exempted-from-copyright-infringement.html http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2012/05/18/should-jailbreaking-a-mobile-phone-continue-to-be-exempted-from-copyright-infringement.html General Fri, 18 May 2012 12:14:00 +0200 This was the question under debate in the hearing of the U.S. Copyright Office, last Thursday. Also under debate is whether the exemption should be broadened to include tablets and videogame consoles... (Future of Copyright) http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2012/05/16/dutch-advocate-general-proposes-to-submit-prejudicial-questions-to-the-ecj-about-the-private-copying.html http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2012/05/16/dutch-advocate-general-proposes-to-submit-prejudicial-questions-to-the-ecj-about-the-private-copying.html General, Case law and Legal issues Wed, 16 May 2012 14:50:00 +0200 Advocate General Huydecoper of the Dutch Supreme Court proposes to submit prejudicial questions to the European Court of Justice about private copying levies. If the Supreme Court agrees with this, t... (Future of Copyright) http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2012/05/15/pirate-bay-founder-takes-case-to-european-court-of-human-rights.html http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2012/05/15/pirate-bay-founder-takes-case-to-european-court-of-human-rights.html Case law and Legal issues, ISP's and site blocks, General Tue, 15 May 2012 10:26:00 +0200 Fredrik Neij, one of the founders of The Pirate Bay, takes his case to the European Court of Human Rights after the Swedish Supreme Court rejected appeal in February. Neij is found guilty of copyrigh... (Peter van der Veen) http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2012/05/14/pirate-pay-launches-new-anti-piracy-software-in-russia.html http://www.futureofcopyright.com/home/blog-post/2012/05/14/pirate-pay-launches-new-anti-piracy-software-in-russia.html General Mon, 14 May 2012 17:59:00 +0200 A Russian company called Pirate Pay has developed new anti-piracy software that can be used to prevent the exchange of copyrighted content on BitTorrent.Pirate Pay told Russian news website 'Russia B...