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Copyright Fair Use and How it Works for Online Images

You’ve heard the adage that a picture is worth a thousand words, but when that picture is protected by copyright, the picture is only more

Copyright info and examples

File Sharing Approved As An Official Religion In Sweden

After a year of bureaucratic struggles, the Missionary Church of Kopimism is now an official religion in Sweden, enjoying the constitutional more

Just a Reminder...

A word of warning:
Expecting that nobody will notice if you make use of an image that you just take without permission is foolish, tools more

If you are worried about your images?

Although the usage of images on the web can be a touchy subject, we all need to be responsible in that if we are worried about other's using more

Creepy Steve Jobs Doll Nixed by Apple Lawyers

well, that didn't take long. tho, it's still available for order at the manufacturer's website: http://inicons.com/

RIAA chief: ISPs to start policing copyright by July 12

*sigh* i guess it's time to invest in a VPN service. no one is messing with my home internet! no matter what kind of garbage like this comes more

Welcome To Life: the Singularity, Ruined By Lawyers.

This may very be soon a reality. A way to live forever, but at what expense? Very interesting.

Acta protests: Thousands take to streets across Europe

Thousands of people have taken part in co-ordinated protests across Europe in opposition to a controversial anti-piracy agreement.

What RIAA Won’t Tell You.. Who is Abusing Trust & Misusing ...

What the RIAA Won’t Tell You
The CEO of the RIAA who penned this opinion piece won’t tell you that: 1) the Congressional sponsors of more

It's not about piracy, it's about a failure to adapt

The continued push for legislation like SOPA and PIPA is a result of a failure to adapt to the changing environment the internet has created more

Dont break the internet: How an idiot's slogan stole your privacy

This frames the PIPA/SOPA discussion in a new light, one that evolves the discusion. Privacy and copyright laws are things that no one cares more

Video game industry still supports SOPA, despite reports

Despite a flurry of reports suggesting that the world’s largest video game companies have dropped their support for the controversial Stop more

Could Google Delete Copyrighted MP3s From Gmail?

‘Only In Extreme Cases’ It Says

Anti-Piracy Group Caught Pirating Song For Anti-Piracy Ad

... Corruption Scandal Erupts In Response

Sugarhill Gang Fights to Get Their Name Back

The hip hop pioneers document their 30-year battle with the record industry in new film.

Where to Submit your Copyright Registration

Canada: online to the Copyright Office, Canadian Intellectual Property Office Web site
http://www.cipo.ic.gc.ca (fee Can $50) more

Artists Sue Over Musicians Village

Harry Connick Jr. and Branford Marsalis are suing a New Orleans medical group for using the entertainers’ images in the medical group’s more

Hold the Thieves

CopyScape – A plagiarism detecting tool where you can enter your web address to find other sites that may be publishing your content. more

Megaupload ServePurge Delayed -

Megaupload ServePurge Delayed -
"A scheduled purging of Megaupload’s data was tentatively shelved Tuesday to give its millions of account more