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Fox Crushes Unflattering YouTube Channel

Liberal bloggers' Hannity, Beck clips yanked

Nov 13, 09 7:01 AM CST
(Newser) - A YouTube channel that specialized in capturing Fox commentators' most outrageous moments has been shut down after copyright complaints from the channel. News1News was the favorite choice of plenty of left-leaning blogs and news sources seeking to poke fun at Fox, notes Gawker , which has been left with plenty of... More »

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blogosphere • YouTube • Fox News • Glenn Beck • Sean Hannity • copyright infringement

election 2009

NJ Gov Hopeful Runs Afoul of Monty Python

Troupe threatens to sue Republican over pirated video footage

Nov 2, 09 3:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Republican Chris Christie holds a razor-thin lead over incumbent Jon Corzine in the New Jersey governor's race, and now he has five more potential opponents—the members of Monty Python, who are considering suing the former US Attorney for violating their copyright. An online ad the campaign swiftly yanked from... More »

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Republican • Jon Corzine • New Jersey • online advertising • online ads • governor • Jon S. Corzine • copyright infringement • campaign advertising • Terry Gilliam • John Cleese • Monty Python • incumbents • Terry Jones • Christopher Christie • Election 09 • Michael Palin • Eric Idle • election day November 2009

 Nokia Sues Apple 
 Over iPhone 
 Technology 

Finnish cell phone maker alleges copyright infringement

Oct 23, 09 8:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nokia, the world's biggest cell phone maker, is suing Apple in US federal court for alleged copyright infringement, saying it has 10 claims on the technology used in the iPhone. The Finnish company said Apple used "fundamental" patented technologies concerning wireless data, speech recognition, security, and encryption. It has... More »

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cell phones • iPhone • Apple • Nokia • copyright • smartphones • cell phone industry • copyright infringement

 Fairey Admits Lying 
 Over 'Hope' Photo 

Artist tried to conceal mistake with false evidence

Oct 17, 09 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - An unexpected twist in the Shepard Fairey copyright fight: The artist admits that he lied about which AP photo he used for his Obama Hope poster and submitted fake evidence to support his claim. His lawyers have now dropped him as the legal fight continues. "I am very sorry... More »

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copyright law • copyright • campaign • Associated Press • copyright infringement • Shepard Fairey • photos

 Skype Sale in Doubt  
 as Founders Sue eBay 

Techies alleges copyright violation costing them $75M a day

Sep 17, 09 6:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - The founders of Skype are suing eBay and the investor consortium buying the Internet phone company, accusing them of copyright violation, reports the Wall Street Journal. The suit is only the latest bump in eBay's disastrous ownership of Skype and may complicate the planned $2 billion sale. Janus Friis and... More »

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eBay • intellectual property • mergers and acquisitions • copyright • Skype • copyright infringement • peer-to-peer • Marc Andreessen

 Italian Photog Says 
 Leibovitz Stole His Pics 

He sues for $300,000, adding to her troubles

Sep 5, 09 10:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Italian photographer is suing famed celebrity shutterbug Annie Leibovitz for $300,000, claiming she stole two of his photos, the New York Daily News reports. Paolo Pizzetti says Leibovitz’s associates hired him to scout locations in Italy for a limited-edition calendar Leibovitz was putting together for Lavazza... More »

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photography • lawsuit • photographers • Annie Leibovitz • copyright infringement

OPINION

Flickr Cowardly for Taking Down Obama Joker

Website caved too easily: image isn't a copyright violation

Aug 22, 09 1:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Flickr is catching fire for its decision to take down the now-infamous image of Barack Obama photoshopped to look like the joker. Flickr says it received a takedown notice under the federal Digital Millennium Copyright Act for the Time cover mockup, but that excuse doesn’t fly for Michael... More »

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Barack Obama • copyright law • free speech • Flickr • Heath Ledger • copyright infringement • the Joker

 Twilight Scribe Accused 
 of Plagiarism 

Dueling vampire novels bear similarities, author says

Aug 4, 09 10:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Twilight author Stephenie Meyer is being accused of ripping off another vampire book, TMZ reports. Jordan Scott claims the series’ fourth installment, Breaking Dawn, bears a “striking and substantial similarity” to her 2006 book The Nocturne, with both including a post-wedding sex scene, a doomed pregnancy, and the death... More »

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entertainment • plagiarism • copyright infringement • Twilight • Stephenie Meyer • Jordan Scott • Breaking Dawn • The Nocturne

Minnesota Mom Fined $1.9M for Illegal Music Downloads

Guilty verdict given in do-over of country's first file-sharing trial

Jun 19, 09 4:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Minnesota woman has been fined $80,000 per song for each of 24 music files she illegally downloaded, CNN reports. The court ordered Jammie Thomas to pay $1.92 million to the Recording Industry of America. Her original trial—America's first for music file-sharing—granted the RIAA just $220,... More »

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music downloads • file sharing • RIAA • Jammie Thomas • copyright infringement • illegal downloading

(Newser) - France’s constitutional council today shot down the country’s newly minted “three strikes” law against Internet piracy, Ars Technica reports. The council said the law, which set up an administrative body to punish pirates, violated basic principles of French law, assigning essentially judicial duties to a non-judicial body,... More »

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France • piracy • DVD piracy • copyright • file sharing • copyright infringement • French Constitutional Council

EU Parliament Next Stop for Pro-Piracy Party

Swedish group's membership up 215% after Pirate Bay case

May 22, 09 12:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Swedish pirates could soon be invading the European parliament, the Times of London reports. The Pirate Party, a political group whose sole aim is encouraging Internet copyright infringement, is poised to win several seats in next month’s elections. “The plan is Sweden, Europe, the world—in that order,... More »

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European Union • file sharing • Sweden • The Pirate Bay • patent • copyright infringement

 Authors Want 
 Boom Lowered 
 on Book Pirates 

Book piracy balloons with growth of e-readers

May 12, 09 5:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - A surge in book piracy has followed hot on the heels of the growth in ebooks, the New York Times reports. Publishers trying to stamp out unauthorized editions online say the ease with which books can now be copied online make their efforts little more than a game of "... More »

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publishing • file sharing • author • book • copyright infringement • ebooks • e-readers • Jay-ZTV

(Newser) - One of the men convicted in the Pirate Bay file-sharing case is demanding a retrial, claiming that the judge is in cahoots with copyright-protection organizations, the Local of Sweden reports. Judge Tomas Norstrom acknowledges being a member of such groups but denies any conflict of interest. Last week, he found... More »

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entertainment • copyright law • copyright • file sharing • judge • Sweden • The Pirate Bay • copyright infringement • conflict of interest • Tomas Norstrom

 Pirate Bay Founders Get 
 Jail, Fines for File Sharing 

File-sharing site team gets year in jail, must pay $3.6M to firms

Apr 17, 09 6:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a big win for the movie and music business, four men behind the file-sharing service The Pirate Bay, including its two founders, have been found guilty of making copyrighted files available for downloading, CNET reports. A Swedish court sentenced each to a year in jail; the men must also... More »

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entertainment • Sweden • BitTorrent • The Pirate Bay • torrents • copyright infringement

 Pirated Wolverine 
 Already Viewed by 1M 

Execs fear massive downloading will claw into box-office take

Apr 8, 09 6:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Canned Fox columnist Roger Friedman is in very good company—the unfinished copy of X-Men Origins: Wolverine has been downloaded more than a million downloads since it was leaked online, TorrentFreak reports. Execs are panicked by the leak—described by Gawker as the "biggest Hollywood crime of the decade"... More »

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Internet • film • Internet leak • Wolverine • copyright infringement • illegal downloading • movies • Hugh Jackman

(Newser) - Amazon has bowed to pressure from the Authors Guild and will allow authors and publishers to disable the controversial text-to-speech feature on its Kindle e-reader, the Los Angeles Times reports. Authors contend that the function essentially turns the e-book into an audio book, a contract violation. “They created... More »

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Kindle • copyright infringement • audio books • Amazon.com • ebooks • Authors Guild • e-readers

Poster Artist Sues AP in Copyright Fight

Fairey says use
of agency's photo constitutes fair use

Feb 10, 09 6:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Shepard Fairey, the artist behind the iconic Obama "Hope" poster, filed a lawsuit against the AP yesterday as a preemptive strike in their copyright dispute. The artist has asked a federal judge to rule that his work constitutes fair use of a copyrighted image. Fairey's suit comes after... More »

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Barack Obama • copyright • Associated Press • copyright infringement • Obama campaign • Shepard Fairey • Hope poster

Streaming Sites Thwart Studios' Piracy Crackdowns

Industry fears revenue meltdown as watching pirated video online goes mainstream

Feb 5, 09 6:17 AM CST
(Newser) - The rise of video streaming sites has defeated movie studios' toughest anti-piracy efforts, the New York Times reports. Consumers can watch copyrighted material online—often from sites hosted in countries with slack anti-piracy rules—more easily than ever. The industry estimates "digital theft" now accounts for 40% of... More »

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Internet • DVD piracy • copyright • copyright infringement • streaming movies • illegal downloading • streaming video • movie studios

Citigroup Sues Pawnshop Over Similar Name, Logo

Struggling bank seeks all profits made by Brooklyn's All Citi Pawn

Feb 3, 09 3:41 PM CST
(Newser) - Citigroup is suing a Brooklyn pawnshop for copyright infringement, the New York Post reports. The logo for All Citi Pawn sports the distinctive “i” and a similar red mark over the “t.” Citigroup’s suit demands the pawnshop fork over all profits made since it adopted the... More »

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Citigroup • copyright • bank • lawsuit • Citibank • copyright infringement • pawn shop

With Legal Gray Areas, Art Heists Go Digital

Point-and-click age makes for murky copyright arguments

Jan 30, 09 3:56 PM CST
(Newser) - A disconnect between the artistic and legal communities is reigniting the debate over copyright infringement, the Wall Street Journal reports. The law says an artist can adapt an existing work only if the resulting piece is “transformative,” or provides a new spin. “It’s meant to be... More »

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law • art • Jeff Koons • copyright infringement

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