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Aerosmith to GOP:
Hands Off Our Song

House GOP's Back in the Saddle video yanked after copyright claim

Feb 18, 09 8:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Minority Whip Eric Cantor's effort to rally the House GOP with a video using Aerosmith's Back in the Saddle was swiftly bucked by the band, reports TPM. The company holding the song’s copyright requested that the video—which crowed about the House GOP's unified opposition to the stimulus package—... More »

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Congress • copyright • song • rock bands • classic rock • House Republicans • Aerosmith • Eric Cantor

 Farrah Sues Over '70s Poster 

Says firm 'falsely' claims she lacks rights to photo

Feb 14, 09 2:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Farrah Fawcett is suing for a minimum of $100,000 in a rights dispute over her legendary 1970s swimsuit photo, TMZ reports. The actress says two companies have been using the image—which once adorned bedroom walls the world over—without her permission and asserts that she owns all the... More »

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copyright • lawsuit • photograph • Farrah Fawcett • swimsuit

Photo-Humiliation Site
Sparks Facebook Fury

'Paparazzi for the masses' site YoBusted accused of extortion, copyright infringement

Feb 12, 09 3:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Facebook isn't laughing about a site trying to cash in on people's funny photos, reports BusinessWeek. YoBusted features embarrassing photos sent in by users, often lifted from Facebook. Anybody who wants his or her photo removed has to sign up for a $20-a-month membership. Any "friend" who sends in... More »

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social networking • Facebook • online privacy • copyright • extortion • lawsuit • photograph • website

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

ANALYSIS

Web Copyright Lawsuit Could Cripple the Freedom to Link

Community outlet says big papers siphon off page views with mere snippets of info

Dec 23, 08 2:50 PM CST
(Newser) - A local newspaper chain is suing the New York Times Company for pilfering its online content, and the case could dramatically change how news sites link, Danny Sanchez writes on Journalistopia. GateHouse Media says readers can glean enough information from the snippets linked by the Boston Globe and therefore don’... More »

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local news • Massachusetts • copyright • lawsuit • blog • search engine • New York Times Company • Boston Globe • GateHouse Media • deep link • aggregator

Music Industry to Dump Download Lawsuits

RIAA takes new tack in battling online file sharing

Dec 19, 08 9:56 AM CST
(Newser) - After five years of suing everyone from single mothers to teenage girls for illegally sharing music files, the recording industry is dropping the legal campaign that has ensnared 35,000 individuals, the Wall Street Journal reports. Instead, an industry group is making deals with Internet-service providers to warn those sharing... More »

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music industry • piracy • copyright • file sharing • RIAA • Internet service providers • illegal downloading • litigation

 Taj Knockoff Angers India 

Say there might be a copyright issue somehow

Dec 12, 08 2:21 PM CST
(Newser) - A knockoff of the Taj Mahal has caused a full-blown diplomatic incident between India and Bangladesh, the London Times reports, and potentially one of the weirdest copyright disputes ever. Bangladeshi film mogul Ahsanullah Moni began showing his $80 million copy of the Taj this week, enraging Indians. “You... More »

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architecture • India • Taj Mahal • copyright • Bangladesh • building


 Hard Day's 
 Night for 
 Beatles 
 iTunes Deal 

Apple vs. Apple talks fall through

Nov 25, 08 3:43 AM CST
(Newser) - Don't expect to download Hey Jude any time soon. Negotiations between the Beatles' label, EMI, their holding company, Apple Corps, and Apple Inc. to release the legendary band's hits on iTunes and other internet music services have stalled, reports AP. Bad feelings remain between the two Apples over their long-running... More »

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Paul McCartney • iTunes • Apple • copyright • digital downloads • EMI • Beatles • Internet music portal • Apple Corps • Electric Arguments

 Court: Lego Can't 
 Trademark Bricks' Shape 

Competitor argued that blocks' shape served 'technical' purpose

Nov 12, 08 5:14 PM CST
(Newser) - A European Union court ruled today that Lego can’t trademark the shape of its iconic toy building blocks, Bloomberg reports. The court supported a 2006 decision by the EU trademark agency that said because the raised circles on Lego blocks serve a “utilitarian function,” they are ineligible... More »

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intellectual property • European Union • toys • copyright • trademark • Lego

 YouTube to Offer MGM Movies, TV Episodes

Internet site to announce new partnership with studio

Nov 10, 08 2:43 AM CST
(Newser) - YouTube and MGM are about to announce a partnership in which movies and TV shows will be offered on the video-sharing website, reports the New York Times. The deal is part of a strategy by YouTube owner Google to cozy up to Hollywood in a bid to compete with rival... More »

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Viacom • YouTube • NBC • copyright • Fox • Hulu • MGM • American Gladiators • Digital Millenium Copyright Act • Bulletproof Monk • Magnificent Seven • Legally Blonde • Deloitte & Touche

Google Settles Lawsuit Over Book Scanning for $125M

Settlement will make it easier to access out-of-print books

Oct 28, 08 2:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Google has settled a lawsuit concerning intellectual property rights in its book-scanning initiative, Wired reports. Google will pay $125 million to authors who claimed their work was put online without their consent. The settlement also establishes a system where many out-of-print, but still copyrighted, books will be available to buy... More »

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Google • copyright law • copyright • book • book scanning • authors • Authors Guild • Association of American Publishers

Rockers Form Group to Fight for Rights

Coalition aims to give UK bards more control over copyright

Oct 4, 08 4:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dozens of British rock stars have joined together to form an organization that seeks more control over the music they create, the Guardian reports. The manifesto of the Featured Artists' Coalition calls for bands to have much more say over copyright—one of the issues that spurred founding members Radiohead... More »

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music industry • rock stars • copyright • file sharing • union • musician • Pink Floyd • Radiohead

 Rowling Wins Copyright Case 

Judge rules publishing Potter encyclopedia would cause creator 'irreparable harm'

Sep 8, 08 3:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - A fan-written "Harry Potter lexicon" will not be published, a federal judge in New York ruled today, finding for author JK Rowling that the reference guide was an infringement of copyright. The ruling held that the book would cause Rowling irreparable harm as a writer, the BBC reports. The... More »

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Harry Potter • copyright law • intellectual property • JK Rowling • copyright • court • Britain • copyright infringement

Northwestern Using Emails
to Combat File Sharing

Campus prefers education campaign to punishment

Aug 28, 08 8:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Northwestern University has a way to decrease peer-to-peer sharing of copyrighted files: send students emails. The system, called Be Aware You’re Uploading, delivers email notifications to active p2p users on the network, Ars Technica reports. BAYU has a successful track record of reducing p2p usage and copyright violations. It’... More »

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email • copyright • file sharing • University of Michigan • p2p • peer to peer • open source • copyright infringement • illegal downloading • Northwestern University

Music Biz
Can't Dodge Piracy: Study

It's time to embrace 'incredibly popular' sites, say authors

Aug 4, 08 12:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Offering fans cheap online access to music doesn't make a dent in illegal downloads, a new study of Radiohead’s latest album shows. Although In Rainbows was released online for whatever fans wanted to pay, it was illegally downloaded millions of times, reports the Financial Times. The study advocates accepting... More »

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music industry • piracy • copyright • Radiohead • P2P • illegal downloading • In Rainbows

 Hasbro Sues 
 Scrabulous,
 Warns
 Facebook

Game maker says unsanctioned online version must go

Jul 24, 08 9:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - The makers of Scrabble say Scrabulous must go. Hasbro today sued the creators of the online knockoff, which is wildly popular on Facebook, and warned the social networking site to dtich the game, ABC News reports. No word yet on whether that will happen. Hasbro recently released its own online... More »

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Facebook • copyright • Hasbro • Scrabble • Scrabulous

ANALYSIS

Digital Rules Stymie Library
of Congress

Copyright restrictions make even routine
archiving difficult

Jul 16, 08 8:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Anti-copyright laws are irritating not only casual music listeners or movie watchers who want to back up their digital media—even the Library of Congress is butting heads with the rules that forbid the duplication of copyrighted works, Ars Technica finds. And though the library has pushed for changes in... More »

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copyright • Library of Congress • DRM • digital media • Digital Millenium Copyright Act

Google Refuses to Hand Over Employee Data

Viacom wants to see what YouTube workers are uploading

Jul 13, 08 9:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Google is refusing to turn over records of content its employees at YouTube have uploaded, CNET reports. Two weeks ago, a judge ordered the company to disclose a huge set of user data, along with information on employees, as part of Viacom’s copyright claim. If workers uploaded copyright-protected material,... More »

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Google • Viacom • YouTube • copyright • lawsuit • copyright infringement • DMCA

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