US Supreme Court Rules States Are Immune to Copyright Infringement Lawsuits Drew Wilson | March 25, 2020 The US Supreme Court has ruled that if a state infringes on copyright, they cannot be sued for damages. There was no dissenting opinions.
RIAA Wins $1 Billion Judgment Against Cox for Copyright Infringement Drew Wilson | December 20, 2019 A US jury has awarded the RIAA a $1 Billion fine against US ISP Cox. The ISP is blamed for copyright infringement activity of its users.
Copyright Used As Pretext for Russian Police Raid of Nginx Inc. Drew Wilson | December 16, 2019 US company, Nginx had their offices raided by Russian police. The Rambler Group claims that the company was infringing on its copyright.
TeeSpring Pulls Techdirt Products, Vaguely Calls It Copyright Infringement Drew Wilson | December 13, 2019 TeeSpring has pulled a line of shirts Techdirt was selling, calling the shirts copyright infringement. The company refused to give a further reason.
Canadian ISP TekSavvy Appeals Internet Censorship Court Ruling Drew Wilson | December 2, 2019 A recent court ruling saying that ISPs must censor websites that are accused of copyright infringement is being appealed by independent ISP TekSavvy.
US CASE Act Proposes to Create Special Copyright Court for Infringer’s Drew Wilson | September 17, 2019 A proposed law in the US could create a whole separate judicial system for copyright claims. This is known as the CASE Act.
Man Labelled a Copyright Infringing Terrorist for Posting the Law Online for Free Drew Wilson | May 19, 2019 Is publishing the law online for free an act of copyright infringement and terrorism? As far as Georgia is concerned, yes.
Major Movie Studio’s Push for Internet Censorship in Japan Drew Wilson | November 14, 2018 Major foreign movie studios are pushing Japan to implement Internet censorship. They are using every talking point in the book to make it happen.
Movie Industry Denies the Existence of File-Sharing Lawsuits In Canada Drew Wilson | July 10, 2018 It’s no secret that various corporate rights holders have been filing lawsuits in Canada. Now, the movie industry is denying that they’ve done so.
Spanish Judge Orders ISPs to Start Blocking Streaming Sites Drew Wilson | February 17, 2018 It is looking like Spain may become the latest country to have ISPs block access to filesharing and streaming sites.
