Google Drops Piracy Keywords from Autocomplete and Instant
At the end of last year, Google decided they would do their part to make copyright work better online. Among changes like acting on reliable takedown requests within 24 hrs and improving AdSense anti-piracy review was this little tidbit: We will prevent terms that are closely associated with piracy from appearing in Autocomplete. While it’s [...]
Read MoreDownloading Video Games and Movies? Make Sure it is Legal
According to Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), the film industry loses an estimated 18 billion dollars a year from global online piracy. The Computer Entertainment Suppliers Association (CESA) estimates the gaming industry loses over 41 billion dollars a year as a result of online piracy. These are staggering figures. So it is not a [...]
Read MoreViacom vs. Google: The Fallout for YouTube Consumers
The Internet has been buzzing about Viacom’s lawsuit against Google regarding YouTube’s video sharing services. Specifically, Viacom is alleging Google has allowed 100,000 video clips of Viacom copyright owned material to be shared on YouTube. Viacom is alleging approximately 1.5 billion occurrences of copyright infringement. Multiply 1.5 billion times $750 dollars, (the amount per occurrence [...]
Read MoreCourt Finds LimeWire Liable for Copyright Infringement
In a somewhat disturbing victory for the RIAA, a federal court has found Limewire responsible for copyright infringement on their network. This could be bad business for file-sharing as we know it. The Lime Group, parent company of Lime Wire, lost the suit against the music industry, who was granted summary judgement by U.S. District [...]
Read MoreParaphrasing News Stories: Copyright Infringement or Permissible Fair Use
Previously I wrote an article on “Giving Credit When Credit is Due” and it addressed receiving permission from a copyright owner when using their works. However, it has recently come to my attention that when bloggers or other journalists re-report news stories from other sources, there is a lot of re-phrasing, re-production or use of [...]
Read MoreCopyright 101 for Bloggers, Give Credit Where Credit is Due
When Copying A Work If You Give Credit, Do You Still Need Permission to Copy? In short, the answer is absolutely yes! There is a huge misconception among Internet users that as long as credit is given to the Copyright owner, it is permissible to copy, reproduce, use snippets or paraphrase of the copyright protected work.
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