Japan’s Online Copyright Law: Legal Summary
This post is a summary of Japan’s online copyright law. Add Japan to the list of countries with questionable online...
The Internet Radio Fairness Act: What’s It All About?
After years of paying high royalty fees, it looks like Internet radio stations, like PANDORA, will get a big break...
International Internet Law: Panama’s Unusual Online Copyright Legislation
Here’s one from the international Internet law files. They say the grass is always greener elsewhere, but after reading about...
Case Study: Twitter Copyright Infringement?
Photographer Christopher Boffoli made “Twitter Copyright!” headlines after the social media company didn’t remove his images quickly enough. This is...
Online Copyright Infringement: Dutch Court Says Linking Constitutes Infringement
A Dutch court weighed in on a case about hyperlinking to leaked photos. It ruled that website GeenStjil was guilty...
Online Copyright Infringement Case Study: MyVidster
Judge Richard Posner ruled that MyVidster didn’t embolden copyright infringement by encouraging video trading. In 2010, Flava Works, an adult...
Linking To Pirated Content: Is It Allowed?
Is linking to pirated content legal? Can you be successfully sued over it? Let’s take a quick look at the...
Online Copyright Case Study: NLA vs. Media Monitoring Agencies
Online Copyright Case Study: The Meltwater Media Clipping Crisis Between 2010 and 2014 a seminal online copyright case occupied European...
Is An Ex-RIAA Lobbyist-Turned-Judge Sympathetic to Copyright Trolls?
Who Is This Pro-Copyright Troll Judge Of Which You Speak? No stranger to the nuances of online copyright issues, Judge...
Google Book Scanning Case: 30 Second Summary
Much to publishers’ chagrin, Google launched a digital book service in 2004, which resulted in the Google book scanning case....