[digital-copyright] In the news.

["Jin hoon Lee" <JHLee@xxxxxxxx>]

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AP sues Meltwater News claiming copyright offense.
Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, FEBRUARY 14, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/7zrrlk4

"The Associated Press is suing a digital news distributor, claiming it
infringed on AP copyrights. The complaint,

filed Tuesday in New York federal court, alleges that Meltwater US
Holding Inc. and its Meltwater News Service have

been ..."

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BitTorrent Piracy Doesn't Effect US Box Office Returns, Study Finds.
By Ernesto, TorrentFreak, February 10, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/6roumal

"A new academic paper by researchers from the University of Minnesota
and Wellesley College has examined the link

between BitTorrent downloads and box office returns. Contrary to what's
often claimed by the movie industry, the

researchers conclude that there is no evidence that BitTorrent piracy
hurts US box office returns. Internationally,

there is a link between downloads and revenues, which the researchers
attribute to long release windows."

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The Senate's SOPA Counterattack?: Cybersecurity the Undoing of Privacy.
By Jim Harper, Cato @ Liberty, February 9, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/7n5ouf4

"The Daily Caller reports that Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) is planning
another effort at Internet regulation-right on

the heels of the SOPA/PIPA debacle. The article seems calculated to
insinuate that a follow-on to SOPA/PIPA might

slip into ..."

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TuneCore: RIAA Has Become A Part Of The Problem For Artists.
by Mike Masnick, Techdirt, February 10, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/7tx6xgz

That's why I have to admit that I was somewhat disappointed in late 2010
when TuneCore's CEO Jeff Price came out in

favor of COICA, the problematic predecessor to SOPA and PIPA.
Thankfully, since then it appears he's realized the

error of his ways.

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Copyright crunch time.
By Paul Budde, Technology Spectator, February 10, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/88aqygn

"The start of 2012 has seen tension between the vested traditional media
and the newer internet media companies heat

up, with the age old issue of copyright and online piracy at the core of
the problem. In the US for example, we have

seen the rise of ..."

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Unlucky Swedish filesharer found guilty of copyright infringement.
By Kate O'Flaherty, The Inquirer, February 13, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/7bqm85d

"A SWEDISH MAN who became the first in the country to be accused of
multiple counts of copyright infringement using

Bittorrent has been found guilty."

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PIRATES OF THE INTERNET: These Are The Hackers And File-Sharers Who
Revolutionized The Web.
By Kevin Lincoln, Business Insider, February 11, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/6uy8eej

"Between SOPA, PIPA, and the rash of file-sharing websites going dark
lately, it looks like this freewheeling era

could be slowing down, though probably not coming to an end. As such, we
thought we'd look back on some of the most

notorious, weirdest, ..."

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Upcoming Senate Cyber Bill: No SOPA Here Folks.
BY JESSICA HERRERA-FLANIGAN, February 10, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/77u69na

"In the last couple of days, a number of blogs and stories have popped
up questioning whether the Senate

cybersecurity legislation to be introduced next week incorporates the
ill-fated SOPA/PIPA legislation or is somehow

going to harm the Internet as many claimed SOPA/PIPA would."

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Unstoppable file-sharing network 'Tribler' spells trouble for copyright
holders.
By Zach Epstein, BGR, February 10, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/6oaqwph

"Copyright holders thought they had scored a major victory last month
when one of the biggest file-sharing networks

in the world was shuttered. Megaupload had been responsible for an
estimated 30% to 40% of all file-sharing traffic

worldwide, ..."

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Secondhand MP3 shop can keep trading during EMI trial.
By OUT-LAW.COM, Register, February 9, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/7rfvvmn

"EMI, one of the world's biggest record companies, has sued Redigi,
alleging that the business is infringing its

copyrights. Redigi sells legally-downloaded digital music tracks second
hand by copying the files from sellers'

computers, deleting the ..."

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In world of copyright craziness, BitTorrent, Inc. soars to new heights.
By Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, February 9, 2012.

http://tinyurl.com/7z9gtzb

"Despite a successful protest against overly restrictive anti-piracy
legislation, law enforcement has demonstrated

its already considerable power to take copyright-infringing websites
offline, and several hosting and torrent sites

have gone dark ..."

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