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Department of Justice Hits Megaupload With Massive International Criminal Copyright Case
Seven individuals and two corporations have been charged in the United States with running an international organized criminal enterprise allegedly responsible for massive worldwide online piracy of numerous types of copyrighted works, through Megaupload.com...
Pennsylvania Man Indicted for Allegedly Infringing on Copyright Protected Broadcasts of Hockey Games
Charges of copyright infringement have been unsealed in federal court in Philadelphia against a Pennsylvania man for allegedly infringing on copyright protected broadcasts of hockey games.
UK Government Accepts Right to Private Digital Copying of Legitimately Purchased Music
The British Government has announced plans to support economic growth by modernizing UK intellectual property laws. Ministers have accepted the recommendations made in an independent review which estimate a potential benefit to the UK economy of up to...
Police in Australia Crackdown on Organized Counterfeiting
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has executed 21 warrants across Australia in relation to the organized selling and distribution of counterfeit and pirated goods. Starting early Tuesday morning, Federal Agents entered businesses premises, residences...
Online Digital Economy Act Copyright Infringement Cost Details Announced
The Government has set out how costs would be shared as part of the Digital Economy Act’s measures to tackle online infringement of copyright. The decision will see costs resulting from these measures split between rights holders and internet service...
Indian Government Examining Anti-Piracy Proposals
India’s Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Smt. Ambika Soni has said that the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is in the process of examining a proposal regarding the launching of a multi-media campaign involving all stakeholders...
Copyright Agreement Signed Between China And Britain
British companies doing business in China will be helped by a new agreement between the two nations on copyright. Intellectual Property Minister Baroness Wilcox has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding on copyright with Liu Binjie, Minister of the...
Viacom Makes Its Case Against Yesterday’s YouTube
After three years of litigation, the Viacom v. YouTube combatants finally publicly released their briefs (Viacom’s; YouTube’s; Class Action Plaintiffs’) in what most expect to be the main event in the case, namely, cross-motions for...
