Silence of the Lambs: The Missing Voice of Authors in the SOPA Debate

The recent mainstream media frenzy surrounding the Stop Online Piracy Act is perhaps most notable for the voice that is absent in the debate: The individual creator of intellectual property.

Hollywood Loses SOPA Story

The entertainment industry moved to counter growing opposition to antipiracy bills that seemed certain to be laws just weeks ago.

Grooveshark Fights a Copyright Lawsuit by Chasing After Anonymous Commenters

The music service sends subpoenas to Digital Music News, demanding to learn the identity of an accuser. Won’t happen, says publisher Paul Resnikoff.
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Obama Likes the Internet, So He’ll Probably Veto SOPA if It Gets That Far

Will he or won’t he?
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Singapore Press Holdings Sues Yahoo

Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. is suing Yahoo Inc.’s Southeast Asian unit for alleged copyright violations, saying that the Internet firm reproduced news content from its newspapers without permission, the companies said Wednesday.

Are We All Online Criminals?

Ours is the age of fine print.

Viacom and Google Pick Up the Gloves, Again

The YouTube copyright case — now more than four years old — won’t go away. In the real world, though, most media companies have made their peace with the world’s biggest video site.
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Latest Oracle Damage Claim Still Ridiculous, Google Says

Little progress being made in Larry versus Larry.
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Google Copyright Talks Continue With Publishers, Authors

Google Inc. and publisher and author groups are continuing to discuss options to resolve copyright litigation over a proposed digital library of books after a federal judge earlier this year rejected a settlement in the case, lawyers for both sides said Thursday.

Last Night’s Amazing 9/11 Memorial Photo Is a Year Old

But more important: Photographer John de Guzman isn’t particularly happy that the image went viral.
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