This is a small article about a new copyright case. This case is about online streaming Media. The company Areo inc.. is suing cause they didn't give permission for it. This is important cause many consider online media non P2P works.

In this article the author talks about a South Park infringement case. This case Brownmark Films LLC V. Comedy Partners was about an infringement on a copyrighted music video. The music video "What What In The Butt" was made fun of in South Park Episode "Canada on strike" the spoof the song for 58 seconds. South Parks Laywers argued Fair Use. They won. 

On this website the author talks about what copyright infringement is and famous cases. Copyright infringement is when a person violates that intellectuals rights. Though once that copyright is sold it no longer belongs to them. This article discusses Feist Publications V. Rural Tele Services CO, Princeton University Press V. Michigan Document Services, A & M Records V. Napster.

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Biz Markie committed copyright infringement in his album I Need a Haircut. On his song "Alone Again" by sampling from George O'Sullivans "Alone Again(naturally)". In the case Grand Upright Music Ltd V. Warner Bros. records inc.. He was found not guilty and released his next album "All samples Cleared.".

Creative commons are a form of licences that allow for many things to happen with 6 separate licenses. Many for only reproducing and redistributing the product non-commercially, though some can be used for commercial purposes. These license allow for anybody to share reproduce and redistribute the product as long as credit is given to the owner/creator of the copyright. There is three ways they can be read by lawyers and lawmakers the everyday person and machines like computers. This allows for programs to recognize them.

A DJ called Danger Mouse took The Beatles White Album and mixed it with Jay-z's the Black album. It was a hit but it also violate copyright laws. Though he didn't make any profit he still violated it.

A girl in Minnesota had her passwords and usernames forcefully taken from her by a school. The school said it was cyberbulling, but many people disagree. A rights group took up the case for the girl and i suing on the 4th amendment search and seizure and the 1st amendment right to free speech.