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Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Google Asked to Remove Half a Billion "Pirate" Search Results | TorrentFreak - 0 views

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google asked remove half billion pirate search results anti-piracy politics policies destroys Internet itself real aim

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 03 Oct 14 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 03 Oct 14
     
    " Ernesto on October 2, 2014 C: 0 Breaking Google has been asked to remove half a billion copyright-infringing URLs since it started counting three years ago. The listing of pirate sites in Google's search results has turned into a heated conflict, which the search engine and copyright holders have yet to resolve."
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 03 Oct 14
     
    " Ernesto on October 2, 2014 C: 0 Breaking Google has been asked to remove half a billion copyright-infringing URLs since it started counting three years ago. The listing of pirate sites in Google's search results has turned into a heated conflict, which the search engine and copyright holders have yet to resolve."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Accused Pirate Slams BitTorrent Tracking Outfit in Court | TorrentFreak - 1 views

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pirate bittorrent slams tracking outfit court illegal copyright enforcement bad way respect

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 06 May 14 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 06 May 14
     
    " Ernesto on May 3, 2014 C: 19 News In an ongoing battle between the makers of the B-movie Elf-Man and an alleged copyright infringer, the defendant's attorney has raised questions about the evidence provided by the tracking outfit. Among other issues, there are doubts whether the German-based company has the proper paperwork to operate as a private investigator."
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 06 May 14
     
    " Ernesto on May 3, 2014 C: 19 News In an ongoing battle between the makers of the B-movie Elf-Man and an alleged copyright infringer, the defendant's attorney has raised questions about the evidence provided by the tracking outfit. Among other issues, there are doubts whether the German-based company has the proper paperwork to operate as a private investigator." # ! #illegal #Copyright #enforcement... # ! a bad way to #make oneself #respect # ! :/
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

"Megaupload's Imaginary Copyright Crimes Should be Dismissed" | TorrentFreak - 0 views

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megaupload secondary criminal copyright crimes creative brand new laws

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 14 Oct 14 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 14 Oct 14
     
    "secondary criminal copyright infringement"
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 14 Oct 14
     
    "secondary criminal copyright infringement"
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

'Pirate' Site ISP Blockades Reversed By Court | TorrentFreak - 0 views

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pirate site blockades lifted court

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 24 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 24 Sep 14
     
    " Andy on July 17, 2014 C: 0 Breaking As Spain struggles with its continuing online piracy problems, a local court has issued an order for several file-sharing sites to be unblocked by ISPs. The decision overturns a ruling in May which required the service providers to censor torrent and download sites on copyright infringement grounds."
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 24 Sep 14
     
    " Andy on July 17, 2014 C: 0 Breaking As Spain struggles with its continuing online piracy problems, a local court has issued an order for several file-sharing sites to be unblocked by ISPs. The decision overturns a ruling in May which required the service providers to censor torrent and download sites on copyright infringement grounds."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Thanks for the Really Counter-Productive DMCA Complaints | TorrentFreak - 1 views

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thanks dmca counter-productive complaints

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 25 May 15 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 25 May 15
     
    " Andy on May 24, 2015 C: 0 Opinion While plenty of sites infringe copyright on a regular basis, this site is never one of them. However, that doesn't stop copyright holders from trying to disappear our pages from Google search. Sadly, the latest sorry efforts only attracted our attention to even bigger mistakes, such as the Web Sheriff trying to take down a movie's own Kickstarter page."
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 25 May 15
     
    " Andy on May 24, 2015 C: 0 Opinion While plenty of sites infringe copyright on a regular basis, this site is never one of them. However, that doesn't stop copyright holders from trying to disappear our pages from Google search. Sadly, the latest sorry efforts only attracted our attention to even bigger mistakes, such as the Web Sheriff trying to take down a movie's own Kickstarter page."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Pirate Bay Founders Acquitted in Criminal Copyright Case - TorrentFreak - 0 views

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The Pirate Bay founders acuitted criminal copyright case legal hope technology culture

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 11 Jul 15 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 11 Jul 15
     
    " ndy on July 10, 2015 C: 29 Breaking Four key Pirate Bay figures have a little something to celebrate this morning. After standing accused of committing criminal copyright infringement and abusing electronic communications, yesterday a Belgian court acquitted Gottfrid Svartholm, Fredrik Neij, Peter Sunde and Carl Lundström."
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 11 Jul 15
     
    " ndy on July 10, 2015 C: 29 Breaking Four key Pirate Bay figures have a little something to celebrate this morning. After standing accused of committing criminal copyright infringement and abusing electronic communications, yesterday a Belgian court acquitted Gottfrid Svartholm, Fredrik Neij, Peter Sunde and Carl Lundström."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Reminder 1: Copyright Monopoly Infringement Isn't Stealing (Says The US Supreme Court) ... - 0 views

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reminder copyright monopoly infringement is not stealing supreme court says

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 15 Sep 15 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 15 Sep 15
     
    "Over the Yule holidays, I'll be running a series of reminders of some of the most useful talkbacks. We open with one of the more common ones: copyright industry lawyers tend to insist that violation of the copyright monopoly is "stealing". But in the judicial field, lawyers always go by what the courts say, and the US Supreme Court says it isn't."
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 15 Sep 15
     
    "Over the Yule holidays, I'll be running a series of reminders of some of the most useful talkbacks. We open with one of the more common ones: copyright industry lawyers tend to insist that violation of the copyright monopoly is "stealing". But in the judicial field, lawyers always go by what the courts say, and the US Supreme Court says it isn't."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Licensing Boards Think Studying For A Test Is Copyright Infringement, Forbid Memorizati... - 0 views

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copyright-induced stupidity licensing boards think studying test material copyright infringement

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 20 Aug 14 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 20 Aug 14
     
    [... copyright-induced stupidity...] "from the 'all-applicants-must-have-brain-wiped-before-leaving-testing-area' dept Today's copyright-induced stupidity is brought to you by… a whole host of regulatory institutions. An anonymous Techdirt reader sent in a pointer to this ridiculous warning that greets those accessing the National Association of Legal Assistants practice tests. (Press "Sign In" to view the legal threats pop-up.) "
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 20 Aug 14
     
    [... copyright-induced stupidity...] "from the 'all-applicants-must-have-brain-wiped-before-leaving-testing-area' dept Today's copyright-induced stupidity is brought to you by… a whole host of regulatory institutions. An anonymous Techdirt reader sent in a pointer to this ridiculous warning that greets those accessing the National Association of Legal Assistants practice tests. (Press "Sign In" to view the legal threats pop-up.) "
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

ISP Doesn't Have to Expose Pirating Subscribers, Judge Rules | TorrentFreak - 0 views

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isp do not no have expose reveal pirating pirae piracy sharing culture subscribers privacy rules judge

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 05 Feb 15 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 05 Feb 15
     
    " Ernesto on February 4, 2015 C: 0 Breaking A federal court in Georgia has quashed a broad DMCA subpoena which required local Internet provider CBeyond to reveal the identities of alleged BitTorrent pirates. The magistrate judge ruled that ISPs don't have to hand over personal information as they are not storing any infringing material themselves."
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 05 Feb 15
     
    " Ernesto on February 4, 2015 C: 0 Breaking A federal court in Georgia has quashed a broad DMCA subpoena which required local Internet provider CBeyond to reveal the identities of alleged BitTorrent pirates. The magistrate judge ruled that ISPs don't have to hand over personal information as they are not storing any infringing material themselves."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Universal Music Can Delete Any SoundCloud Track Without Oversight | TorrentFreak - 0 views

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universal music able delete soundcloud tracks w_o without oversight superwowers remotely

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 04 Jul 14 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 04 Jul 14
     
    [# ! delete remotely... without oversight? #imagine ... any '#whateveholder' indiscriminately #removing #content from disks w@rldwide...] " Ernesto on July 3, 2014 C: 17 News In a bid to tackle alleged infringement, popular music sharing platform SoundCloud is offering unlimited removal powers to certain copyright holders. Responding to a complaint from a UK DJ the company admitted that Universal Music can delete any and all SoundCloud tracks without oversight."
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 04 Jul 14
     
    [# ! delete remotely... without oversight? who? what? why?] " Ernesto on July 3, 2014 C: 17 News In a bid to tackle alleged infringement, popular music sharing platform SoundCloud is offering unlimited removal powers to certain copyright holders. Responding to a complaint from a UK DJ the company admitted that Universal Music can delete any and all SoundCloud tracks without oversight."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Music publishers finally pull the trigger, sue an ISP over piracy | Ars Technica [# ! N... - 0 views

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music publishers sue ISP politics against technology culture people

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 29 Nov 14 - No Cached
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      Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 29 Nov 14
       
      [Sydney - A federal judge in Australia has ruled that Internet service providers cannot be held liable for copyright infringements committed by their subscribers, dealing a blow in a closely-watched lawsuit filed by U.S. movie studios against Aussie ISP iiNet, according to published reports. Justice Dennis Conroy found that, while it was shown that iiNet had knowledge that its customers were committing copyright infringement, this knowledge did not equate to "authorizing" the activities. ...]
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

ISP Wants to Understand Technology Used to Track Pirates | TorrentFreak - 0 views

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isp wants understand tricky technology track pirates sharers unfair law lawless

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 11 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 11 Nov 14
     
    " Andy on November 10, 2014 C: 25 Breaking Legal representatives for ISP iiNet say they want an anti-piracy tracking system put under the microscope. Hundreds of the Aussie service providers customers are at risk of being sent "speculative invoices" demanding cash for alleged infringements but iiNet definitely isn't going to give plaintiff Dallas Buyers Club an easy ride" [# ! Everyb@dy wants # ! … to #understand… # ! …why '#They' don't research for #adapting to the #times # ! instead of #chasing #citizens… # ! Too.]
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 11 Nov 14
     
    " Andy on November 10, 2014 C: 25 Breaking Legal representatives for ISP iiNet say they want an anti-piracy tracking system put under the microscope. Hundreds of the Aussie service providers customers are at risk of being sent "speculative invoices" demanding cash for alleged infringements but iiNet definitely isn't going to give plaintiff Dallas Buyers Club an easy ride"
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

YouTube Flags Cat Purring as Copyright Infringing Music | TorrentFreak - 0 views

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youtube flags cat purring copyright infringement ridiculous shaming Intellectual Property enforcement politics policies

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 12 Feb 15 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 12 Feb 15
     
    " Ernesto on February 11, 2015 C: 0 Breaking YouTube's automated takedown tool is known for its flaws, but this week it crossed a line by attacking a purring cat."
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 12 Feb 15
     
    " Ernesto on February 11, 2015 C: 0 Breaking YouTube's automated takedown tool is known for its flaws, but this week it crossed a line by attacking a purring cat."
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Software Piracy Hurts Linux Adoption, Research Finds - TorrentFreak [# ! Note...] - 0 views

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software piracy hurts linux adoption research finds no way just wrong identifiation

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 22 Feb 16 - No Cached
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      Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 22 Feb 16
       
      # ! No way. Piracy has nothing to do with Linux. It's just another 'biased' press #vane #try to #identify #opensource and '#crime'...
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 22 Feb 16
     
    " Ernesto on February 21, 2016 C: 24 News New research suggests that software piracy has a detrimental effect on the adoption of Linux desktop operating systems. Piracy is one of the reasons why Windows has been able to maintain its dominant market position, making open source alternatives "forgotten victims" of copyright infringement."
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 22 Feb 16
     
    " Ernesto on February 21, 2016 C: 24 News New research suggests that software piracy has a detrimental effect on the adoption of Linux desktop operating systems. Piracy is one of the reasons why Windows has been able to maintain its dominant market position, making open source alternatives "forgotten victims" of copyright infringement."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Google Opposes Whole-Site Removal of "Pirate" Domains - TorrentFreak - 0 views

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google opposition whole-site wb site sites www removal copyright infringement intellectua property enforcement does not work

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 21 Oct 15 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 21 Oct 15
     
    " Ernesto on October 21, 2015 C: 6 Breaking Google is rejecting calls from copyright holders to remove entire domain names from Google search based on copyright infringements. In a letter to the U.S. Government the company points out that this would prove counterproductive and lead to overbroad censorship"
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

MPAA Executive Tampered With IFPI Evidence in Internet Piracy Case | TorrentFreak - 2 views

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MPAA executive tampre evidence IFPI internet piracy case

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 28 Apr 13 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 28 Apr 13
     
    [Earlier this month Finland's largest ever Internet piracy case ended with four men being found guilty of copyright infringement and two being exonerated. The case involved a so-called 'topsite' called Angel Falls and had an interesting twist. During the trial it was revealed that evidence gathered by a local anti-piracy group and the IFPI was also handed to a "senior MPAA executive" who tampered with the evidence before handing it to the police. ...]
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Rightscorp Threatens Every ISP in the United States - TorrentFreak [# ! Link Note...] - 1 views

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isp threat corruption Rightscorp

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 12 Aug 16 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 12 Aug 16
     
    " Andy on August 12, 2016 C: 54 Breaking Following a court win by its client BMG over Cox Communications this week, Rightscorp has issued an unprecedented warning to every ISP in the United States today. Boasting a five-year trove of infringement data against Internet users, Rightscorp warned ISPs that they can either cooperate or face the consequences."
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Paramount Wipes "Infringing" Ubuntu Torrent From Google - TorrentFreak [# ! Note] - 0 views

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shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 12 Sep 16 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 12 Sep 16
     
    " Ernesto on September 10, 2016 C: 47 News It's no secret that copyright holders are trying to take down as much pirated content as they can, but targeting open source software is not something we see every day. Paramount Pictures recently sent a DMCA takedown to Google, listing a copy of the popular operating system Ubuntu. An honest mistake, perhaps, but a worrying one."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

EU Court: Open WiFi Operator Not Liable For Pirate Users - TorrentFreak - 0 views

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EU Court open wifi open Wi-Fi operator not no liable liability pirate users

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 16 Sep 16 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 16 Sep 16
     
    " Andy on September 16, 2016 C: 33 Breaking The Court of Justice of the European Union has found that the operator of an open WiFi network can not be held liable for infringements carried out by his users. The case involved Pirate Party member Tobias McFadden who was accused by Sony of enabling music piracy."
Gonzalo San Gil, PhD.

Anti-Piracy Outfits Caught Fabricating Takedown Notices - TorrentFreak - 1 views

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antipiracy outfits caught fabrication piracy links takedown notices boycott Internet Old Media

shared by Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 18 Sep 16 - No Cached
  • Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 18 Sep 16
     
    " Ernesto on September 18, 2016 C: 4 Opinion Not all anti-piracy vendors play fair when it comes to removing copyright-infringing content from the Internet. In fact, there is clear and convincing evidence that several companies 'make up' links that have never even existed, perhaps in part to boost their own numbers."
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