http://news.cnet.com/2100-1030_3-6095736.html Again the issue here is whether the uploader or the service provider should be held liable for copyright infringement. Is it ethical to put all blame ...
Anger at UK file-sharing policy: ISP's have reacted angrily towards UK's government's stance on tougher laws for file-sharing offenders by cutting them off from the net completely. There is a big...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYoexSAInQY Firstly, let me apologise for the exclusivity of the language. I tried looking for an English song but could not recall one. In any case, when t...
According to the readings, one reason why people do not consider illegal downloads as theft is that it does not deprive others of that item. When I download an mp3 file from, the file will not disa...
Article : Go slow with tech law Published : 23 Aug 2009 Source: Straits Times Background : When Singapore signed a free trade agreement with the USA in 2003, intellectual property rights was a ...
using the golden rule, i feel that the downloader should be arrested and fine. i believe no one will want their hard work to be duplicated and copied without proper recognition. some questions...
Hi Karin, I don't think it would be necessarily bad news for record companies. Some musicians gained popularity only after their music files were passed over the internet. In some ways, it could ...
http://peteashton.com/2006/10/infringing_the_bankster/ I came across this story some time back when Banksy's works were more popular. Banksy is the handle used by an anonymous graffiti artist in E...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090825/ap_on_re_eu/eu_britain_downloading UK may block repeated offenders who illegally download and share copyright films and music could find their internet access ...
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/11/technology/11iht-download.1.7846678.html?scp=20&sq=copyright&st=Search A student previously fined for breaking copyright laws at Brown University on Rhode Island ...
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-pinkberry12-2008sep12,0,2520279.story The article is about an American frozen yogurt chain that is suing other 'copycat' businesses. One such chain was even c...
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601204&sid=a_C1wVkCvPww Summary This case revolves around Google being sued for copyright infringement over displaying photos and artworks as thumbnails w...
I think that companies concerned over this issue due to the loss of potential income constitutes egoism. They mainly want to defend their interests without considering the beneficial impact of the ...
Case study: Link: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/06/08/pirate.party.eu.win/index.html Summary: A Swedish political party campaigning the legalizing of file-sharing on the Internet won ...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1207707/Forthcoming-Leona-Lewis-tracks-leaked-internet-highest-profile-hacking-case.html Basically, hackers managed to gain access to unreleased tracks...
Case Summary: The article is about an intellectual property infringement that took place in China. A court in Eastern China has sentenced four people to up to three-and-a-half years in prison for ...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/4686584/Pirate-Bay-victory-after-illegal-file-sharing-charges-dropped.html Summary: The Pirate Bay, the biggest file-sharing internet site which was accu...
http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-evening-chronicle/2007/09/11/when-does-a-doll-become-a-baby-72703-19770082/ Just to share an interesting article about how dolls nowadays are ...
