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Jail Terms For Unlocking Cellphones Shows The True Black Heart Of The Copyright Monopoly

There is a weak copyright monopoly reform bill happening in the United States Congress at the moment. This bill is not about the copyright monopoly at all, and at the same time, about everything...

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Sunday, May 12th, 2013 Net News No Comments

Megaupload Asks Court to Dump The “Baseless” Criminal Case

Earlier this week Megaupload’s lawyers released a white paper accusing the Obama administration of being corrupted by Hollywood and other major corporations, and detailing how the entire criminal case against Megaupload is baseless. In...

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Thursday, May 9th, 2013 Net News No Comments

Judge Asks IRS, Feds to Investigate Copyright-Trolling Attorneys

Using terms like "brazen conduct and relentless fraud," a federal judge on Monday sanctioned attorneys running a BitTorrent copyright lawsuit factory, and recommended federal prosecutors investigate for potential criminal charges.

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Tuesday, May 7th, 2013 Net News No Comments

CFAA Reform to Criminalize Teenagers for Reading News Online?

It’s an evolution of habits. Instead of opening a newspaper, many are turning to the Internet to find out what is happening in this world today. Unfortunately, it seems that part of the CFAA...

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Monday, April 8th, 2013 Net News No Comments

MPAA: Pirates Can’t Hijack Freedom of Expression

Last Thursday brought another setback for Pirate Bay co-founders Peter Sunde and Fredrik Neij. The pair asked the European Court of Human Rights (EHCR) to look at their case, arguing that the Swedish verdict...

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Tuesday, March 19th, 2013 Net News No Comments