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Conference Board of Canada Recalls IP Report
After publishing a report that suggested that Canada was the piracy capital of the world, Michael Geist noticed that the report was plagiarized. Since then, the board stood by their report in spite of intense questions from the public. Now, the final nail in the coffin of those reports – the Board has announced it has recalled them.
Continue reading »Swedish Minister Blasted for Applauding Outcome of The Pirate Bay Trial
The guilty verdict of The Pirate Bay happened well over a month ago, but the controversy surrounding the outcome of the initial trial keeps on coming. Recently, a Swedish minister applauded the guilty verdict, a comment that the Pirate Party of Sweden denounced. A report from a Swedish news source, SVD, reports (Google translated) that during a dinner at The Swedish composers of popular music (The creators), Culture Minister Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth had made some controversial comments surrounding the politically sensitive issue of the guilty verdict of The Pirate Bay.
Continue reading »German Report – Copyright Industry Retreats Lawsuit Against Filesharer
When a file-sharer was issued a cease and desist letter, a German court was asked to give a default judgement against the user. The file-sharer countered the claim, thus forcing the copyright industry lawyer via the German courts to substantiate their claims. The result?
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