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File-Sharing and Link Sites Declared Legal in Spain
Despite many rulings which have declared file-sharing sites legal if they don’t profit directly from copyright infringements, in recent years its become something of a custom in Spain for music rights groups to attempt to close down sites in advance of a full hearing to assess their legality. One such case involves eDonkey link site elrincondejesus.com and although fairly low profile worldwide, the site will now start to set headlines. Back in May last year, site and bar owner Jesus Guerra received a complaint from music group SGAE (Sociedad General de Autores y Editores) which alleged the site abused the copyrights of its members.
Continue reading »Historian warns against copyright-fight heavy hitting
No one likes a bully Copyright-dependent industries risk alienating the public and undermining intellectual property laws with their unregulated and aggressive tactics, according to an historian who has studied nearly 400 years of piracy and intellectual property law.…
Continue reading »US Government Consults Public On Illegal File-Sharing
The Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property (PRO-IP) Act was one of the last pieces of legislation passed by President Bush back in 2008. The purpose of the act is to toughen current anti-piracy measures. Among other things the act calls for harsher punishments, the creation of a dedicated FBI anti-piracy unit and a copyright czar who reports directly to the White House.
Continue reading »Intel victim of cyberattacks at the same time as Google
Intel was also a victim of a cyberattack at the same time as the high-profile attack on Google, adding it to the list of companies allegedly targeted by Chinese hackers. The company revealed the information Tuesday in its annual filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, noting that the attack could harm Intel’s business operations if any intellectual property was stolen. Intel didn’t reveal much more in its filing except to say that a “sophisticated incident” occurred in January, “around the same time as the recently publicized security incident reported by Google.” The company said it’s investigating the incident, but warned investors that it may not be fully aware yet of the magnitude of what happened.
Continue reading »New Anti-Piracy Task Force Set To Pressure File-Sharers
During the last two years, Sweden has created a number of posts with responsibility for dealing with violations of intellectual property. In 2010 the resources dedicated by the authorities to this seemingly unwinnable battle are set to increase. In the spring a new task force will go into operation dealing with file-sharing and other intellectual property violations.
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