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Your One-Minute Guide To SOPA And PIPA, Who's Protesting And Why

Some of your favorite websites are censored today in some way, and others--like Wikipedia--aren't really working at all. It's a very high-profile protest against SOPA and PIPA, potential legislation that detractors say could break the Internet. READ»

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Samsung's iPad Cloning Ways

As 2011 winds to a close and 2012 begins, we do a little bit of Fast Company drumbeating. We predict a lot of stuff around here. Sometimes we're wrong. But we also nailed a few things this year. Back in March we clocked that Samsung's new Galaxy tablet was just a leetle too Apple-like...READ»

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Judge Undercuts Online Copyright Law, Here's What That Looks Like

David Kravets, a writer for Wired's Threat Level blog, reports on the ruling handed down by a federal judge that, simply put, allowed for the reposting of an entire article without permission. To show how asinine that is, we've reposted Wired's entire article. You should actually go to Wired and read it. Don't read it here. In fact, the whole first sentence below is a link over to Wired.READ»

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iFive: More Sony Hacks, Apple Store Refresh, Foxconn Explosion, Copyright Site Seizures, Time Warner Vs. Municipal Nets

Monday may be "a terrible way to spend one seventh of your life," as the saying goes, but at least you have the early news, elegantly served with our summary:READ»

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iFive: Groupon IPO, Google's IP Theft, Chrome-OS Netbooks For Students, EU Rejects Celeb Privacy Law, MS-Skype Deal Worries

The morning news, perused, digested, compressed and served up as a quick read for you:READ»

China Gets Copyright Right, Punishes Baidu For Pirate Music Links

China may be wising up to international condemnation of its lax copyright protection standards, as the Ministry of Culture has revealed it will "punish" local search giant Baidu for facilitating illegal music downloads.READ»

Why Do YouTubers Despise This Animated Copyright Video?

An exploration of YouTube-ology.READ»

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Can Congress Force Google to Remove Pirate Sites From Search?

Would this constitute censorship? Untangling the thorny issues at the heart of the current Congressional hearings. READ»

What Does Pirate Bay Have in Store for the Music Industry?

“The music industry can’t even imagine what we’re planning to roll out in the coming months," says an insider familiar with the file-sharing site's plans. READ»

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Disney, Warner Win $400k Case Against Firm With Ads on Pirate Sites, Google Could Be Next

A judge has awarded Disney and Warner Bros damages from a web advertiser that "helped fund" piracy by supplying ads for pirate websites. Google ads are on those sites, too. READ»

Chilean Miner Runs Into Copyright Spat With Chilean President Over Rescue Message

Should Chilean Jose Ojeda's rescue note belong to the nation or to the miner himself?READ»

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Jailbreaking Your iPhone No Longer Illegal, at Last

The whole notion of DRM took a tiny bashing today as users' rights won out over those of copyright holders. First up: Jailbreaking iPhones is now legal.READ»

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Prince Claims Internet Is Dead, Lady Gaga Disproves It

 Yesterday Lady Gaga hit 11 million followers on her Facebook page (congratulations, number 11,000,001, you get a two-minute shopping cart dash round her wardrobe). Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, as she is known to her mom ...READ»

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Court Rules in Favor of YouTube, Against Viacom, in Copyright Case

The Viacom v. YouTube case has been loud and ugly, and some might have expected a long, drawn-out legal decision. Not so--the court ruled somewhat surprisingly in favor of YouTube.READ»

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Judge Rules LimeWire Liable for Its Users' Rampant Copyright Infringement

A judge ruled today to move forward with the case against LimeWire, one of the biggest peer-to-peer downloading sites in recent history. Turns out a little checkbox isn't enough to remove liability.READ»

"Steal It" and Other Internal YouTube Emails from Viacom's Copyright Suit

The U.S. District Court has just made public the documentation in the controversial Viacom vs. YouTube case. It's a goldmine of data, most of which is really dirty mud-slinging by Viacom, based on internal emails from YouTube's ...READ»

Microsoft's Global Criminal Compliance Handbook Leaked

Microsoft has acted swiftly after the Web site Cryptome leaked its "Global Criminal Compliance Handbook." The guide does exactly what it says: outlines the surveillance services the software company will perform for law enforcement ...READ»

Reverse Psychology: Chinese Knock-Off Firm to Sue Apple Over iPad

You'll need to put your best thinking cap on before tackling this one: That Chinese firm responsible for the iPhone-clone-esque tablet PC, that predated the iPad by several months, is crazy angry at Apple for copying them. And may ...READ»

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Billy Bragg's Copyright Reform Push Gains New Web Site

Singer/songwriter/activist Billy Bragg's just launched a new effort to try to push for a reform of copyright laws: a Web site that acts as a forum for conversations between artists and fans. It's being dubbed the Net's first and only ...READ»

Farewell to Shepard's "Fairey Use" Movement

It's no secret that we at Fast Company love an underdog. A little guy taking on a big guy? Bring on the popcorn. And before this weekend's events, we were rooting for artist Shepard Fairey's fair use case against the Associated Press. ...READ»