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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»

IFPI Appoints 'Anti-Piracy Czar' To Police High Seas of File-Sharing

The recording industry, or at least the disjointed array of labels, trade groups, and intellectual property authorities that represent it, has had little success in curbing music piracy on the Web. In what is perhaps an admission that ...READ»

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Torrent Site Fights Legal Action with 'Chewbacca Defense'

Yesterday was the third installment of the Pirate Bay Trial in Stockholm, Sweden, that has pitted a popular file-sharing site against media companies claiming copyright infringement. Fresh off yesterday's minor victory, when half the ...READ»