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Wikimedia refuses claim to delete a selfie taken by a monkey

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Who owns the Manhattan skyline? One NYC agency thinks it does

The Port Authority in New York City claims an image of the city skyline used by a housewares purveyor infringes on the agency's assets and reputation.
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Pandora sued by US music labels over royalties for pre-1972 tracks

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Cash for Glass: MPAA dangles $500 for theater employees who rat out cam bandits

The recent detainment of an moviegoer wearing Google Glass wasn't a fluke – it's part of an MPAA program that offers theater works up to $500 for a catch.
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Hotfile agrees to pay movie studios $80 million in copyright case settlement

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Rap Genius goes legit (and makes music lobbyists happy)

Musicians' rights activist David Lowery has sharp words for Rap Genius, but the website may get back in his good graces as they continue licensing lyrics.
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Forget the war over downloading music, the fight over reading it has begun and Rap Genius is in trouble

The NMPA recently sent takedown notices to fifty websites that reproduce song lyrics, including Rap Genius, the up-and-coming 'Wikipedia for Rap.'

Just when Aereo thought it was out, FilmOn pulled it back in

A D.C. District court has ruled FilmOn is in violation of copyright laws, which could lead it and rival Aereo to battle TV broadcasters at the Supreme Court
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Spotify is being sued for letting you make playlists

Ministry of Sound, a dance music brand, has sued Spotify for allowing users to create and share playlists that replicate its compilation albums.
Will piracy laws kill 3D printing?

Buying a MakerBot Digitizer? 3D scanners come with copyright strings attached

MakerBot announced the availability of its Digitizer 3D Scanner, but not all objects can be scanned and printed equally. Copyright has a place in this game.
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The latest victim of remix culture? You and your concert-made Vines

Vine is falling subject to some of the same problems that plagued early hip-hop and sampling, a DMCA issue that is once again rearing its ugly head.

Awesome new bill legalizes cell phone unlocking, ‘fixes’ the DMCA

The newly introduced Unlocking Technology Act of 2013 legalizes cell phone unlocking, jailbreaking, game console modding, and "fixes" the DMCA.
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The Digital Self: Fight the man, buy a CD

The courts say it's illegal to re-sell digital goods like MP3s and ebooks. Here's how to fight back.

Meet the muzzled copyright crusader who believes laws are paralyzing progress

Former staffer for the House Republican Study Committee Derek Khanna goes on the record with Digital Trends to discuss cell phone unlocking, copyright law.
Derek Khanna - Hollywood enemy

Copyright report that upset Hollywood got the author fired

7th circuit court overturns injunction against social video site myvidster

7th Circuit court overturns injunction against social video site

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Oracle v. Google: The bewildering Java trial explained

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Pinterest is blowing up – with cries of copyright infringement

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GadgetTrak launches CameraTrace: Photo thieves beware

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European court says ISPs don’t have to filter content

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Zediva permanently shut down, forced to pay MPAA nearly two million

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New bill would require blocking of pirate sites by ISP and search engines

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Pirate Bay founders say Bayfiles will respect copyright

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Zediva DVD streaming service ordered to shut down

Stormtrooper helmet designer wins UK copyright case

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Oracle puts $2.6 bln price tag on Google Java infringement

US Ambassador David Gross talks about UN 'takeover' of the Internet

US condemns ‘three strikes’ P2P downloading laws

European Commission Vice President and Commissioner for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kreos

EU copyright laws stifling Netflix-like services

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Uploading copyrighted video to YouTube could soon be a felony

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China’s Baidu fined for copyright infringement

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Software piracy totaled $59 billion in 2010

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New Internet censorship bill empowers US government, copyright holders

Judge denies subpoenas based on IP addresses

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China to ‘punish’ Baidu, others for illegal music downloads