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Here’s an interesting takedown notice. The Intellectual Property law firm IP Strategies sent a friendly message to their colleagues at Fountainhead Law Group. IP Strategies doesn’t want the other law firm to use the trademarked term “IP Strategies” on their website. Fountainhead Law Group doesn’t seem to be impressed by the request though, as the [...]

The ‘religious’ comedy Salvation Boulevard premiered in movie theaters last Friday, but not everyone appreciates the film’s humor. The Church of God has sued Sony Pictures, IFC Films and Comcast for infringing the copyright of the church’s logo, and is praying to stop the film’s distribution. In addition the church demands financial compensation for the substantial and irreparable harm the infringements have caused.

“Child pornography is great,” the man said enthusiastically. “Politicians do not understand file sharing, but they understand child pornography, and they want to filter that to score points with the public. Once we get them to filter child pornography, we can get them to extend the block to file sharing.”

Entertainment industry lobby groups often describe file-sharers as thieves who refuse to pay for any type of digital content. But not everyone agrees with this view. Swedish telecom giant Ericsson sees copyright abuse as the underlying cause of the piracy problem. In a brilliant article, Rene Summer, Director of Government and Industry Relations at Ericsson, explains how copyright holders themselves actually breed pirates by clinging to outdated business methods.

Movie studio Paramount are adept at sending out cease and desist notices, having engaged in the activity for many years. However, while the vast majority are related to solely digital activities such as the unauthorized distribution of movies and TV shows, a recent takedown notice has a very interesting ‘real-world’ twist – the recreation of a physical object from digital data.

There’s been a lot of talk on copyright and Internet regulation at the G8 summit in France. This led to a statement titled “Renewed Commitment for Freedom and Democracy,” where several suggestions on the topic are written down. While the leaders of most countries backed the interests of a handful of entertainment industry companies, Russia’s [...]

Our columnist Rick Falkvinge reports: These quotes from executive politicians would have been unthinkable a couple of years ago. Amidst economic hardship, the Cabinet in Ireland is seeking to boost digital industries, citing their importance to the economy. This boost is done by reducing the copyright monopoly. The story in Silicon Republic, published today, outlines [...]