Law and Politics

GitHub Wants to Get Rid Of the DMCA’s Anti-Circumvention FUD

GitHub is urging the US Copyright Office to expand the DMCA anti-circumvention exemptions to eliminate FUD. The developer platform backs…

2 months ago

‘The Digital Copyright Act Will Chill Innovation and Harm The Internet’

Late last year, Senator Thom Tillis released a discussion draft of the “Digital Copyright Act of 2021," which aims to…

3 months ago

ICANN Refuses to Accredit Pirate Bay Founder Peter Sunde Due to His ‘Background’

Peter Sunde is one of the original Pirate Bay founders, but in recent years he's mostly known for his role…

3 months ago

‘US Government Should Protect the Public from Copyright Extremes’

The Re:Create Coalition has sent a letter to the new US Congress, warning lawmakers that heavy-handed copyright policies can do…

3 months ago

Record Labels Blame YouTube For a Lot of Things But Continue to Upload Music

A UK parliamentary inquiry has once again revealed that many music industry insiders are not happy with YouTube. The platform…

3 months ago

Copyright Coalition Asks President Biden to Help Fight Piracy and Big Tech

The CreativeFuture coalition, which represents companies and individuals in the film, TV, music, and publishing industries, is asking President Biden…

3 months ago

U.S. Copyright Groups Praise UAE’s Enforcement Against ‘Illegal’ VPN and Tor Use

The IIPA, which represents the MPA, RIAA, and other entertainment industry groups, is pleased with the United Arab Emirates' strict…

3 months ago

Google Lawyer Bill Patry Has a Solution to Stop Copyright Trolls

If there's one thing you could change in US copyright law, what would it be? Bill Patry, Senior Copyright Counsel…

3 months ago