Archive for the ‘internet’ Category

The Art of the Takedown

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012 by Amanda Reynolds

The highly documented takedown of the site Megaupload.com on January 19th has provoked much speculation as well as retaliation.  We spent the last week looking over the indictment and to learn more about the takedown of Megaupload.com and what it means for future IP enforcement. Megaupload claimed to have over 150 million registered users and [...]

In Case You Missed It: File Sharing Services React to Megaupload Takedown

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 by Sandra Aistars

According to reports, two popular file-sharing sites have scaled back access to files on their servers.  FileSonic and Uploaded.to have altered their operations, with Uploaded.to suspending service in the U.S. and FileSonic suspending all file sharing on its site, as well as its affiliate program that pays cash rewards to users’ who upload highly downloaded files. [...]

Knowledge and Distortion Online

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 by Sandra Aistars

A number of Internet sites today have opted to shut down in protest of bills they say would censor the Internet. A headline-grabbing PR stunt, to be sure. But these companies and groups are making charges about the bills that are blatantly untrue, conjuring up straw man legislative demons in order to knock them down [...]

OPEN Act Falls Short for Artists and Creators

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011 by Sandra Aistars

As the House Judiciary Committee readies for markup of the Stop Online Piracy Act tomorrow, much attention is also being paid to a competing proposal that would utilize the International Trade Commission (ITC) as the venue for enforcing copyrights and trademarks online against foreign based rogue websites, outside of US jurisdiction. While the creative community [...]

In Case You Missed It: ITIF Analyzes Rogue Sites Legislation

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011 by Sandra Aistars

The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation yesterday released an analysis by Daniel Castro of legislation pending in the U.S. House and Senate to curb piracy and counterfeiting by rogue websites. Of particular import given ITIF’s mission to develop innovation policies and advocate for technological advances is its findings on claims by legislation opponents the these bills [...]

Consumers Support More Protection Against Pirated and Counterfeited Goods

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 by Sandra Aistars

The American Consumer Institute today announced the results of a survey illustrating that a vast majority of American consumers support stronger protection against websites trafficking pirated and counterfeit goods. The survey of 800 consumers found that 82 percent agreed that counterfeit goods, such as knock-off products, pirated software and imitation pharmaceuticals hurt the economy. Consumers [...]

The Facts on PROTECT-IP and the Stop Online Piracy Act: More Scary – but Unsupported – Rhetoric

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011 by Sandra Aistars

A guest column in today’s New York Times may have set new records for overblown rhetoric about legislative efforts to curb offshore rogue websites profiting from illegal distribution of American intellectual property. In it, Rebecca MacKinnon of the New America Foundation accuses the bipartisan legislation of establishing blacklists, firewalls and censorship. Scary indeed, and who [...]

The Facts on PROTECT-IP and the Stop Online Piracy Act: Technically Speaking

Monday, November 14th, 2011 by Sandra Aistars

Efforts in the U.S. House and Senate to crack down on rogue websites trafficking in pirated and counterfeited goods have drawn criticism from voices who claim the legislation would “break the Internet.” From a pure common sense standpoint, this statement just doesn’t pass the smell test. But we have dug into the details to provide, [...]

The Facts on PROTECT-IP and the Stop Online Piracy Act: What Are Rogue Sites?

Monday, November 7th, 2011 by Sandra Aistars

Given some of the threatening rhetoric surrounding the PROTECT-IP Act and the Stop Online Piracy Act, it is appropriate to consider the types of sites this legislation does and does not target. It does not target legitimate sites like YouTube, Twitter, eBay or Facebook. It does target sites that are “dedicated to theft of U.S. [...]

Music Speaks Up on Erroneous Web Campaign

Saturday, October 29th, 2011 by Gayle Osterberg

Guilds and associations representing artists, publishers, songwriters and record labels have issued a statement regarding the erroneous attacks by the so-called “freebieber” website against a bill aimed at protecting artists rights: Statement from: American Federation of Musicians, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, National Music Publishers’ Association, Recording Academy, and the Recording Industry Association [...]


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