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- Polish leaders hint Poland will not fully apply EU copyright law https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/leaders-hint-poland-will-not-fully-apply-eu-copyright-law/2019/03/30/3a6b9b18-52eb-11e9-bdb7-44f948cc0605_story.html 6 comments
- Law-firm: copyright prohibits "view source" on our page http://www.boingboing.net/2007/10/17/lawfirm-copyright-pr.html 106 comments reddit.com
- Court Suspends ‘Copyright Troll’ Lawyer From Practicing Law https://torrentfreak.com/court-suspends-copyright-troll-lawyer-from-practicing-law-201201/ 1176 comments technology
- While Trump Continues To Complain About 230, It's Copyright Law That Once Again Actually Gets His Content Removed https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20201007/11132445462/while-trump-continues-to-complain-about-230-copyright-law-that-once-again-actually-gets-his-content-removed.shtml 4 comments politics
- EU Offically passes copyright law https://www.engadget.com/2019/04/15/eu-officially-passed-copyright-law/ 6 comments worldnews
- MEPs accidentally vote wrong way on copyright law https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/mar/27/mep-errors-mean-european-copyright-law-may-not-have-passed?cmp=twt_gu&__twitter_impression=true 5 comments europe
- Memes 'will be banned' under new EU copyright law, warn campaigners https://news.sky.com/story/memes-will-be-banned-under-new-eu-copyright-law-warn-campaigners-11398577 54 comments europe
- DIY Tractor Repair Runs Afoul Of Copyright Law : All Tech Considered : NPR http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2015/08/17/432601480/diy-tractor-repair-runs-afoul-of-copyright-law?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20150817 4 comments freesoftware
- To Nobody's Surprise, Australian “Terrorism” Law May Be Used for Copyright Enforcement https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/11/nobodys-surprise-australian-terrorism-law-may-be-used-copyright-enforcement 103 comments technology
- How U.S. copyright law restricts tech researchers http://mashable.com/2013/04/03/dmca-copyright-tech-research/ 4 comments technology
- When will this end? - Rethinking How Congress Pushes Copyright Laws http://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/07/13/0049251/rethinking-how-congress-pushes-copyright-laws 3 comments politics
- Busted: Rep. Lamar Smith (Censorship's Pimp) Violated Copyright Laws http://freakoutnation.com/2012/01/12/busted-rep-lamar-smith-censorships-pimp-violated-copyright-laws/ 11 comments politics
- Google calls for relaxing of Australia’s copyright laws so AI can mine websites for information https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/apr/19/google-calls-for-relaxing-of-australias-copyright-laws-so-ai-can-mine-websites-for-information 30 comments technology
- UK will not implement EU Article 13 copyright law https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-51240785 3 comments europe
- Federal Appeals Court: No Copyright for Public Law https://epic.org/2018/10/federal-appeals-court-no-copyr.html 6 comments politics
- If you publish Georgia’s state laws, you’ll get sued for copyright and lose https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/03/public-records-activist-violated-copyright-by-publishing-georgia-legal-code-online/ 79 comments nottheonion
- If you publish Georgia’s state laws, you’ll get sued for copyright and lose https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/03/public-records-activist-violated-copyright-by-publishing-georgia-legal-code-online/ 37 comments law
- TF: iTunes is now Illegal Under UK Copyright Law https://torrentfreak.com/itunes-is-illegal-under-uk-copyright-law-150805/ 95 comments apple
- How copyright law blocks cheap Internet TV: In Plain English http://www.scotusblog.com/2014/06/how-copyright-law-blocks-cheap-internet-tv-in-plain-english/ 18 comments technology
- Final ruling confirms "pirate" sites do not break the law in Spain by simply linking to copyrighted material; this is yet another blow to the music industry http://torrentfreak.com/final-ruling-confirms-pirate-sites-act-lawfully-in-spain-110714/ 138 comments technology
- Nearly everyone violates copyright laws everyday http://www.dailytech.com/one+nation+under+infringement/article9716.htm 4 comments reddit.com
- Copyright law change on hold in New Zealand - Public outcry contributes to halt http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10558256 2 comments technology
- Israel rebukes US: Our copyright laws are fine, thanks http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080318-israel-rebukes-us-our-copyright-laws-are-fine-thanks.html 51 comments worldnews
- Copyright As Censorship: American Law Institute Uses Copyright To Stop Discussion Of Controversial Publication Prior To Vote https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190514/15424342212/copyright-as-censorship-american-law-institute-uses-copyright-to-stop-discussion-controversial-publication-prior-to-vote.shtml 4 comments politics
- Leaders hint Poland will not fully apply EU copyright law https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/leaders-hint-poland-will-not-fully-apply-eu-copyright-law/2019/03/30/3a6b9b18-52eb-11e9-bdb7-44f948cc0605_story.html 3 comments worldnews
- The EU's new copyright laws threaten to destroy the internet https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-eus-new-copyright-laws-threaten-to-destroy-the-internet/ 11 comments technology
- Europe’s Proposed Copyright Law Could Screw Up the Whole Internet https://www.wired.com/story/europe-considers-a-new-copyright-law-heres-why-that-matters/ 58 comments worldnews
- The Honor System: Teller (of Penn & Teller) invokes copyright law to protect one of his signature illusions http://www.esquire.com/features/teller-magician-interview-1012 7 comments indepthstories
- The conclusion is as startling as obvious: the First Amendment revoked Congress’ right to enact copyright monopoly laws, and that has just never been tried in a courtroom. http://falkvinge.net/2012/01/08/us-citizens-should-try-the-copyright-monopoly-as-unconstitutional/ 3 comments freeculture
- California Police Are Using Copyright to Hide Surveillance Documents | California police are refusing to release documents about the surveillance technology it uses, despite a new law that requires their release. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/5dzdqq/california-police-are-using-copyright-to-hide-surveillance-documents 45 comments technology
- U.S. Copyright Law Forces Wikimedia to Remove "Public Domain" Anne Frank Diary https://torrentfreak.com/u-s-copyright-law-forces-wikimedia-to-remove-public-domain-anne-frank-diary-160211/ 1169 comments books
- Much to the displeasure of the wider EU, the Dutch want to liberalize their copyright laws to explicitly allow remixes and mashups. http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/mimssbits/27576/ 358 comments technology
- U.S. Court of Appeals judge proposes "expanding copyright law to bar linking to or paraphrasing [news articles] without the copyright holder's consent". http://www.becker-posner-blog.com/archives/2009/06//the_future_of_n.html 3 comments business
- 'Catastrophic': EU passes controversial copyright law that could hit the likes of Google and Facebook https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/12/eu-lawmakers-pass-controversial-digital-copyright-law.html 399 comments worldnews
- In Defense of Piracy: Digital technology has made it easy to create new works from existing art, but copyright law has yet to catch up. http://online.wsj.com/article/sb122367645363324303.html 22 comments technology
- Altmaier sacrifices start-ups in copyright law | The new copyright directive will put pressure on small companies. The government waived important derogations - for natural gas from Russia? [German, translation in comments] https://edition.faz.net/faz-edition/wirtschaft/2019-03-26/f30a5870c08cc1e1b4524c1be19d1faf/ 88 comments europe
- America's broken digital copyright law is about to be challenged in court: The Electronic Frontier Foundation is suing the US government over ‘unconstitutional’ use of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jul/21/digital-millennium-copyright-act-eff-supreme-court 3 comments politics
- The absence of any mention of copyright law in "Glee" illustrates a painful tension in American culture. While copyright holders assert that copyright violators are "stealing" their "property," people everywhere are remixing and recreating artistic works http://www.salon.com/technology/how_the_world_works/2010/06/09/glee_and_the_copyright_wars 7 comments technology
- [Cryptome.org] Leaks Microsoft Online Surveillance Guide, MS Demands Takedown Under Copyright Law [Network Solution locks domain transfer and takes site down in spite of counter-claim] http://www.geekosystem.com/cryptome-leaks-microsofts-online-surveillance-guide-ms-demands-takedown/ 75 comments technology
- A film distributor has won a legal battle to force ISPs to block piracy sites in Australia. ISPs given 15 days to take ‘reasonable steps’ to disable access to 42 websites that breach copyright laws, such as Pirate Bay https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/aug/18/court-orders-telstra-and-other-internet-service-providers-to-block-piracy-sites 21 comments worldnews