Apple wins lawsuit against Psystar
There is some major bad news for Psystar as they have lost a copyright infringement case against Apple.
Psystar sell PCs with Mac OS X operating system which is well Apple’s property.
Apple does not allow anyone to run Mac OS X on non-Apple hardware and Psystar was doing just that. [...]
MTV, MySpace aims to generate revenues from pirated media on social networks
MTV, MySpace are now working with technology company Auditude to identify pirated media uploaded on social networking sites and monetize them.
They are going to offer two options… Either the copyrighted content can be removed or they can serve ads in it to monetize it [...]
YouTube sends a classic response to John McCain presidential campaign over DMCA
John McCain’s presidential campaign has been using YouTube to post their videos in the ongoing presidential campaign.
However, some of these videos were found to contain possible copyrighted material and YouTube took them down on requests made by the content creators.
John McCain’s presidential campaign then [...]
Google YouTube sued by Italian media company Mediaset
Italian media company Mediaset has announced that they have now filed a copyright violation lawsuit against the video sharing service YouTube which is owned by search engine company Google.
The lawsuit is similar to many others which have been filed against YouTube and Google.
They are claiming that the service [...]
Britain to get strict with file sharing internet users
Six of the biggest internet service providers are joining hands with the music and movie industry to tackle internet piracy in Britain.
The ISPs would now send warning letters to the customers who are involved in illegal file sharing on the web.
Analysts claim that as many as [...]
Redlasso to suspend some services due to copyright infringement claims
News video-sharing service Redlasso has announced that they are suspending some of their services like video search and clipping services used by bloggers.
This is a result of a copyright violation lawsuit filed against the company by media companies including NBC and Fox News Channel.
Redlasso Chief Executive [...]
YouTube to mask user information in data supplied to Viacom
Viacom and YouTube have agreed that the data provided to Viacom would have the user information masked.
Google owned YouTube service said in a blog post on this new development: “We remain committed to protecting your privacy and we’ll continue to fight for your right to share [...]
Google told to release YouTube records to Viacom
Search engine giant Google has been ordered by a US based court to provide data related to video-viewing habits of YouTube users to Viacom.
This ruling has been criticized by privacy groups. Google responded in a statement: “We are disappointed the court granted Viacom’s overreaching demand for viewing history.”
Viacom [...]
EMI sues VideoEgg, Hi5 and others for copyright infringement
EMI is targeting video sharing services like Hi5 and VideoEgg for copyright infringement.
The company claims that users of these services have uploaded media content which is owned by them.
The lawsuit includes 10 other unnamed defendants.
Market sources tell that EMI was in talks with these companies on a [...]
Japan wants to add copyright fee to Apple iPods
Japan’s Cultural Affairs Agency has now proposed that the government should add a new tax on the price of Apple iPods and other media players.
This new tax would be used to compensate right holders who suffer due to massive digital media piracy.
This additional fee would be similar [...]
