Tag Archives: Piracy

SOPA Is Dead. Again.

Posted on January 16, 2012 at 4:00 pm by JM Ashby

On the 16th of December I said “SOPA is Dead. For Now.” and now it would appear that it is dead again. Possibly for good. House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said early Saturday morning that Majority Leader Eric Cantor … Continue reading →

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SOPA is Dead. For Now.

Posted on December 16, 2011 at 4:00 pm by JM Ashby

Congressional debate of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) has been delayed until sometime after the new year. Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), the Republican behind a controversial piece of legislation that would shut down any website accused of copyright infringement, … Continue reading →

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They Took Our Jobs

Posted on December 13, 2011 at 3:45 pm by JM Ashby

The corporate media empire would have you believe that draconian anti-piracy laws like SOPA and Protect-IP are needed to prevent job losses and protect their hard-earned profits. While those are noble goals, there’s just one problem — the media industry … Continue reading →

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Anti-Piracy Group Caught Pirating Music

Posted on December 3, 2011 at 12:27 pm by Bob Cesca

I love it. Dutch copyright watchdog BREIN is being sued by a musician for more than $1 million after allegedly using his song in copyright warnings on DVDs without explicit permission. Oh my. Musician Melchior Rietveldt was asked by BREIN … Continue reading →

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