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This Week in 2016 Warner Bros. Issuing Takedowns For Its Own Site Is No Laughing Matter Roger Ailes Hires Peter Thiel's Favorite Lawyer To Threaten NY Mag For Its Stories About Him ICE Denies FOIA Request From Lawyer Because It Might Help Her Better Defend Her Client After Massive Cable Industry Lobbying And Disinformation Effort,...
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This Week in 2016
- Warner Bros. Issuing Takedowns For Its Own Site Is No Laughing Matter
- Roger Ailes Hires Peter Thiel’s Favorite Lawyer To Threaten NY Mag For Its Stories About Him
- ICE Denies FOIA Request From Lawyer Because It Might Help Her Better Defend Her Client
- After Massive Cable Industry Lobbying And Disinformation Effort, The FCC Is Forced To Weaken Its Cable Box Reform Plan
- Terrible Ruling: EU Decides That Mere Links Can Be Direct Infringement
- The Copyright Office Acts As Hollywood’s Lobbying Arm… Because That’s Basically How It’s Been Designed
This Week in 2011
- MPAA’s Bogus ‘Piracy’ Numbers Mean It Thinks Downloaders Would Buy 200 More DVDs Per Year
- How Sweden Dismantled Many Of Its Online Civil Rights At The Orders Of US Content Industries
- Europe’s Copyright Strategy: Have Europeans Send As Much Money As Possible To US Companies
- Puerto 80 Responds Forcefully To DOJ’s Claims Concerning Domain Seizures
- Sarkozy Routes Around Parliament, Ditches Net Neutrality, Forces Copyright Clauses Into All ISP Terms Of Service
- EU Officially Seizes The Public Domain, Retroactively Extends Copyright
This Week in 2006
- Surveillance Gets Smarter
- Is It The Job Of HP’s Chairperson To Spy On Other Board Members?
- Judge Sees Through Federal Face-Saving Attempt, Tosses Out Phone Unlocking Charges
- HP Board Spying Not Just Limited To HP Board Members
- Bertlesmann’s Napster Settlement Could Make Things Difficult For Investors
- There’s A Good Reason Why Online Sites Shouldn’t Be Liable For The Actions Of Its Users
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