Appeared in the Toronto Star on February 5, 2007 as U.S. Movie Piracy Claims Mostly Fiction In recent weeks, Canadians have been subjected to a steady stream of reports asserting that Canada has become the world's leading source of movie piracy. Pointing to the prevalence of illegal camcording – a […]
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Viacom Notices
Viacom demands that YouTube take down 100,000 clips that it claims constitute copyright infringement and YouTube responds that it will comply with the request. While some are asking how YouTube can remove so many clips so quickly, a better question is how Viacom can identify that many clips with sufficient […]
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France's highest appeal court has ruled against the heirs of Victor Hugo in their attempt to block the publication of a sequel to Les Miserables.
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