Tag: copyright
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Torrent Downloaders Could Now Face Maximum Ten Year Sentence
The UK Government has just increased the maximum sentence for illegal downloaders from two to ten years imprisonment in a new copyright legislation bill. Online downloading and unauthorised sharing of movies, television and music is an offence the government now considers to be on par with full scale counterfeiting and therefore the sentencing for breaking […]
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Netflix Videos Can Be Downloaded and Saved Thanks to Google Vulnerability
It’s been discovered that a Google-owned program can be used to allow Netflix and Amazon Prime videos to be downloaded and stored on to your computer. The embarrassing glitch, discovered by German researchers, uses a system called Widevine DRM and allows for copyrighted ‘premium’ content to be ripped straight from the streaming websites and saved […]
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Netflix Charges According To Piracy Rates
More and more media outlets are waking up to the fact that piracy is not only inevitable, but also a clear indicator of popularity. Last week we reported that the creators of Game of Thrones were not only aware of their show’s status as the most pirated online, but also welcomed it as the biggest […]
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Briton Arrested for Illegally Uploading 3,000 WWE and UFC Videos
A 55-year old Leicestershire man has been arrested by British police suspected of illegally uploading an equivalent of 3,000 mixed martial arts and sports entertainment videos, the majority of which were ripped from megabucks global companies World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) which specialises in […]
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Microsoft Ditches Clipart for Bing Images
Clipart is gone, finally. Microsoft’s dated and depressingly plain image library is finally departing from Office, replaced by an in-app version of Bing image search, which is specifically calibrated to bring up images that won’t get you in trouble for breaching copyright. Users on Office will now have to use the Bing Image Search feature […]
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New Copyright Policy Bans Google Glass From Cinemas in the U.S
Just picked up a sweet set of Google Glass and think you can wear them anywhere you like? Well think again, as cinemas and theatres in the U.S are banning them as part of a change to copyright policy. To most it’s common sense not to whip out a device with recording function while out […]
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London Police Team Up With Project Sunblock to Fight Websites Committing Piracy
Do you remember the piracy adverts that you used to get at the beginning of VHS tapes – You know, the one with the upbeat music so that the ad was ‘down wid da kids’? You wouldn’t steal a car? You wouldn’t steal a handbag? Does this even run at the beginning of movies now? […]
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Pirates to receive letters from UK ISPs for Piracy of the Internet variety
Internet service providers in the UK have finally come to an agreement after years of talks, they are about to sign a deal which they and the entertainment industry hope will help cut down on piracy, by sending alert letters to suspected offenders. These letters will aim to be educational as opposed to a threatening […]
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Copyright Law to Allow Digital Copying and Storage of Audio CDs
A landmark decision by the Intellectual Property Office in the UK will change the long standing restrictions on CD ripping from June the 1st..
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Apple vs Samsung Tablet Tussle Hits British High Court This Morning
Apple and Samsung bring their on-going feud to Great Britain this morning at the High Court of Justice at The Strand, London, in this latest clash over infringement claims by the iPad maker. This time it’s another tussle over tablets and Samsung seeks to clear its name by obtaining a declaration stating that its Galaxy […]
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Vimeo Video Site Enhancer Offers 50,000 Royalty Free Tracks for Your Clips
YouTube-a-like video site Vimeo recently set out to raise its users’ awareness of the dangers of using copyrighted music, opening up a music store with free and low-priced tracks for budding Scotts and Scorseses, or those with a fascination with capturing their cat doing weird stuff, to add a cool soundtrack to their creative clips. Like […]