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TechDirt 5 hours ago:
Chicago Blackhawks Fire Reporter Over Silly Old YouTube Videos -
When we typically discuss companies coming to blows with content control (aka censorship), the stories tend to be about what would otherwise be obscure wrong-doings going viral on a national or international level.
TechDirt 6 hours ago:
Prenda's Paul Hansmeier Asks Appeals Court To Delay Sanctions; Appeals Court Says 'No, Try Again' -
Well, well. Some Prenda supporters (shockingly, they exist) in our comments have been arguing that Judge Otis Wright's order against Team Prenda is the sign of a rogue judge who will get overturned.TechDirt 7 hours ago:
Major Hollywood Studios All Sent Bogus DMCA Takedowns Concerning The Pirate Bay Documentary -
We see so many bogus DMCA takedowns, and we hear the big copyright holders insisting that it's just an accident each and every time -- and not to worry about the collateral damage and censorship it leads to.TechDirt 8 hours ago:
The War On Journalists: DOJ Claimed Fox News Reporter Was An 'Aider, Abettor, Co-Conspirator' With Leaker -
Following the DOJ's brazen collection of info on AP reporter phone calls, we noted that it was not the first time the DOJ had been overly aggressive in going after reporters.TechDirt 9 hours ago:
Court Finds Fantasy Stories Obscene -
Obscenity law and the First Amendment tend to run into each other from time to time and the whole "I know it when I see it" concept makes things a bit arbitrary in the best of situations.TechDirt 10 hours ago:
Swedish Prosecutor Claims Registrar Of .se Domains An 'Accomplice' In Infringement Because Of Pirate Bay Domain -
The concepts of secondary liability seem to go right out the window (along with basic rationality) when it comes to certain people freaking out about copyright infringement.TechDirt 11 hours ago:
Your Word Against Ours: How The FBI's 'No Electronic Recording' Policy Rigs The Game... And Destroys Its Credibility -
Considering the FBI's unseemly interest in recording phone calls and inserting itself into all sorts of electronic conversations (all without asking permission first), it's incredibly strange that it refuses to use one of the most basic electronic devices available: a voice recorder.
TechDirt 12 hours ago:
Trade Group Representing Many Large Companies Claims That Exceptions For The Blind Would 'Cast Aside' Copyright -
As you may recall, we've recently written about the MPAA's protests against a treaty for the blind, as well as a similar protest from the Intellectual Property Owners Association (on that front, we heard that many members of that group never saw that letter before it was sent out, and were not happy about it).TechDirt 14 hours ago:
A New Hope: How Going Free To Play Brought Redemption To Star Wars MMO -
You've heard the rumblings before. Free doesn't work. Or perhaps it was that free doesn't work for big time franchises.
TechDirt 16 hours ago:
EU Commission Sued For Refusing To Reveal Trade Agreement Documents They Shared With Lobbyists -
A recurrent theme here on Techdirt is the lack of transparency when international agreements and treaties are being drawn up.
