- Tue Oct 27 4:00 AM PDT 2009 Q&A: A front-row seat for media's meltdown
Big Champagne CEO Eric Garland, who tracks file sharing for media companies, says studios will fare better in the Digital Age and Hulu should not charge fees.
- Wed Jul 29 3:51 PM PDT 2009 Hackers rumored to have cracked Windows 7 activation
Chinese forum and others suggest a leaked Lenovo file of Windows 7 Ultimate has been used to crack the activation mechanism of the new operating system.
- Wed Jun 3 1:34 PM PDT 2009 Six months later, no ISPs joining RIAA piracy fight
Internet service providers were supposed to provide the music industry with a new, powerful line of defense against illegal file sharing. It hasn't yet worked out that way.
- Tue May 12 12:43 PM PDT 2009 France ignores EU and passes antipiracy law
The French General Assembly passed the "three-strikes" antipiracy legislation on Tuesday, which conflicts with an EU law passed last week.
- Tue Apr 21 10:00 PM PDT 2009 Biden promises 'right person' as new U.S. copyright czar
Vice president tells MPAA that piracy is extremely harmful and we "will find the right person for intellectual property czar," which the president is required by a recent law to appoint.
- Sun Apr 19 3:46 AM PDT 2009 Has online piracy reached a tipping point?
Across the globe, copyright owners are on the offensive and say jobs and the future of intellectual property is at stake. Can they do anything about it?
- Wed Apr 1 4:00 AM PDT 2009 Is AT&T violating DMCA by not booting 'repeat infringers'?
DMCA doesn't require ISPs to forward warning letters, but they do. DMCA may require ISPs to terminate chronic copyright violators, but some don't.
- Tue Mar 31 8:32 AM PDT 2009 Swedish antipiracy law stirs up political waters
In a country with a strong tradition of peer-to-peer networks, a new law requiring some ISPs to hand over data on alleged pirates is a hot-button issue.
- Thu Feb 5 12:00 AM PST 2009 Obama DOJ pick: RIAA lawyer who killed Grokster
President's latest pick for a senior Justice Department post is Donald Verrilli, the lawyer who pulled the plug on Grokster, sued Google on behalf of Viacom, and represented the RIAA in a file-sharing case against Jammie Thomas.
- Fri Jan 23 12:00 AM PST 2009 Obama picks BSA's antipiracy enforcer for high-level post
The Business Software Alliance's top copyright cop is the president's pick for a senior Justice Department post, inviting questions about whether Barack Obama will be inclined to scale back copyright laws or expand them instead.


