- Thu Nov 19 4:50 PM PST 2009 Judge sets February hearing for new Google Books deal
Schedule is laid out for the second round of the final approval process as preliminary approval is given to the revised deal submitted last Friday.
- Mon Nov 16 11:35 AM PST 2009 Two cheers for Google Books
Friday's settlement offers an awkward resolution on "orphan works." The real problem, says lawyer Larry Downes, is the sad state of copyright law.
- Thu Oct 22 11:26 AM PDT 2009 France adopts three-strikes law for piracy
Soon, those in France accused of illegal file sharing multiple times could lose Internet access for up to a year, if they don't heed warnings.
- Mon Oct 19 10:58 AM PDT 2009 Judge allows EMI to personally sue Robertson
After a former MP3tunes.com president says the founder was indeed making company decisions, a U.S. District judge changes the tune of a copyright infringement lawsuit.
- Wed Oct 7 10:48 PM PDT 2009 Music publishers: 'Copyright should be technology neutral'
Songwriters, composers and publishers--the groups that want iTunes to pay performance fees on downloads--tell Congress technology shouldn't strip them of their livelihood.
- Tue Oct 6 4:00 AM PDT 2009 Did Viacom find smoking gun in YouTube case?
YouTube's internal e-mails indicate employees and managers knew about copyright content, sources say, but chose to leave the material on the site. What are the DMCA ramifications?
- Wed Sep 23 1:24 PM PDT 2009 Find a great e-book to read online with these sites
Those crazy enough to want to read books online have several good site options, ranging from Google Books to Project Gutenberg. Here's an overview.
- Thu Sep 17 4:00 AM PDT 2009 Music publishers: iTunes not paying fair share
Music publishers and songwriters want Apple and other Web retailers to pay performance fees for music samples and video downloads. What's right here?
- Tue Sep 15 1:16 PM PDT 2009 Stunned film, music sectors react to Veoh decision
There's no disputing that a federal court's decision to offer safe-harbor protection for sites such as Veoh is a blow to the entertainment industry. But will it bring change?
- Sun Sep 13 6:00 AM PDT 2009 Dirt cheap: Techdirt bets on 'free' business models
Mike Masnick of the blog Techdirt is one of the Web's most outspoken critics of copyright owners, but that doesn't stop him from trying to save them.




