Belgian newspapers ask Google for $77.5 million in damages

A group of Belgian newspaper publishers wants Google to pay up to €49.2 million ($77.5 million) in damages for violating copyright law by publishing their articles on Google News and caching their web pages. ...continue reading 'Belgian newspapers ask Google for $77.5 million in damages'

EBay seller pleads guilty to software piracy charges

A 23-year-old Oregon man has pleaded guilty to charges that he used identity theft to set up bogus accounts on eBay, where he sold counterfeit software with a retail value of more than $1 million, the U.S. Department of Justice said. ...continue reading 'EBay seller pleads guilty to software piracy charges'

Oracle to expand SAP lawsuit, may target execs

Oracle plans to expand its lawsuit against SAP to include charges that its TomorrowNow subsidiary stole software applications from Oracle, and that it did so with the knowledge of SAP executives, according to court papers filed Thursday. ...continue reading 'Oracle to expand SAP lawsuit, may target execs'

Europe rejects plan to criminalize file-sharing

The European Parliament rejected attempts to criminalize the sharing of files by private individuals, and threw out the idea of banning copyright abusers from the Internet, in a plenary vote Thursday. ...continue reading 'Europe rejects plan to criminalize file-sharing'

U.S. judge pokes hole in file-sharing lawsuit

Legal experts say a recent U.S. court ruling could force the music industry to provide more evidence against people accused of illegal file sharing. ...continue reading 'U.S. judge pokes hole in file-sharing lawsuit'

SIIA sues eBay-based software sellers

Online auction giant eBay has been slow to respond to concerns about pirated software being sold there, prompting the Software & Information Industry Association to file nine lawsuits against eBay-based oftware sellers, an SIIA official said. ...continue reading 'SIIA sues eBay-based software sellers'

Danish ISP prepares to fight Pirate Bay injunction

One of Denmark's largest ISPs said on Wednesday it will fight a court injunction mandating that it shut off access to a file-sharing Web site, in what could be a closely-watched battle with the music industry in Europe. ...continue reading 'Danish ISP prepares to fight Pirate Bay injunction'

Danish ISP may fight order to fence in The Pirate Bay

One of Denmark's largest ISPs is considering fighting a court order to shut off its subscribers' access to The Pirate Bay, the embattled file-sharing search engine. ...continue reading 'Danish ISP may fight order to fence in The Pirate Bay'

Swedes file charges against Pirate Bay four

Swedish prosecutor Håkan Roswall today filed charges against four people for involvement in running The Pirate Bay, one of the most widely used BitTorrent trackers for illegally distributed music, movies and software in the world. ...continue reading 'Swedes file charges against Pirate Bay four'

European court strikes blow against music industry

In a blow against the music industry, the European Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday that E.U. countries don't have to require Internet service providers to reveal subscriber data for use in civil cases. ...continue reading 'European court strikes blow against music industry'

Swedish prosecutors close in on The Pirate Bay

Swedish prosecutors have until Thursday to file charges against The Pirate Bay, one of the most widely used search engines for locating music and movies on the Internet. ...continue reading 'Swedish prosecutors close in on The Pirate Bay'

Anti-piracy company runs afoul of Swiss telecom law

Switzerland has warned a company that tracks file sharers for copyright violations that its tactics violate the country's telecommunication law. ...continue reading 'Anti-piracy company runs afoul of Swiss telecom law'

Three companies pay software licensing settlements

A stock brokerage firm and two mortgage companies have agree to pay a total of more than $420,000 to settle claims that they had unlicensed software on their computers, the Business Software Alliance (BSA) said Tuesday. ...continue reading 'Three companies pay software licensing settlements'

Sony-BMG to sell DRM-free music downloads through stores

Sony BMG Music Entertainment will crack open the door to its music vaults on Jan. 15, taking the DRM copy-prevention wrapper off a limited selection of downloadable tracks. ...continue reading 'Sony-BMG to sell DRM-free music downloads through stores'

MPAA wins copyright case against TorrentSpy

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Led Zeppelin clips may be hard to wipe off YouTube

YouTube's technology for finding videos posted without the copyright holder's permission may be useless to identify footage posted to the site from Led Zeppelin's reunion concert on Monday. ...continue reading 'Led Zeppelin clips may be hard to wipe off YouTube'

Multimedia sharing off limits on NAS drive

Concerned about piracy of multimedia files, Western Digital has disallowed the sharing of multimedia files on its 1T-byte network-attached storage drive, the WD My Book World Edition. ...continue reading 'Multimedia sharing off limits on NAS drive'