Category: Copyright Infringement

The Unlocking Technology Act proposed reforming the DMCA’s anti-circumvention rules. Here’s what the bill covered and what it meant for consumers and developers.

New copyright infringement lawsuits targeting alleged downloaders were filed in the Northern District of Illinois. Here’s what these mass litigation cases involve.

Warner Bros. was sued for copyright infringement over the Nyan Cat meme in a video game. Here’s what the case taught about internet meme copyright ownership.

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s safe harbor provisions protected YouTube from copyright liability. Here’s how DMCA safe harbor works for online platforms.

A court ruled that a media monitoring service’s copying of news content was not protected by copyright fair use. Here’s what the decision means for content aggregators.

Internet service providers tracked illegal downloading under the Copyright Alert System. Here’s how the six-strike system worked and what happened to subscribers caught.

A court ruled that streaming broadcast content over the internet did not constitute copyright infringement. Here’s what the decision means for streaming services.

A copyright dispute involving a Kardashian photo raised key questions for photographers about image rights online. Here’s what the case means for photo copyright.

The 9th Circuit ruled that sending MMS messages containing copyrighted content does not constitute copyright infringement. Here’s the reasoning and implications.

The Supreme Court held that the first sale doctrine applies to foreign-made goods sold in the U.S. Here’s what the ruling means for copyright and resale rights.