Category: Copyright

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

A la carte cable pricing would let consumers pay only for channels they watch. Here’s the legal and business case for unbundling cable television and what it would mean for consumers.

Victims of revenge porn have legal tools to fight back, including civil lawsuits, criminal complaints, and takedown requests. Here’s where to start.

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.