February 7, 2019
Via: ZDnetAs EU lawmakers finalize the text of the European Copyright Directive, Google has revealed how badly the new rules could impact traffic to European news sites. Google, YouTube, and some digital rights groups, have been lobbying against Article 11 and […]
September 14, 2018
Via: Michael BoydThe European Parliament has approved a controversial set of new rules on copyright which state that media giants should pay more for the content they use. The legislation also makes companies like Google and Facebook responsible for the content uploaded […]
May 19, 2016
Via: ArsTechnicaSAN FRANCISCO—An economist hired by Oracle was sworn in and took the stand in federal court today, opining that Google’s use of Java APIs in Android shouldn’t be considered “fair use.” The testimony by Adam Jaffe wrapped up day eight […]
February 5, 2016
Via: ArsTechnicaEurope’s highest court is considering whether every hyperlink in a Web page should be checked for potentially linking to material that infringes copyright, before it can be used. Such a legal requirement would place an unreasonable burden on anyone who […]
January 7, 2016
Via: ArsTechnicaThe 1998 Digital Millennium Copyright Act is the law that allows content owners to remove copyrighted material from the Internet, and it’s made just about no one happy. Content owners are bitter that their material tends to keep popping up, […]
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