Well, it looks like Kim Dotcom's Mega, the cloud storage service and successor to now defunct Megaupload, could be facing its first big legal problem less than two weeks after launching to the public.
Microsoft recently sent out a string of Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) infringement notices that requested URLs from the Huffington Post, Washington Post, Wikipedia and the U.S. Government to be removed from Google's search engine results.
So, someone's ripped off your iOS app. The icon you spent one too many hours working on is showing up on someone else's app, and maybe even some of your code is popping up in their app, too.
After being arrested this past weekend in Cambodia, The Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg will be deported by Cambodian officials.
Watch out, pirates sailing the mobile seas, law enforcement is paying attention to more than just illegal downloads of music and movies. The Department of Justice took down three websites yesterday that were illegally selling copyrighted Android applications.
Legally troubled Megaupload creator Kim Dotcom will launch his new music-focused venture Megabox this year. Dotcom claims it will "allow artists to sell their creations direct to consumers and allowing artists to keep 90% of earnings."
When police raided Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom's home in January, there were questions as to why one man charged for copyright infringement warranted so much force. Now we have video of the absurd raid featuring a helicopter, dogs, and semiautomatic rifles.
Embedding a video that infringes copyright doesn’t violate the law, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
With more scrutiny on copyright violators than ever before, it's important to know where you stand when it comes to things like embedding a questionable video into website or sharing a video with friends on social media.
Kim Dotcom, whose file-hosting service Megaupload was shut down by the New Zealand and U.S. governments for copyright infringement at the beginning of the year, has had plenty to say about the case until now. But as he awaits news …
What happens when people who protest about copyright law are silenced by copyright infringement claims? YouTube rapper and commentator Dan Bull believes this has happened to him, so he’s taken to YouTube to document his experience.
The case begins with …
A New Zealand judge has pushed back the extradition of Megaupload kingpin Kim Dotcom to March 2013, a move that will give him more time to prepare for an eventual trial in the U.S.
Dotcom’s contentious extradition hearing was scheduled …
U.S. authorities want to give alleged Megaupload kingpin Kim Dotcom access to just a single 40-page document out of 22 million e-mails before his extradition hearing, according to Stuff.co.nz.
Dotcom has become a bit of an Internet folk hero as …
Google just put another win under its belt in the Google-Oracle patent lawsuit. The case looked to be wrapped up when a jury found Google not guilty of infringing on Oracle’s patents earlier this month.
In the first part of …
Google is rolling out a new section of its Transparency Report today that provides detailed information about copyright infringement removal requests.
“We believe that openness is crucial for the future of the Internet. When something gets in the way of …
Of all the overly oppressive music industry groups in the world, German royalty collections body GEMA definitely ranks near the top — especially after a recent court case the group won against Google’s YouTube.
GEMA, which represents over 60,000 German …
Recently defunct file-hosting service Megaupload has decided not to pursue further legal action against Universal Music Group.
UMG first accused the company’s “Mega Video” music video of copyright infringement back in January, sent out Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown …
What will happen to file-sharing company Megaupload’s $42 million in seized assets? Founder Kim Dotcom is scraping by on a monthly stipend of $48,500 (taken from the interest on Dotcom’s $10 million in New Zealand government bonds) but the rest …
Megaupload, the popular file-hosting site that the U.S. government shut down in mid-January, may have had many users in the U.S. government, according to new interview with founder Kim Dotcom.
Dotcom (pictured) and several other Megaupload employees were named in …
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As the third most popular source of content on digital pin-board site Pinterest, Flickr and its photographers are subject to frequent acts of copyright infringement. But a site-wide update to Flickr promises to better protect members and their copyrighted works.…
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom was released on bail Wednesday in New Zealand, after a judge ruled he was no longer a flight risk. Dotcom is not allowed to access the Internet while out on bail, and he cannot use a …
