iiNet court backs reasonableness of graduated response to stop illegal file...
Last week the Australian Full Court released its decision in the landmark case Roadshow Films Pty Limited v iiNet Limited, [2011] FCAFC 23. The Australian appeals court by majority dismissed the appeal...
View ArticleRethinking notice and notice after C-32 (now C-11)
Canada’s last three copyright bills, C-60, C-61 and C-32, attempted to curb illegal online file sharing by requiring ISPs to forward notices of claimed infringements to customers. Canada’s ISPs had...
View ArticleNew Zealand passes law to reduce online file sharing
New Zealand just enacted legislation that puts in place a three-notice regime to deter illegal file sharing. The three-notice regime involves ISPs sending warning notices to their customers informing...
View ArticleP2P file sharing hurts music sales in Canada, study finds
Does P2P file sharing negatively affect legitimate music purchases in Canada? Does the availability of music for downloading from illegitimate P2P sources act as a substitute for legitimate music...
View ArticleThe Andersen P2P file sharing study on the purchase of music CDs in Canada
In 2006, the highly regarded economics professor Prof. Liebowitz, Director of the Center for Economic Analysis of Property Rights and Innovation at University of Texas, surveyed the entire field of...
View ArticleWas the $675,000 damage award against Joel Tenenbaum for file sharing excessive?
Was the statutory damages award of $675,000 against Joel Tenebaum for downloading and distributing 30 music files over peer-to-peer networks excessive? Did it violate US due process? According to a...
View ArticleThe French Hadopi law, its history, operation, and effectiveness
The French Hadopi graduated response law was passed in October 2009. A study by Professor Bret Danaher published earlier this year titled The Effect of Graduated Response Anti-Piracy Laws on Music...
View ArticleiiNet court backs reasonableness of graduated response to stop illegal file...
Last week the Australian Full Court released its decision in the landmark case Roadshow Films Pty Limited v iiNet Limited, [2011] FCAFC 23. The Australian appeals court by majority dismissed the...
View ArticleRethinking notice and notice after C-32 (now C-11)
Canada’s last three copyright bills, C-60, C-61 and C-32, attempted to curb illegal online file sharing by requiring ISPs to forward notices of claimed infringements to customers. Canada’s ISPs had...
View ArticleNew Zealand passes law to reduce online file sharing
New Zealand just enacted legislation that puts in place a three-notice regime to deter illegal file sharing. The three-notice regime involves ISPs sending warning notices to their customers informing...
View ArticleP2P file sharing hurts music sales in Canada, study finds
Does P2P file sharing negatively affect legitimate music purchases in Canada? Does the availability of music for downloading from illegitimate P2P sources act as a substitute for legitimate music...
View ArticleThe Andersen P2P file sharing study on the purchase of music CDs in Canada
In 2006, the highly regarded economics professor Prof. Liebowitz, Director of the Center for Economic Analysis of Property Rights and Innovation at University of Texas, surveyed the entire field of...
View ArticleWas the $675,000 damage award against Joel Tenenbaum for file sharing excessive?
Was the statutory damages award of $675,000 against Joel Tenebaum for downloading and distributing 30 music files over peer-to-peer networks excessive? Did it violate US due process? According to a...
View ArticleThe French Hadopi law, its history, operation, and effectiveness
The French Hadopi graduated response law was passed in October 2009. A study by Professor Bret Danaher published earlier this year titled The Effect of Graduated Response Anti-Piracy Laws on Music...
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