Read more copyright law stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/550/copyright-law.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:39:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71932/fairey-admits-lying-over-hope-photo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn unexpected twist in the Shepard Fairey copyright fight: The artist admits that he lied about which AP photo he used for his Obama Hope poster and submitted fake evidence to support his claim. His lawyers have now dropped him as the legal fight continues. "I am very sorry to...http://www.newser.com/story/71932/fairey-admits-lying-over-hope-photo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 17 Oct 2009 9:50:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68699/baseball-wont-give-you-permission-to-talk-about-it.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf you’ve ever watched baseball, you’ve probably heard the stern warning that “Any rebroadcast, retransmission, or account of this game, without the express written consent of Major League Baseball, is prohibited.” Well, Phil Villarreal of the Consumerist wanted to tell his buddy about a recent Diamondbacks-Astros game, so he wrote...http://www.newser.com/story/68699/baseball-wont-give-you-permission-to-talk-about-it.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 05 Sep 2009 11:25:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67485/flickr-cowardly-for-taking-down-obama-joker.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFlickr is catching fire for its decision to take down the now-infamous image of Barack Obama photoshopped to look like the joker. Flickr says it received a takedown notice under the federal Digital Millennium Copyright Act for the Time cover mockup, but that excuse doesn’t fly for Michael Arrington of...http://www.newser.com/story/67485/flickr-cowardly-for-taking-down-obama-joker.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 22 Aug 2009 13:50:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61272/swedish-pirate-party-scores-eu-seat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSweden’s Pirate Party scored a major victory last night, capturing one of the country’s 18 seats in the European parliament, AFP reports. The party—which advocates for the legalization of peer-to-peer file sharing, stronger digital privacy protections, and reforms in copyright law—was formed in 2006 and saw its membership...http://www.newser.com/story/61272/swedish-pirate-party-scores-eu-seat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Jun 2009 5:45:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57038/pirate-bay-judge-belongs-to-pro-copyright-groups.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOne of the men convicted in the Pirate Bay file-sharing case is demanding a retrial, claiming that the judge is in cahoots with copyright-protection organizations, the Local of Sweden reports. Judge Tomas Norstrom acknowledges being a member of such groups but denies any conflict of interest. Last week, he found...http://www.newser.com/story/57038/pirate-bay-judge-belongs-to-pro-copyright-groups.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Apr 2009 16:10:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55657/file-sharing-lawyers-stunts-shock-peers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCharles Nesson has thrown out the standard playbook in his defense of a Boston University student being sued by the RIAA for file sharing. The storied Harvard Law professor is posting everything related to the case online, including a secretly taped conversation with the judge and opposing counsel, and even...http://www.newser.com/story/55657/file-sharing-lawyers-stunts-shock-peers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Apr 2009 13:29:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49541/obama-tries-to-rein-in-use-of-his-image.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMarketers have been using Barack Obama to sell everything from futons (Ikea's Embrace Change line) to ice cream (Yes Pecan from Ben & Jerry), but now the White House is trying to rain on their parade, Bloomberg reports. Lawyers are working to “protect the presidential image,” a spokesman said, “while...http://www.newser.com/story/49541/obama-tries-to-rein-in-use-of-his-image.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 31 Jan 2009 14:10:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46710/chinese-court-sentences-microsoft-pirates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Chinese court has convicted 11 people of violating copyright laws and sentenced them to as much as 6 1/2 years of prison for working with a counterfeiting ring that sold fake Microsoft products around the world. Microsoft hailed the crackdown on the pirates, whose organization may have made $2...http://www.newser.com/story/46710/chinese-court-sentences-microsoft-pirates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 31 Dec 2008 9:59:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41131/google-settles-lawsuit-over-book-scanning-for-125m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGoogle has settled a lawsuit concerning intellectual property rights in its book-scanning initiative, Wired reports. Google will pay $125 million to authors who claimed their work was put online without their consent. The settlement also establishes a system where many out-of-print, but still copyrighted, books will be available to buy...http://www.newser.com/story/41131/google-settles-lawsuit-over-book-scanning-for-125m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Oct 2008 14:43:49 CDT