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Twists and turns of the SOPA opera

As the debate over piracy and copyright infringement on the web hots up in the United States, with the Government...

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Entertainment industry and Internet piracy in focus

Uploading or downloading of the Malayalam film Bachelor Party has sparked a debate on copyright. Krishnadas Rajagopal’s article was published...

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Can Judges Order ISPs to Block Websites for Copyright Infringement? (Part 2)

In the second part of his study, Ananth Padmanabhan proceeds to examine applying a general theory of secondary or contributory...

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Can Judges Order ISPs to Block Websites for Copyright Infringement? (Part 1)

The Madras High Court, in its 2012 order in R.K.Productions v. B.S.N.L.,[1] has affirmed the possibility of a suit against...

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Analysis of the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2012

The Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2012 has been passed by both Houses of Parliament, and will become law as soon as...

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Comment by CIS at ACE on Presentation on French Charter on the Fight against Cyber-Counterfeiting

Thank you, Chair.  I speak on behalf of the Centre for Internet and Society.  First, I would like to congratulate...

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Calling Out the BSA on Its BS

In the past we have covered the Business Software Alliances lack of rigour in their piracy statistics, and disconnect from...

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The 2010 Special 301 Report Is More of the Same, Slightly Less Shrill

Special 301 Report: Unbalanced Hypocrisy The United States Trade Representative has put yet another edition of the Special 301 report...

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Enforcement of Anti-piracy Laws by the Indian Entertainment Industry

International Intellectual Property Alliance The International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) is an international lobby group of US media industries with...

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The Dark Fibre Files: Interview with Jamie King and Peter Mann

Dark Fibre is a documentary/fiction hybrid by J. J. King, producer/director of the Steal This Film series, which has already...

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