Twitter said that in its case, most infringements of the DMCA occur when users post copyrighted photos and links to third-party sites which trade in pirated materials. Twitter has posted a set of guidelines designed to help users understand how it...
Google received almost 6 million URL search removal requests in the last month as copyright holders continue their fight against sites offering copyrighted content for download. Google revealed the extent of the search removal requests in the...
Facts can't be copyrighted, whether it's a video game release date or the height of Eiffel Tower. Cutts joined Incisive Media Global VP Mike Grehan for a discussion on Panda, Penguin, social signals, duplicate content, transparency, and more.
The company noted that it will only penalize sites which have received valid takedown notices from rights holders and that Google itself will not be judging whether a site is infringing on copyrighted content.
Oracle's case was later dealt a fatal blow when the judge presiding over the case concluded that the APIs related to the copyright case couldn't actually be copyrighted, overturning what partial legal victory Oracle had in fact won.
Raanan Katz claims Google and the blogger, identified as Irina Chevaldina, are guilty of direct and contributory copyright infringement, based on their alleged unauthorized use of Katz’s copyrighted image.
Before this month Google only reported on government requests to take down copyrighted information, but starting in May they started reporting on copyright holder's requests. Google receives more than 250,000 requests to take down URLs accused of...
This could happen when something might have been copied pursuant to fair use, or by the actions of someone providing user generated content (for example, in a comment on a blog, a post on a forum, a video that includes part or all of a copyrighted...
The RightsFlow database – which houses over 30 million songs from 10,000 labels, according to Mashable – will be used to identify which content is copyrighted, and will likely be paired with Google's Content ID system – the current method Google...
The arrangement allows the use of copyrighted materials on YouTube, and Google will pay the royalties. Plus, thanks to pirated and copyrighted content, YouTube was seen as a liability. Rather than fighting for the right to use music that has been...
The agreement will allow Google to digitize and scan books from Hachette's library of copyrighted but out-of-print texts, The New York Times reported. Google has reached an agreement with France's largest publishing company, Hachette Libre.
However, this isn't the first time that YouTube has partnered with a major content producer, and if past results are anything to go by, the impact this could have on copyrighted material being available could be huge.
It also tells you what to do if you find your copyrighted work has been uploaded to YouTube. This copyright lesson from YouTube featuring the homicidal, suicidal and just plain crazy cute fluffy characters of Happy Tree Friends highlights some of...
While President Obama's administration plans to increase its efforts fighting websites by seeking to make it a felony to illegally stream copyrighted works and obtain wiretaps for suspected intellectual property crimes, Congress is weighing...
If someone has taken your trademarked or copyrighted name, go to the TOS and see what the policy is for getting it back. When you were purchasing the website names, you bought the .com, you probably bought the .org, and maybe the .info, but did you...
While President Obama's administration plans to increase its efforts fighting websites by seeking to make it a felony to illegally stream copyrighted works and obtain wiretaps for suspected intellectual property crimes, Congress is weighing...
The DMCA makes it either a civil or criminal offense to traffic in wares meant to circumvent devices protecting copyrighted works. Sony has gone to court to have Google give them access to information of viewers and the people who have commented on...
A court order issued in New York that took down similar sites stated it "authorized the seizure of seven websites, all of which are involved in the illegal distribution of copyrighted movies and television programs over the Internet.
Germany is also suing Google over copyrighted songs and videos on YouTube. Google yesterday announced that 244,237 out of 8,458,084 households (2.89 percent) want images of their homes to be blurred when Street View map imagery launches in Germany...
Image Search Launches Creative Commons Filter Posted by Nathania Johnson May 28, 2009 If you need to find photos or graphics that have less restrictions than a fully copyrighted image, Yahoo! Today's Top Story:
