copyright law
Why a Canadian Composer’s Controversial 80s Work is Still Ahead of Today's Copyright Laws
Before Girl Talk and the major label lawsuits, John Oswald's plunderphonic records proved sampling's possibilities.
Judge Gives Monkey Second Chance to Sue for Copyright Infringement
Naruto the selfie-taking macaque doesn't have standing under the Copyright Act, but PETA can amend its lawsuit.
Putting Your Waterlogged Phone in Rice Is Dumb and Doesn't Work
One of the few people in the United States who actually repairs water damaged phones tells us how he does it.
A US Court Just Ruled Copyright Holders Must Consider Fair Use Before Demanding Takedowns
The latest in the "dancing baby" lawsuit.
Can Ashley Madison Claim Copyright on Its Hacked User Data?
Little (if any) of Ashley Madison's hacked data infringes on the company's rights—and the company may even be perjuring itself with each request.
Ashley Madison Sent Me a DMCA Request for Tweeting 2 Cells of a Spreadsheet
Does that mean the leak is real?
I Am Playing Drake on a Radio Show Tonight and Now I am a Criminal
How many songs do you store on iTunes? If you’re a music fan like me, then chances are you’ve got several gigabytes worth of the compressed little buggers. Maybe you’ve downloaded the tracks from the iTunes store, ripped them from Soundc
Alleged Patent Troll Thinks it Can Patent the Laws of Physics
More than 20 video game companies are being sued for lip syncing.
SpaceX Photos Are Now Available Under a Creative Commons License
SpaceX's photos now effectively belong to everyone.
When SpaceX Takes Photos on a NASA Mission, Copyright Law Explodes
And what happens when photos from space can't be used by the public?
Why Did EMI Music Try to Sue This Cat for Copyright Infringement?
Someone uploaded a YouTube video of their cat purring and apparently 12 seconds of it is an infringement of a musical composition called "Focus".