Hollywood studios lose landmark Internet download battle

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These findings have been met with concern by the Federation Against Software Theft (FAST), who has called on the Government to act quickly to restore the perception of value of Intellectual Property and to better protect rightsholders. The ‘Online Copyright Infringement tracking study’, offering a detailed picture of copyright infringement in the UK. The purpose was to examine in detail the complex relationship between general consumption, infringement, attitudes, and spend across six key content types.

In the latest test case of the global fight against digital piracy, major labels in Ireland are pushing to close a legal loophole that would allow them to hold Internet service

Massive lawsuits targeting people who illegally download copyrighted content are common in the U.S., where people have been stuck with hefty fines and out-of-court settlements. Now there’s an attempt to bring that to Canada. At the center of the effort is Canipre, the only anti-piracy enforcement firm that provides forensic services to copyright-holders in Canada.

The rise of file sharing sites over the last decade, including Napster, Kazaa, and more recently, torrent sites like The Pirate Bay, have pushed media-hungry Americans into the risky territory of illegal downloads.

Australian Internet rights groups fear a piracy court case could force Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to become "copyright cops" and cut web access to customers who make illegal downloads.The Federal Court is on Thursday expected to hand down its judgement in the case, which has pitted Hollywood and Australian film and television producers against Australia's third-largest Internet provider iiNet.

Media giant Viacom just can’t win — at least when it comes to the company’s long-running, landmark copyright infringement lawsuit against Google‘s YouTube video service. A federal judge handed a major victory to YouTube on Thursday, one year after a federal appeals court breathed new life into Viacom’s $1 billion lawsuit. Viacom had accused YouTube of illegally hosting videos that infringe on the company’s intellectual property, including popular content like MTV videos and TV shows like Comedy Central’s “South Park.” U.S.

Media giant Viacom just can’t win — at least when it comes to the company’s long-running, landmark copyright infringement lawsuit against Google‘s YouTube video service. A federal judge handed a major victory to YouTube on Thursday, one year after a federal appeals court breathed new life into Viacom’s $1 billion lawsuit. Viacom had accused YouTube of illegally hosting videos that infringe on the company’s intellectual property, including popular content like MTV videos and TV shows like Comedy Central’s “South Park.” U.S.