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Users viewing web pages not liable for copyright infringement: a legal let-off?
By Desire Athow published
Jeremy Blum, a partner at London law firm Bristows, answers our questions over the ruling that only distributors of copyrighted material are liable for infringement.

The internet and your company: get legally savvy
By Charles Sweeney published
Industry voice The internet brings with it a minefield of legal responsibilities, but does your business know them? Here's how to avoid trouble.

EU Court of Justice rules hyperlinks don't infringe copyright
By Dean Wilson published
The Court of Justice of the EU has given a landmark ruling that allows websites to link to freely available copyrighted material without permission.

Google reports copyright takedown requests spiked in 2012
By Dan Crabtree published
A post on Google's Policy by the Numbers blog this week indicated that the amount of copyright takedown requests grew ten times between May and November.

Newzbin2 folds after court-ordered ISP block in the UK
By Kate Solomon published
Newzbin2 has closed its virtual doors a year and a quarter after courts ordered UK ISPs to block the link-sharing site.

Digital downloads: what you own - and what you don't
By Jamie Carter published
In Depth Have you ever read the terms and conditions on iTunes, Amazon, or any other music or film download site? No, of course not - here's what you need to know.

'Six Strikes' US copyright warning system to launch this year
By Matt Swider published
The Copyright Alert System is schedule to go into effect with a series of six alerts.

Zynga COO steps down one week after he's stripped of duties
By Michelle Fitzsimmons published
Just a week after EA filed a copyright infringement suit against Zynga, COO John Schappert resigns.
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