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Why it's STILL illegal to rip your DVDs despite UK law changes
By Patrick Goss published
It's okay for you to rip your CDs now, but the government will not make it easy to put DVDs on your devices.

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.

Kim Dotcom's extradition case delayed
By Anurag Tagat published
The Megaupload founder will have to wait till March 2013, when he was set for a court hearing next month.

Apple stomps out websites selling iOS beta access
By JR Bookwalter published
It's certainly taken them long enough, but Apple is finally stomping out the practice of phony developers selling access to iOS betas.
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