Tag Archives: Intellectual property law

HBO wants Periscope to take down Game of Thrones Live Streams

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Periscope is a live streaming app by Twitter where some users were caught broadcasting the premier of the fifth season of the Game of Thrones before time on the eve of Sunday.Periscope is an app used...

Jury to Apple: Pay $532.9 Million for Infringing Smartflash Patents

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It’s like David versus Goliath. Apple, the world’s number one company, has been ordered by a jury to pay $532.9 million for involuntarily using another company’s patents. The winner of this legal...

You may not Repair Your Car due to Copyright Law

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Do you think you are going to repair or transform your car in your garage over the dirty weekend. Well, my friend, think twice! For you might get slapped with a lawsuit due to copyright infringement...

Calling All Whistleblowers: Kim Dotcom Offers $5m Reward For Helpful Evidence

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It’s not usually the pirate that offers the bounty; but Megaupload founder and alleged pirate Kim Dotcom has said he’ll give $5 million to anyone leaking information that helps him successfully...

Justice Department to Begin Review of Music Licensing

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In a report by the New York Times -- The Music industry could be seeing the first steps towards a dramatic change in how licensing agreements take place.On Wednesday, the Justice Department plans to...