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The controversial singer of British band Oasis, Liam Gallagher, said in an interview that he is not against downloading music through Internet. Liam said that the current distribution of music over the Internet is similar to the old practice K7 tape. The singer also said that he disapproves of the attitude of artists who exaggerate the issues of copyrights [...]

The American Society of Media Photographers in conjunction with other artists and illustrators presented on Wednesday in Manhattan Federal Court, a lawsuit against Google, alleging that the company is digitizing and displaying their work online without permission. Three years ago a group of authors, publishers and professional organizations in the area [...]

The temporary closure of The Pirate Bay by the Swedish authorities two months ago, brought good news and bad news for the music industry, as the anti-piracy company’s DtedNet report shows in a released last Monday. According to the data, soon after the site was shut down it happened a “sharp decrease in illegal traffic of digital media in [...]

Yesterday it was commemorated thoroughly around of the world the 40th Internet’s birthday. In this same site, an article was published in which the reader could see as the internet developed and the current problems that it faces: tyrannical governments, attacks, virus and the greed of the corporations that threaten more and more the individual freedom. And, [...]

The proposals presented on this week by the British government, of cutting the access to the internet users suspects of downloading material illegally with copyright, created agitation. The measure represents a great change position, sending the message of a more punitive posture. In June, the government had sketched a more gradual plan, under which [...]

Trying to escape from a case of racist behavior of New Haven authorities end them up in a case of reverse racism. In the winter of 2003 the city hosted two oral exams and written to promote a group of local firefighters to patent the lieutenant and captain. Those who hit more than 70% of respondents would be approved. The 19 people who took notes enough [...]

Imagine the following situation: a judge deciding an election using a deck. And thats is precisely what the Judge George Preston did: in front of the two candidates, Thomas McGuire on the left, and Adam Trenker on the right side, shuffle a pack of cards. The goal of the game was nothing more, nothing less than determining which of the two would [...]

The North American Jammie Thomas was ordered to pay $ 1.92 million to six label records in illegal downloading of their works, protected by copyright. In unprecedented decision, the courts of the State of Minnesota has determined that it pay $ 80 grand for each of 24 songs downloaded by the network. Single mother of two children, Thomas, 32, was accused [...]

Imagine your privacy is being intruded upon constantly by police without any permission from anywhere. Come Monday and a court ruling in Wisconsin is going to come up with their final decision on whether or not police should be allowed to track your movements with a GPS device without a warrant. If this unprecedented law comes into practice then, the [...]

If you have read most of his work, then nothing would surprise you about this book, its central hero character or its flat ending. Fresh out of Yale Law School, 25-year-old idealistic Kyle McAyoy plans to do legal-aid work with migrant workers. Then, he’s visited by one sinister Bennie Wright who knows the one skeleton in his closet. Three years [...]