By Devlin Hartline Ever since the U.S. Copyright Office announced its study of the DMCA last December, the notice-and-staydown issue has become a particularly hot topic. Critics of notice-and-staydown have […]
[Archived Post] Notice-and-Staydown and Google Search: The Whack-A-Mole Problem Continues Unabated
By Devlin Hartline After my last post discussing the necessity for notice-and-staydown to help copyright owners with the never-ending game of whack-a-mole under the DMCA, I was asked to clarify […]
[Archived Post] Last Chance to Register for the Copyright and Technology NYC 2016 Conference
Tomorrow is the last chance to register for the Copyright and Technology NYC 2016 Conference. The conference will be held next Tuesday, January 19th, at New York University’s Kimmel Center. […]
[Archived Post] Endless Whack-A-Mole: Why Notice-and-Staydown Just Makes Sense
By Devlin Hartline Producer Richard Gladstein knows all about piracy. As he recently wrote for The Hollywood Reporter, his latest film, The Hateful Eight, was “viewed illegally in excess of […]
[Archived Post] Join Us at the Copyright and Technology NYC 2016 Conference on January 19
Co-produced by GiantSteps, the Copyright Society, and Musonomics, the Copyright and Technology NYC 2016 Conference will be held at New York University’s Kimmel Center on Tuesday, January 19th. CPIP is […]
[Archived Post] One Step Closer to Mega Justice: Kim Dotcom Loses Extradition Hearing
Cross-posted from the Law Theories blog. The news broke last night that Kim Dotcom has suffered a major setback in his bid to avoid standing trial in the Eastern District […]
[Archived Post] BMG v. Cox: ISP Liability and the Power of Inference
Cross-posted from the Law Theories blog. As readers are likely aware, the jury verdict in BMG v. Cox was handed down on December 17th. The jury found that BMG had […]
[Archived Post] Protecting Artists from Streaming Piracy Benefits Creativity and Technology
Here’s a brief excerpt of an op-ed by Devlin Hartline & Matthew Barblan that was published in The Hill: In his recent op-ed in The Hill, Mike Montgomery argues that […]
[Archived Post] Protecting Authors and Artists by Closing the Streaming Loophole
We’ve released a new policy brief, Protecting Authors and Artists by Closing the Streaming Loophole, by Devlin Hartline & Matthew Barblan. They argue that in order to protect authors and […]
[Archived Post] Let’s Get Real About Kim Dotcom: The Indictment Clearly Alleges Felony Copyright Infringement
By Devlin Hartline & Terrica Carrington After countless delays, the extradition hearing against Kim Dotcom began yesterday in New Zealand. Dotcom has been indicted on several charges, including criminal copyright […]