
Preliminary Injunction Halts VidAngel at the Pearly Gates
If well-respected companies like Netflix, Hulu, and DirecTV can develop profitable streaming platforms and pay for the content they stream, why are there still platforms going to great lengths to […]

Not a Perfect Ten
Imagine that someone had stolen all of your most treasured possessions – jewelry that had been passed down in the family for generations, paintings you had brought back from your […]

Don’t Judge a Poll by its Headline
A tweet I read recently warned against the label “fake news,” calling it “lazy language.” “Be specific,” it read. “Fake news” can refer to a number of methods used to […]

BMG v. Cox: A Lesson on Accountability
We tend to associate technology with freedom, and perhaps for good reason. I remember taking road trips growing up where my mom would have a printed, fold-out map in hand, […]

10 Most Memorable Copyright Moments of 2016
Ask anyone… 2016 was quite a year, to say the least. From Brexit, to killer clowns, to the U.S Presidential election, there was literally never a dull moment. The creative […]

Copyright is NOT a Monopoly
For all these years, most of us have been playing Monopoly wrong. As a blog post that went viral in 2013 explains, according to the actual rules of the game, […]

Copyright: Fuel for the Economy
Today, the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) released a new report – Copyright Industries in the U.S. Economy – The 2016 Report – on the economic impact of copyright-dependent industries […]

It’s Time We Stop Romanticizing the Myth of the Starving Artist
We’ve all heard of “the starving artist” – this person is typically a writer, painter, musician, or performer, who swears by ramen noodles and skipping meals, is plagued with past-due […]

“Stream-Ripping” A Growing Threat to the Music Industry
Over the years, the music industry has embraced the internet and the growing capabilities of technology to make music more widely available and more easily accessible to music fans. Unfortunately, […]

Is Bitcoin the Next Big Thing in the Fight Against Piracy?
It might not be easy to understand. It might be unproven. It might sound sketchy. But it might very well provide a new tool to fight against online piracy. It […]