MPA vs.Newzbin High Court Usenet Case Adjourned
After an unusual week of events in London’s High Court, the movie studios vs. Newzbin case has been adjourned for 2 weeks while the Usenet indexer hires more lawyers.
Archive for the ‘The Courts’ Category
Newzbin Copyright Infringement Case Updates
There’s very little information coming out of the High Court case between Usenet indexing site Newzbin and their opponents from the MPA. A couple of updates on the Newzbin site point to a somewhat confused situation.
AFACT vs iiNet Ruling Could Come Next Week
Next week the Federal Court will likely deliver its ruling on the epic copyright case which concluded in November 2009 between AFACT, representing the movie industry, and Australian ISP iiNet.
RIAA Victim’s $1.92 Million Fine Reduced to $54,000
Last Summer Jammie Thomas lost her retrial against the RIAA and was ordered to pay $1.92 million for 24 songs she shared via Kazaa. Many were shocked by the high amount of the fine, and so was Judge Davis who now lowered the fine to $54,000.
Scene-Base Admin Raided, Bailed
On November 12th, Private Tracker site Scene-Base went offline. The page replaced by a stern warning that the site was down, with a link to the IRC channel. The topic in the channel?
Court Acquits Creator of Anonymous P2P Software
A court has acquitted the creator of the Winny file-sharing program, overturning an earlier decision which held him responsible for copyright infringements carried out by others.
Official: Pirate Bay Founders Don’t Own The Pirate Bay
Ever since the three Pirate Bay founders were found guilty, the poor record labels have been waiting to collect their share of the damages. They asked the Swedish Enforcement Authority, to claim anything of value from the Pirate Bay defendants and in particular their share of sale of the site.
Pirate Bay Faces ISP Block in Norway
In Norway, a coalition of 21 movie and music industry companies started a lawsuit against Telenor, the country’s largest Internet provider. Today the Court announced that it will hear the case on October 12. If the copyright holders win, the Pirate Bay has to be blocked within several days.
Court of Appeal Convicts File-Sharer
The Helsinki Court of Appeal has upheld the earlier decision of a regional court when it found a man guilty of file-sharing. The punishment stands at 3,000 euros for sharing more than 150 albums.
DVD Copier Banned in the USA
RealNetworks has been banned from selling its DVD copying software in the United States. After a case lasting a year, a San Francisco court has ruled that RealNetworks violated copyright laws with its software and is now on the tough end of an injunction, banning it from further sales.
