Copyright Law

Ohio University Blocks All P2P File Sharing Software

Posted on April 26, 2007
Citing the burdens of responding to the RIAA’s flood of pre-litigation letters, Ohio University has decided to monitor its network in order to block all use of P2P file sharing software. Students caught using the software will have their network access disabled...

Taking Away Your Personal Use Rights, One Anti-Innovation Lawsuit at a Time

Posted on April 04, 2007
Last week, a California Superior Court judge ruled that Kaleidescape did not violate its contract with the DVD DRM licensing authority by distributing a home media server that rips and plays DVDs. This is an important victory for consumers, but it’s also a sad reminder of how your ability to make personal use of digital [...

Former EMI Exec Ted Cohen?s P2P Proposal

Posted on March 29, 2007
Will try to link up if/when the article becomes publicly available. Coolfer has the scoop — here’s an excerpt: “What I propose is an aggressive six-month trial by a major P2P service (any takers?) that could finally give us clear insight into the behavior of P2P users...

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