Did A Court Really Reject 'Making Available'? Sorta, But Not Qui...

Has The Recording Industry Given Up On DRM For Streaming Music?
We recently mentioned that a big supporter of DRM stopped by in the comments to insist that DRM was here to stay despite plenty of evidence of its...

When Fans Post Videos... Why Not Make A Virtual Concert Out Of I...
A few years back, the Beastie Boys gave video cameras to a bunch of fans at a concert and then pieced together a video of that concert from all the...

Woman Who Claimed RIAA Infringement Damages Were Unconstitutiona...
We were a bit surprised last month when Denise Barker, who had been fighting the RIAA in a file sharing lawsuit decided to take the strategy of...

More Media Companies Realizing That They Can Profit From 'Pirate...
Pretty much every day or so, we end up getting into a debate somewhere in the comments here on Techdirt concerning the rather important distinctions...

Open Source Wins Landmark Legal Validation
LinuxInsider: "A judge initially said that lack of attribution did not constitute copyright infringement, even though it was a violation of the...