The Hurt Locker producers fire back Just prior to winning best picture at the Academy Awards, the producers of The Hurt Locker were sued by Master Sgt. Jeffrey S. Sarver. Sarver alleges the depiction of the film’s main character, Sergeant First Class William James, amounts to a breach of contract, right of publicity, defamation and [...]

LimeWire owes RIAA millions billions? Thirteen music industry giants and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) are looking freeze the assets of P2P file sharing service LimeWire post copyright suit: via Reuters. Judge questions copyright lawsuit jamming US District Court Judge Collyer demands a justification for the US Copyright Group joining 4,577 defendants into [...]

At TEDxNYED, Lawrence Lessig gave a talk on the importance of balancing commercial and sharing culture through copyright. “Freedom,” he states, “is [the] opportunity to both have the commercial success of the [] works and the opportunity to build this different kind of culture — and for that to happen, you need ideas like fair [...]

As anticipated, Voltage Pictures LLC, producers of The Hurt Locker have filed a copyright infringement suit against 5,000 unnamed defendants in federal court (Washington DC). Voltage is proceeding without naming the individual defendants, but is confident that discovery will yield the identity of each offender via Internet Service Providers (ISPs). Once identified, the complaint (below) [...]

Looking for something to do in the New York area this weekend? Visit the RE/Mixed Media Festival 2010: Sunday, May 30th 2010; 2 PM Galapagos Art Space 16 Main Street DUMBO, Brooklyn FREE! (21 and over) Presented by the League of Independents (LOFI): The RE/Mixed Media Festival is our way of contributing to the ongoing [...]

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently approved the use of Selectable Output Control (SOC) to prevent viewers from recording newly- and recently-released movies via an analog signal. Said Wired, “The reason: Analog video signals can easily be recorded, while digital video standards include a copy protection scheme that lets providers set a no-copy flag on [...]

I’m a little late on this one, but if you are interested in the Motion Picture Association of America’s (MPAA) effort to thwart peer-to-peer file sharing, Steal This Film is well worth 51 minutes of your time. The documentary chronicles Swedish (and international) piracy culture with a focus on members of The Pirate Bay (TPB). [...]

RiP! Explores the relationship of Copyright and Fair Use to popular culture mashups/remixes. The film features Girl Talk (Gregg Gillis), Lawrence Lessig, Cory Doctorow, Dan O’Neil and more. Also here.