(Via Ars Technica.)
Citing a flawed jury instruction and a precedent-setting Eighth Circuit ruling he was previously unaware of, Judge Michael Davis is on the cusp of granting Jammie Thomas’ request for a new trial.
(Via Ars Technica.)
The MPAA has asked a Swedish court for $15.4 million in damages from The Pirate Bay. Peter Sunde, the torrent tracker’s fearless captain, says that the claims are bogus.
(Via Ars Technica.)
The MPAA has been hard at work trying to sue sites like The Pirate Bay out of existence, while attempting to convince ISPs to block access by users. The efforts have yet to have the desired effect, as BitTorrent traffic is up drastically so far this year.
JK Rowling tells a US court that plans to publish an unofficial Harry Potter guide amount to ‘wholesale theft’.”
People should not be criminalised for the file-sharing of copyrighted material if they are not profiting from doing so, the European Parliament has recommended.
...and Double Your Money! For a limited time, the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust Ltd will match every new donation made to ORG. So click on the box below and get supporting!
For news, events and other information, please join the low-volume ORG Announcements list.
To talk about digital rights issues with other ORG supporters, please join the ORG Discussion list.
If you have any design skills, please sign up to the ORG designers' mailing list and introduce yourself to the list.
