Google removes all Tetris clones from Android Market
As Android is an open platform with no checks required before an app goes live, it means anything and everything can be made available as an app. Although users and developers may prefer…
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Famed Xbox hacker wants to testify in Xbox 360 modder’s DMCA trial
Back in 2009, 28-year-old Matthew Crippen of Anaheim was arrested for installing a mod chip on the Xbox 360 of an undercover ICE agent… a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which…
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Justin Bieber infringes copyright of his own songs by uploading YouTube...
Although I personally can’t think of anything I care about less than the music, thoughts and opinions of a pouting fifteen year old boy, I’m obviously in the minority, since Justin Bieber has…
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App developer sent Cease and Desist… via Facebook
It’s no secret that the Android Market has some grey area when it comes to whether or not certain apps are expressly legal. There’s the occasional file sharing app, some TV streaming apps,…
View ArticleInterview: turntable.fm super user Olga Nunes talks about her time DJing
If you haven’t heard of it yet, Turntable.fm is a music community with all the expected social networking elements. The site went from an underground hit to a bit of an internet sensation…
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MP3Tunes legal victory over EMI is good news for Google and Amazon
When Amazon wanted to launch a cloud-based personal storage and music streaming service, it didn’t bother to wait for the thumbs-up from major record labels. Amazon said it didn’t need their permission...
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The Pirate Bay founders launch file-hosting web service BayFiles
The Pirate Bay is immensely popular for people who don’t like to pay for things. Yet, its founders are looking to enter a new and legal space. File-sharing is still the name of…
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CBS demands removal of Moonblink’s Android Tricorder app
The Android Market always had a little something for everyone. Star Wars fans could get their light-saber on with a nifty little app, viral YouTube addicts could recreate that infamous scene with a…
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Hotfile accuses Warner Bros. of abusing DMCA in bid to cut piracy
The fight against piracy online can be viewed two ways. The copyright holders want more control and restrictions put in place to stem the flow of protected content online. At the same time,…
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Grooveshark targeted by anti-piracy group DNS block request
Grooveshark’s road to streaming music popularity has been a bumpy one. Of the big-name services that you can still sign up for, it’s arguably the one that’s faced the most legal adversity. Now,…
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Universal illegitimately yanks Megaupload song from YouTube
Consider this a sneak preview of SOPA. Megaupload recently funded a song that features popular artists singing its praises. The artists, independent of their labels, signed agreements with the file...
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Record labels join forces against Grooveshark
Grooveshark has the biggest and best library of any music streaming service. This statement could easily be made with more than a hint of sarcasm; unlike licensed services Spotify, Rdio, and Mog,...
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Activision delivers cease and desist to Skylanders tinkerer
One of the more clever things about the rising Skylanders game franchise is the models you need to play the game. Not only does is re-ignite the urge to “collect ‘em all” but…
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Grooveshark returns to iOS, courtesy of HTML5 web app
After an absence of nearly a year and a half, Grooveshark is back on iOS. The streaming service didn’t, however, have its app reinstated into the App Store. Instead, it has created a…
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The most dangerous remaining parts of SOPA and PIPA
SOPA, in its original form, is all but dead. The White House spoke up last weekend, saying that it would oppose (veto) any legislation that reduces freedom of expression, increases cyber security risk,…
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Jailbreaking your iPhone could become a crime
Is jailbreaking your iPhone a crime? Right now it isn’t, but that could soon change. In yet another example of legislators not quite knowing how to adapt law to the digital realm, jailbreaking…
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The next Megaupload? Danish court orders ISP to block Grooveshark
Grooveshark has a lot in common with Megaupload. Though one was a file sharing and cloud storage site, and the other is a music streaming service, both are prime targets of Hollywood and…
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Jailbreaking is legal for phones, but not for tablets
Digital rights management, the technology that locks down hardware and digital content, is frustrating enough on its own. But those protections are made worse by a provision in the Digital Millennium...
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What you should know about unlocking cellphones starting next week
Most smartphones have finally evolved to using SIM cards, and thanks to wireless radios there’s only a few degrees of difference between using a phone on one carrier versus another. But just as…
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The system behind Six Strikes might be severely flawed at identifying piracy
Recently, the Copyright Alert System (CAS) — otherwise known as the Six Strikes program — debuted across various major ISPs, perhaps striking fear into the hearts of many a pirate. The system works…
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