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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Internet Copyright war in India? Pirate Bay and Vimeo censored

Huge news for Internet users in India, the Pirate Bay and Vimeo have become inaccessible in the country.  It's hard to say whether this was done under the direction of the Indian government, or the ISPs acted alone.  The reason may be obvious here, that the Indian regime is seeking to block out sites that infringe the intellectual properties of others, such as the entertainment industry.  This may have come after a British court told its ISPs to block out the Pirate Bay, and possibly others similar to it.

It appears the Internet copyright/piracy fight is already underway for the Indian people - Are they're prepared?

Source: The Pirate Bay, Vimeo blocked in India - Information Policy Blog

Friday, May 4, 2012

Alex Jones's YouTube channel under copyright attack by Bent Pixels

Alex Jones of Infowars.com is in a bind, that his YouTube channel is being targeted by copyright claims coming from Bent Pixels over the voice of Joe Rogan, who he interviewed on the Alex Jones show. Can Alex Jones resolve this copyright dispute before his channel is gone?

Is it possible that a person's voice and/or appearance be copyrighted? Perhaps the YouTube Content ID system tends to be very sensitive and sometimes inaccurate.



Alex Jones's second video on this issue

Could The Pirate Bay be next after MegaUpload?

A British court is telling its ISPs to block out the Pirate Bay, but could this happen in the US? Also it comes recently after its ISPs are told to provide customers with services that will restrict Internet porn, such as software or services they can subscribe to or download.

Video from RT America