The proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement hopes to crackdown on pirating of music and DVDs and the counterfeit labeling of goods by enacting draconian laws in the member states. The Australian government seems to be looking at a plan to start searching MP3 players at airport security checkpoints. The reason? To seek out and [...]
Ray Beckerman, well known for his selfless defense of individuals sued by the Music And Film Industry Association of America otherwise known as the MAFIAA (doesn’t that seem fitting??), has published a paper in the American Bar Association’s Judge’s Journal that describes how the RIAA intimidates pursues it’s questionable legal actions against supposed [...]
Piracy exists, we all know that. Whether we’re talking about music, movies, Gucci bags, or Rolex watches, it’s a world wide issue.
The MPAA, the evil twin brother of the much loathed RIAA, has admitted that a study commissioned in 2005 is rife with errors. Citing "human error", the number they choose to claim this [...]
