by Sydney Smith on Aug 17, 2011
UK Court: Headline Aggregator & Its Users Could be Violating Copyright?
A July UK Appeals Court ruling has ordered both a news aggregator and its users to pay a licensing fee...
Copyrights
by Sydney Smith on Aug 11, 2011
Las Vegas Review-Journal denies Fraud
As iMediaEthics previously wrote, Righthaven, the company filing lawsuits on behalf of the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Denver Post's copyright, has...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 08, 2011
Did UK Press Association Violate Copyright of News Agency?
In January, a freelance news agency accused the UK Press Association of violating copyright by re-using "parts of its interview"...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 05, 2011
Copyright Company Righthaven Fined $5000 for Misleading US Federal Court
Since March 2010, Righthaven has filed lawsuits alleging copyright infringement against bloggers and websites operators. The suits have been filed...
by Corinne Segal on Jul 21, 2011
HuffPost ‘Indefinite’ Suspension of Amy Lee for Over-Aggregating Lasts 2 weeks
The Huffington Post “indefinitely” suspended reporter Amy Lee July 11 after she was accused of over-aggregating an Ad Age article. ...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 12, 2011
Dana Eiser on Lawsuit against Righthaven
iMediaEThics wrote about South Carolina blogger Dana Eiser's June lawsuit accusing the Denver Post, its parent company, and copyright enforcement company Righthaven...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 20, 2011
Judge Rules: Righthaven Doesn’t Have Right to Sue Bloggers,
U.S. judge Roger Hunt issued a ruling last week that copyright enforcement company Righthaven "never had the right to sue...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 09, 2011
Hartford Courant Sued Again for Plagiarism, Denies copyright infringement
Even though the Hartford Courant admitted to plagiarizing some of its competitors' work back in 2009, the newspaper is calling...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 02, 2011
Viral News Photos Shared on Social Media Prompt Legal, Ethical Questions
MSNBC reported on the ethical and legal debate related to sharing photos on social networks. Should news outlets pay for newsworthy...