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U.S. District Judge Louis Stanton has dismissed some damage claims in a class action copyright infringement lawsuit against YouTube and Google led by The Football Association Premier League, ruling the copyright holders of foreign works can't sue Google for punitive damages arising from those materials' distribution on YouTube—unless those works are registered for copyright in the United States. However, the judge did rule… Read More

The rock star formerly, and now once again, known as Prince has announced a campaign against Web piracy of his music and image, and he’s brought in a sheriff to deal with it.   The diminutive Minneapolis musician has declared his intent to “reclaim the Internet” by threatening to sue YouTube, eBay, and Pirate Bay as part of a legal initiative against piracy.   He’s being represented in the move by the… Read More