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Scary! YouTube ordered to hand your viewing history to Viacom: But there's a silver lining to one of the most bone-headed legal decisions in recent times.; By Farhad Manjoo Jul 3, 2008
"Kung Fu Panda's" inside joke: Even a copy of a masterwork is worthy of the proper respect.; By Andrew Leonard Jun 9, 2008
An ulterior motive in the music biz's college fight?: Colleges report receiving lots of copyright infringement complaints aimed at students.; By Farhad Manjoo May 6, 2008
In court, J.K. Rowling nearly cries over Harry Potter Lexicon: The author says that a fan's book based on her creation is theft.; By Farhad Manjoo Apr 14, 2008
Lessig, a copyfighter for Congress?: The brilliant copyright critic and Stanford law professor says he's considering running for Tom Lantos' seat.; By Farhad Manjoo Feb 20, 2008
U2's crazy manager wants to go after tech firms: Apple, Microsoft and others have had their "snouts" in the trough for too long.; By Farhad Manjoo Jan 29, 2008
QTrax's free music downloads: Not yet: Download any track you want as long as you look at some ads? Looks like a premature promise.; By Farhad Manjoo Jan 28, 2008
Yes, AT&T is losing its mind (and might filter the Internet): The company wants to save Hollywood by sacrificing itself.; By Farhad Manjoo Jan 24, 2008
Scientology fails to delete crazy Tom Cruise video: Only a Scientologist can help you in a car accident.; By Farhad Manjoo Jan 16, 2008
Oh no, is Apple's movie rental plan going to suck?: It would be pretty hard for any online service to beat Netflix's all-you-can-rent plan.; By Farhad Manjoo Jan 9, 2008
DRM goes the way of the dodo: Now, Sony: The last of the major music labels decides to release its music without restrictions.; By Farhad Manjoo Jan 4, 2008
The recording industry isn't attacking iPods. Yet: The music cops hate it when you make digital copies of your own CDs. But they're not going to court over that practice, for now.; By Farhad Manjoo Jan 2, 2008
Porn studio sues PornoTube for copyright infringement: Aping Viacom's fight against YouTube, a major porn company says user-submitted streaming sites are pilfering adult "intellectual" property.; By Farhad Manjoo Dec 11, 2007
Chinese pirates can't touch the Brits and the French: Who is stealing the most American movies? Hint: Don't go looking in the Far East for the most rapacious plunderers.; By Andrew Leonard Nov 19, 2007
Prince wants to sue his fans, undo the Internet: The Artist threatens to take legal action against sites that celebrate him.; By Farhad Manjoo Nov 7, 2007
Hulu: NBC and Fox's amazing TV-show bonanza: "The Office," "The Simpsons," "Heroes" and "The A Team" are among the plethora of popular shows now online at the new YouTube rival. Watch them here.; By Farhad Manjoo Oct 29, 2007
Rejoice! Every "Daily Show" ever is now online: Viacom builds an amazing new site for the show.; By Farhad Manjoo Oct 18, 2007
Jurors in the RIAA trial won't talk: How did a panel decide how much to fine a file-sharer? We may never know.; By Farhad Manjoo Oct 9, 2007
Help pay the RIAA defendant's downloading fine: Jammie Thomas, who was forced to pay $222,000 for illegally downloading two dozen songs, sets up a defense fund.; By Farhad Manjoo Oct 8, 2007
Britney Spears' "Gimme More" video makes it online: Three days before it debuts on MTV, Spears' music video makes it to the Web. But there are some catches.; By Farhad Manjoo Oct 5, 2007
Defendant owes $222,000 for illegal downloading: The worst possible outcome -- a fine too high to bear, but likely too low to cause much effort at reforming copyright laws.; By Farhad Manjoo Oct 4, 2007
A jury deliberates the first file-sharing trial: If Jammie Thomas is found guilty of downloading 24 songs, she could face millions in fines. Is this the outrage to finally prompt a change in copyright laws?; By Farhad Manjoo Oct 4, 2007
Amazon's MP3 store: Better than iTunes: For the first time, there's real competition to Apple's online music shop.; By Farhad Manjoo Sep 26, 2007
Colbert and Stewart are called to testify in the YouTube suit: Google wants the two comedians to take part in Viacom's copyright infringement case against the video-sharing firm.; By Farhad Manjoo Aug 14, 2007
Who owns Linux? Not SCO: A federal judge issues a ruling that seems to shut down a software company's multibillion-dollar claim to own the open-source operating system.; By Farhad Manjoo Aug 13, 2007

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