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TekSavvy granted extension to fight Voltage Pictures' copyright lawsuit
TekSavvy, a Canadian competitive broadband provider, has been granted more time to build a defense against Voltage Picture's lawsuit to get the names of subscribers who use P2P service to download its films.
Free speech shouldn't be a shield for online thieves
(Left to right) Mike McCurry, Mark McKinnon, Arts+Labs co-chairmen
By Mike McCurry and Mark McKinnon, Arts+Labs The First Amendment is critical to much of what Americans cherish about our
Tackling online piracy through graduated response: the new copyright alert system
Rick Carnes, Adviser, Arts+Labs
The always-evolving relationship between ISPs and content owners took another turn toward cooperation and mutual respect in early July. Major ISPs including
Hollywood studios go after online movie rental service Zediva
If you were wondering when Zediva, the company that streams movies to consumers on demand from banks of DVD players in its Santa Clara data center for a buck or two per movie, was going to get hit
ISPs should take a graduated response to the piracy problem
Another year has gone by and the elephant is still in the room. An industry-wide agreement between ISPs and the creative community dealing with piracy could be a quick, market-based step toward
Internet cable company ivi TV suffers setback in court; can it survive?
Ivi TV, which describes itself as an online cable operator and has been streaming live video to the Internet from broadcasters in Seattle, New York, Los Angeles and Chicago since September, has lost
Battling rogue websites with new regulations
Last November the Senate Judiciary Committee passed the "Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act" (COICA) by a bipartisan vote of 19-0. The bill specifically targets "rogue" websites,
FilmOn's $10-a-month HD TV content over the Internet plan draws a lawsuit from broadcasters
FilmOn.com, which last week made its U.S. debut, promising to deliver HD content from broadcasters across Internet connections for $10 a month, has--predictably--drawn the attention of the broadcast
Startup ivi TV goes on offense against broadcasters looking to shut it down
Last week, ivi TV, a "web-based cable TV operator" launched with some three-dozen channels on its lineup, roughly a dozen from Seattle, a dozen from New York and the balance coming from a variety of

