Category Archives: Piracy

Megaupload Shut Down, Provides Basic Lessons on Bad Business

It’s been a crazy week with many crazy stories. Fears about the Stop Online Privacy Act created a massive online response, thrusting copyright reform into the national conversation. But while people were speculating on the future of intellectual property, the … Continue reading

The Ongoing Legal Battle Over Bit Torrent Gets More Interesting

Since the beginning of its existence, BitTorrent has been a lightning rod for controversy. Comcast choosing to slow down or “throttle” the service’s traffic was one of the first shots fired in the ongoing battle over Net Neutrality. This is … Continue reading

LGJ: IP Police, Arrest this man, He talks in torrents

This week’s LGJ goes into the reported ‘Pirate Finder General’ in the UK and what could follow in the US. Read on! Disclaimer The content of this blog is not legal advice. It only constitutes commentary on legal issues, and … Continue reading

LGJ: Pirates are grumpy, underutilized customers?

As the first LGJ that’s been ‘on site’ from a conference, this week’s column makes some commentary on a statement Jason Holtman, Director of Business Development / Legal Affairs for Valve, made at the Game::Business::Law Conference: Most pirates are grumpy, … Continue reading