This Week In Techdirt History: September 6th – 12th
by Leigh Beadon from on (#78BJE)
This Week in 2016
- Warner Bros. Issuing Takedowns For Its Own Site Is No Laughing Matter
- Roger Ailes Hires Peter Thiel's Favorite Lawyer To Threaten NY Mag For Its Stories About Him
- ICE Denies FOIA Request From Lawyer Because It Might Help Her Better Defend Her Client
- After Massive Cable Industry Lobbying And Disinformation Effort, The FCC Is Forced To Weaken Its Cable Box Reform Plan
- Terrible Ruling: EU Decides That Mere Links Can Be Direct Infringement
- The Copyright Office Acts As Hollywood's Lobbying Arm... Because That's Basically How It's Been Designed
This Week in 2011
- MPAA's Bogus Piracy' Numbers Mean It Thinks Downloaders Would Buy 200 More DVDs Per Year
- How Sweden Dismantled Many Of Its Online Civil Rights At The Orders Of US Content Industries
- Europe's Copyright Strategy: Have Europeans Send As Much Money As Possible To US Companies
- Puerto 80 Responds Forcefully To DOJ's Claims Concerning Domain Seizures
- Sarkozy Routes Around Parliament, Ditches Net Neutrality, Forces Copyright Clauses Into All ISP Terms Of Service
- EU Officially Seizes The Public Domain, Retroactively Extends Copyright
This Week in 2006
- Surveillance Gets Smarter
- Is It The Job Of HP's Chairperson To Spy On Other Board Members?
- Judge Sees Through Federal Face-Saving Attempt, Tosses Out Phone Unlocking Charges
- HP Board Spying Not Just Limited To HP Board Members
- Bertlesmann's Napster Settlement Could Make Things Difficult For Investors
- There's A Good Reason Why Online Sites Shouldn't Be Liable For The Actions Of Its Users