http://www.zeropaid.com Sat, 04 Jul 2009 22:36:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Is it constitutional to fine someone $1.9 Million for sharing 24 songs? Is it copyright infringement to merely place songs in a shared folder? That and many more questions might be answered in the Jammie Thomas case where she recently said that she would be appealing. The Jammie Thomas ... http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86583/no-deal-jammie-thomas-to-appeal-1-92-million-fine/ It was the story of an e-mail heard around the world. You may remember Jérôme Bourreau-Guggenheim who expressed opposition in an e-mail to his member of parliament. That e-mail went back to his employer, TF1, who then promptly fired him because of his political views back in May. ... http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86581/french-broadcaster-sued-for-firing-employee-based-on-hadopi-stance/ It seemed like there would be some form of judicial oversight after the three strikes law in France would have to go through a judge, but now there's a new twist in the infamous HADOPI law. It appears that, on average, judges will be given 5 minutes to decide ... http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86579/judges-given-5-minutes-to-rule-on-each-third-strike-in-france/ There was a lot of reaction to the sale of The Pirate Bay. Many wanted their accounts deleted, others merely expressed disappointment. One report, however, points out a reaction of a different sort. As a result, the sale could stall. One of the founders of The Pirate Bay ... http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86578/the-pirate-bay-sale-halted-on-suspicion-of-insider-trading/ Is an IP address sufficient evidence to prosecute an alleged file-sharer? This is a question that has been tackled by many in legal circles around the world. Some countries, including Canada, have court rulings that suggested that it wasn't sufficient evidence by itself. In spite of this, ... http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86577/users-wrongly-accused-of-internet-piracy-step-forward/ Late last month, accusations emerged that BNN, a Canadian broadcaster, was actively censoring the copyright debate through copyright means. A spokesperson today contacted ZeroPaid to deny these allegations saying that the accusations are "inaccurate and falsely accusing BNN". A user uploaded several clips of the copyright debate that took place ... http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86576/bnn-refutes-copyright-censorship-accusations/ It may have taken a while, but the Pirate Party of Canada is finally on the road to forming. When asked about what's currently happening, Jake Daynes of the Pirate Party of Canada said that the party is currently seeking membership to help give it some traction. The manifesto of ... http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86574/pirate-party-of-canada-currently-seeking-membership/ GGF CEO says BitTorrent seeders would be compensated for making content available to others. This past Tuesday was a sad day of sorts for the BitTorrent community after Swedish BitTorrent tracker site the Pirate Bay announced it was sailing into safer waters and going legit. Global Gaming Factory X AB (GGF) bought ... http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86570/new-pirate-bay-to-pay-file-sharers/ Says ridiculous that that each time a phone rings in a public place, the phone user has violated copyright law. A few weeks ago we mentioned how the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP) had taken AT&T to court arguing that phone ringtones are a "performance to the ... http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86567/eff-slams-ascaps-proposed-ringtone-performance-tax/ Darknet BitTorrent-based P2P application introduces trusted source capability so you can add a feed of new friends and thus create "private trackers on steroids." OneSwarm, the darknet BitTorrent-based application that was released this past February by researchers at the University of Washington, has now released version 0.6.2 that adds several new ... http://www.zeropaid.com/news/86566/oneswarm-adds-community-server-support/