Marvel has agreed to end its court battles with four artists who attempted to reclaim copyright interests in superheroes they co-created including Iron Man,...
Earlier this year France became the first country to ratify the law, which aims to ensure publishers are compensated when their work is displayed online.
European Parliament approved a controversial EU copyright law that hands more power to news and record companies against internet giants like Google and Facebook that promised to fight on.
WASHINGTON: The US confirmed it was seeking the extradition of the alleged boss of the world's biggest online piracy site, Kickass Torrents, on charges of distributing over $1 billion worth of illegally copied films, music and other content.
WASHINGTON: Google said that its efforts to fight online piracy have yielded $2 billion paid out to copyright holders whose content is shown on its YouTube platform.
LOS ANGELES: A US federal judge on Monday signed off on a settlement that puts the song "Happy Birthday" -- considered one of the most recognizable tunes in the English language -- in the public domain.
SAN FRANCISCO: A U.S. jury handed Google a major victory in a long-running copyright battle with Oracle Corp over Android software used to run most of the world's smartphones.
NEW YORK: A rare crested macaque that took a now internationally famous "selfie" cannot own the copyright to the photograph because he is not human, a U.S. judge ruled in a suit brought by animal rights group PETA on behalf of the monkey.
SAN FRANCISCO: Google Inc has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to wade into contentious litigation against Oracle Corp, arguing that the high court must act to protect innovation in high tech.
WASHINGTON: Colombian pop star Shakira’s 2010 hit song ‘Loca’ is an illegal copy of a tune written by a Dominican musician in 1998, a US judge said in a copyright trial.