Universal orders takedown of dancing baby video because one of their songs was playing in the background

EFF has a big case this week in San Jose, California. The problem began in 2007 when Stephanie Lenz posted a video on YouTube. In the 29-second clip, Lenz’s young son is dancing in the kitchen to the tune of “Let’s Go Crazy” which is playing on a stereo in the background. Universal Music Publishing…

In a perfect example of “what goes around comes around”, SBB is upset that Apple used the clock face in their application without permission and noted that they hold the copyright and trademark of the design.

Pasadena police remind public that buying gold is illegal

“The Pasadena Police Department would like to inform the public that buying gold is against the law unless you are licensed by the California Department of Justice,” the statement said.

Illustration of a BitTorrent filesharing network

Twenty nine U.S. based BitTorrent tracker and peer-to-peer file sharing sites disappeared in the blink of an eye. Dutch anti-P2P group â€œBREINâ€, with assistance from the MPAA, set their sights on domain names of 29 United States based BitTorrent sites that allegedly make copyrighted material available to citizens of the Netherlands.

The Garden of Death painting exposed at Tampere Cathedral - Finland

If you do not delve too deeply into the logistics of its execution, the idea is quite simple. Many believe that new Presidents and high level government officials are introduced to the doctrine shortly after they are inaugurated into office. It is a little know tenet that drives many of the decisions made by the…