This Week In Techdirt History: July 12th – 18th

This Week in 2016

  • As UK Piracy Falls To Record Lows, Government Still Wants To Put Pirates In Jail For 10 Years
  • Questionable DMCA Takedown Notice Filed Over Post Calling Lawyer Out For Copyright Infringement
  • Facebook Sued Again For ‘Material Support’ Of Terrorism, Because Hamas Uses Facebook
  • American Medical Association Claims False Copyright Over President Obama’s Journal Article
  • Google Issues Its Latest ‘Stop Blaming Us For Piracy’ Report
  • Bill Introduced To Create Copyright Small Claims Court… Which Copyright Trolls Are Going To Love

This Week in 2011

  • Why PROTECT IP Will Fail: Cultural Acceptance, Not Fear Of Punishment, Makes People Abide By Laws
  • ISP’s Five Strikes Plan: Railroading, MPAA/RIAA-Style
  • How Copyright Lobbyists Are Making The Child Porn Problem Worse
  • Lobbyists Ramp Up Pressure To Get PROTECT IP Passed
  • YouTube Kills Lady Gaga’s YouTube Channel For Copyright Violations
  • The Confusing Case Of Lovecraft’s Copyrights

This Week in 2006

  • Patent Hoarder Says Only Bad Guys Are Those Who Don’t Pay Up
  • Recording Industry Asks ISPs To Shut Down Accounts Of File Sharers
  • Hollywood’s Own Paper Says Congress Shouldn’t Protect Hollywood
  • Congress Now Blaming MySpace For Troubled Children
  • How Long Does The RIAA Get To Abuse The Legal System?
  • Newspapers’ New Internet Strategy Just More Of The Same
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