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Guide

Are parents liable for children’s illegal filesharing?

Submitted by New Media Rights on Wed, 11/16/2011 - 12:02

If you’re reading this, you may be a parent who has received a notice that your Internet account has been flagged for alleged illegal filesharing, and your child has admitted to illegally uploading/downloading the music or movie in question. The extent that you as a parent are liable for the “copyright infringement” of your children is still up for legal debate. New Media Rights has created this guide for parents to along with the “Mass Copyright Lawsuit” guide to help you understand what you or your child may be accused of.

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Guide for defendants in mass copyright lawsuits (Bit Torrent Filesharing cases)

Submitted by New Media Rights on Mon, 10/10/2011 - 09:52

You may be a defendant, or may know a defendant involved in one of the “BitTorrent filesharing lawsuits.” These suits are also sometimes referred to as “Mass copyright lawsuits” because for the first time, hundreds and sometimes thousands of individuals like yourself have been implicated in lawsuits alleging “copyright infringement.” Indeed, as of September 2011, there are over 200,000 individuals involved in such lawsuits.

New Media Rights has drafted the guide below to provide you with basic, practical information regarding these lawsuits.
 

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Video Games and the law: Copyright, Trademark and Intellectual Property

Submitted by New Media Rights on Wed, 02/23/2011 - 11:27

Planning on creating a video game, or created one already? Our latest guide helps you understand some the frequent questions about copyri"676 - Burning Pac-Man -- Seamless Texture" by Flickr user Patrick Hoesly used under Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) Creative Commons License ght, trademark and intellectual property when it comes to video games.

Learn how video games are protected under copyright and trademark law, how to respond when your game is removed from the web or an mobile app store by a DMCAi takedown notice, and the many ways the law affects the creative process of making a video game.

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How to register a DMCA agent

Submitted by New Media Rights on Mon, 12/20/2010 - 14:12

Check out our basic guide to how to register a DMCAi agent. To learn more about how the DMCA protects websites from liability of what users on your site post.

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A Guide to the Network Neutrality Discussions at the FCC by Marvin Ammori

Submitted by New Media Rights on Wed, 08/04/2010 - 17:24

Law Professor and advocate in Cyberlaw, Marvin Ammori tells us in a guest blog about what could possibly be happening in the "backroom deals" at the FCCi around Net Neutralityi. Ammori was the lead lawyer on the net neutrality case against Comcast when Comcast blocked peer-to-peer technologies.

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Scope of Communications Decency Act Section 230 Immunity

Submitted by New Media Rights on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 10:42
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Elements Required for Section 230 Immunity

Submitted by New Media Rights on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 09:00
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Guide to online publishing liability immunity under the Communications Decency Act Section 230

Submitted by New Media Rights on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 08:57
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How To Find Free and Legal BitTorrent Sites

Submitted by New Media Rights on Thu, 07/29/2010 - 08:48

Free, legally distributed books, movies, and music are just waiting to be discovered online, so it’s a shame that fans aren’t aware of all of the Bittorrenti tracker sites where this content is freely available. By downloading from the sites on this list, you’ll support artists and avoid a copyright infringement lawsuit from the RIAA.

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Legal guide to video releases & the use and publication of Audio and Video Recordings

Submitted by New Media Rights on Tue, 04/13/2010 - 15:42

This guide deals with the use and publication of recordings. Once you've lawfully obtained a video or audio recording, how you intend to use and publish the recording can effect your legal liability.

This guide addresses the question of whether or not a release wavier may be needed for certain uses of a recording you have made.

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