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.