The Safe Harbour Law: How It Works

A safe harbour, by definition, is a provision of a regulation or a statute that specifies that certain types of conduct will be deemed not to violate given rules. More particularly, the safe harbour law was instituted by the European Commission and the U.S. Department...

Does Online Piracy Really Affect the Economy?

The introduction of the controversial SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) bill, followed by the subsequent discussions, online protests, and eventual striking down of the same, shone a bright light on an issue that most internet users hadn’t really seriously...

A simple guide to the DMCA copyright act

We have all been through it – clicking on a YouTube link shared to us by a friend with highlights of the previous night’s Champions League Game only to find a dead end. Instead of the highlights, a blatant message stares back at you: This video is no...