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• Microsoft Bans Up to One Million Users From Xbox Live In an attempt to combat piracy, Microsoft cuts off users who have hacked their Xbox 360 consoles to play pirated games.
• Google, Plaintiffs Blow Book Search Settlement Deadline UPDATE: Judge grants Google, Authors Guild, and publishers more time to revise their Book Search lawsuit settlement deal.
• Finding Your Photos Online Worried about photo theft? See if your photos are posted on the Web.
• BlueBeat vs. Beatles: 3 Things We've Learned The Beatles are banned again from BlueBeat, which will take its tune to court this month.
• Google Removes The Pirate Bay Home Page From Search Results Google has removed the site's start page from its search results in response to a complaint it received under the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
• DOJ: Court Should Reject Google Book Search Settlement UPDATE: The U.S. Department of Justice opposes a proposed settlement of the lawsuit over Google's books search engine.
• Football Tackles Digital Age: Twitter, Facebook, Instant Video Pro and college football teams balance guarding their practice strategy, protecting broadcast rights, and pleasing video-happy fans.
• RealDVD Ruling: Should You Care? If you want to be able to use your legally purchased content fairly, here's what you need to know.
• Why Pick on RealDVD? The MPAA has won the first round, but the case targets RealNetworks' careful DVD backup software over other movie-copying methods.
• Judge Rules Against RealDVD Movie Copying Software RealNetworks lost a key ruling in a case over its RealDVD software, which lets users copy DVD movies to their computer.
• Pirate Bay Sale is Sinking The convicted pirate file-sharing site may not be able to afford to go legit.
• Frequently Asked Photo Questions for July Dave answers reader questions about reusing photos from the Web, taking photos in low light, and more.
• Murky Waters: The AP's New Content Protection Plan The news co-op wants to protect its content, but the specific expectations are unclear and could impede information exchange.
• Men are Bigger Pirates, Study Finds Most users believe online music should be free, and many are unaware of digital media copyrights.
• RIAA Wins, Usenet.com Loses in MP3 Copyright Suit Bloggers react to the latest MP3 filesharing lawsuit. Here's a roundup of their opinions.
• The Pirate Bay Promises to Share the Loot The reformed pirate site is banking on a new model that will both cost and pay its customers.
• 5 Traps the (New) Pirate Bay Must Avoid If the new owners want The Pirate Bay to thrive, it might want to heed this advice.
• Will a Legal Pirate Bay Thrive? (Hint: No) New owners plan to transform the controversial torrent site into a legitimate business, but they're likely to face an uphill battle.
• Music Piracy Case Begins Retrial The retrial of Jammie Thomas-Rasset, a Minnesota woman who was ordered to pay six music labels $222,000 in damages, begins Monday.
• Reports: DOJ Turns up the Heat on Google's Book Deal The DOJ is stepping up its inquiry into Google's book search proposed settlement.
• EU to Investigate Google Books' Copyright Policies German government suspects Google's business model is illegal in Europe, and it will propose that the European Commission open an inquiry.
• Manage Media on Any Device Convert tapes and records to digital, remove DRM, sync iTunes libraries, and more with these easy tips.
• Italian Courts Target Pirate Bay A prosecutor is expected to seek trial of The Pirate Bay founders, who were just convicted in Sweden.
• RealNetworks CEO Defends RealDVD to Court RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser testified in his company's RealDVD lawsuit with motion picture studios
• DVD Copying Case: Why You Should Care Once you purchase a hunk of media, is it or is it not yours to do with as you legally please?