Links & Resources

Respect Copyrights: What is Copyright?

A site run by the MPAA with the goal of raising awareness. The MPAA began TV ads to promote this site in 2003.

KICK Internet Piracy.

Founded by SciFi author Harlan Ellison, who aggressively enforces his copyrights in court, KICK was featured in a Wall Street Journal article in July of 2003.

BayTSP.

Founded in 1999 by Mark M. Ishikawa, BayTSP is an investigative firm specializing in tracking down illegal file sharing. They offer copyright tracking and brand protection via "Tracking-Security-Protection," and by sending ISP's take-down notices under the DMCA and Berne Convention, they have made themselves a reviled enemy of the P2P pirate community.

Pirated Sites!!

An important (and fun) website run by web designers Tim Murtaugh and Scott Devendorf. Pirated Sites!! puts the original site and pirate site side by side for comparison.

Copyright Kids.

The CSUSA maintains this site to help educate school-age kids on copyright issues. Since kids tend to do the opposite of what they are told, we're not all that optimistic just yet.

No Electronic Theft (NET) Act.

An analysis by the UCLA Online Institute for Cyberspace Law and Policy.

R.I.G.H.T.S.

The clever acronym for "Redistribution In Graphics Has To Stop." The site features excellent summaries of legal issues about copyright.

DVD Copy Control Association

A non-profit trade group that licenses the CSS anti-copying program to the DVD industry, and engages in legendary battles with the DeCSS pirates.

MPA | Anti-piracy

A page maintained by the MPAA - MPA with information about the types of and economic effects of movie piracy.

Copy Protection Technical Working Group

They hold public meetings to discuss standards and make technical presentations, but the meetings bar members of the press.

Yahoo! Groups: Copyrights.

A private forum with both those opposing infringement and those advocating infringement posting side-by-side; organized by people who have been victimized in the needlepoint industry. Requires an account with Yahoo! Groups.

loose|wire

A lively blog with gripes and musings about how technology affects all of us, authored by Dow Jones columnist Jeremy Wagstaff. Though not strictly about anti-piracy, Mr. Wagstaff has extensively covered piracy issues in his writings here.

Stop Piracy Now!

Our very own forum, hosted at Pyra Labs' Blogspot. We welcome your editorial contributions for consideration.

Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Signed into law in 1998, H.R.2281, the DMCA, is both loved and hated. This is a link to the actual text of the law.

DMCA Summary.

A (mostly) plain-English summary of the controversial legislation, presented in .pdf format.

U.S. Copyright Office, Copyright Basics.

Direct from the source. A thorough overview of copyright law, procedures and issues.

Fair Use of Copyrighted Works.

An advocacy page for promoting fair use in education by CETUS (Consortium for Educational Technology for University Systems)

Anti-Spam Research Group.

Part of the IRTF, the ASRG researches and proposes solutions to unwanted e-mail.

SpamBayes.

This free software, which works with Outlook, uses Bayesian techniques to can spam. You essentially "train" your computer to spot spam, and it's quite effective.

InBoxer.

This anti-spam software with a clever name is offered for a 21 day free trial.

ThiefWare.

With a stated mission to inform the public of unethical or disagreeable use of Internet technology and software.

Letter from the Chairman.

A letter from our founder, Mark Metz, about not supporting popup advertisers.

Parasiteware.

Parasiteware substitutes affiliate link codes to rob publishers of their commissions.

Scumware Top Stories.

Site dedicated to stopping Scumware, Spyware, Adware & Malware. Presented by JimWorld.

Federal Trade Commission, ID Theft Home Page.

You can report any suspicious contact or attempted theft of ID to the FTC at their Website, learn the steps to take if you think your identity has been stolen and obtain addresses and procedures for contacting the three major credit reporting agencies.

Web Wise Kids.

Develops and sponsors programs on Internet safety for adults and children.

The Electronic Freedom Foundation.

Sporting the tagline "Defending Freedom in the Digital World", we make special note of a feature on their site in August 2003 entitled "How Not To Get Sued By The RIAA For File-Sharing (And Other Ideas to Avoid Being Treated Like a Criminal)." (SPN's alternate suggestion: "stop stealing songs.")

Chilling Effects.

This site, the mere existence of which should give rational people everywhere the chills, takes the position that corporations and individuals are abusing copyright law to "chill" legitimate discourse. Puleeez.