A new court ruling in New York said that the so-called network DVR, which records programs on a faraway computer rather than on the device itself, does not violate copyright law.

Between used books and pirated copies offered for illegal download, the textbook industry has begun to transition to other models of distribution and sales.

A lawyer for the maker of Bratz dolls said that he had sought a mistrial because of an ethnic slur made by a juror who has been dismissed from the copyright infringement case brought by Mattel.

Defendants and plaintiffs in two related copyright infringement lawsuits against YouTube have reached a deal to protect the privacy of millions of YouTube watchers.

The effort may offer a prominent definition of the important but vague doctrine of “fair use,” often a contentious issue in the blogosphere.

Canada’s CTV network purchased the exclusive rights to a beloved hockey theme song associated to a program on a rival broadcaster.

The effort may offer a prominent definition of the important but vague doctrine of “fair use,” often a contentious issue in the blogosphere.

The cover of “Goodnight Bush” looks almost exactly like “Goodnight Moon” and uses a similar rhyme scheme. But there the thematic similarities end.

The decision appears to be a sign that Microsoft is retrenching in some areas of Internet search in the face of competition from Google, the industry leader.