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This Week In Techdirt History: May 31st – June 6th

This Week in 2016

• Independent Musician Sues Justin Bieber & Skrillex For Copyright Infringement… Over A Sample They Didn’t Use
• Oracle’s Lead Lawyer Against Google Vents That The Ruling ‘Killed’ The GPL
• Top Internet Companies Agree To Vague Notice & Takedown Rules For ‘Hate Speech’ In The EU
• This Is Bad: Court Says Remastered Old Songs Get A Brand New Copyright
• Investigation Shows GCHQ Using US Companies, NSA To Route Around Domestic Surveillance Restrictions
• Another Court Says Law Enforcement Officers Don’t Really Need To Know The Laws They’re Enforcing

This Week in 2011

• NBC News Produces Propaganda Video Highlighting NBC’s Views On Domain Seizures
• Hacking Egypt For Better Democracy
• Senators Want To Put People In Jail For Embedding YouTube Videos
• Talking About Why The PROTECT IP Act Is Bad News…
• RIAA Wants To Put People In Jail For Sharing Their Music Subscription Login With Friends
• Entertainment Industry Lawyer: The Public Domain Goes Against Free Market Capitalism

This Week in 2006

• War Propaganda Is Fun On Your Xbox 360
• How The Entertainment Industry Plans To Kill DVDs
• Can The Internet Destroy The Two Party Political System?
• Forget Astroturf, Fake Net Neutrality Commenters Popping Up Like Weeds
• Regulation For Regulation’s Sake
• DOJ Can’t Get Net Firms To Agree On Data Retention; Expect Legislation