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This Week In Techdirt History: May 10th – 16th

This Week in 2016

• The Fight Over Copyrighting Klingon Heats Up, And Gets More Ridiculous
• Judge Says Copyright Case Against Star Trek Fan Film Can ‘Live Long’ And Possibly ‘Prosper’
• David Patraeus, Who Leaked Classified Info To His Mistress, Says Snowden Should Be Prosecuted
• ‘The Revolution Will Be Digitized’: Panama Papers Leaker Speaks Out
• HBO Abuses The DMCA Process In The Name Of Game Of Thrones Spoilers
• Stakes Are High In Oracle v. Google, But The Public Has Already Lost Big

This Week in 2011

• AC/DC Says Their Songs Will Never Be Available For Download; Rest Of Internet Laughs
• AP Apparently Less Concerned About Others’ Copyrights; Sued For Infringing By Courtroom Artist
• BMI Says A Single Person Listening To His Own Music Via The Cloud Is A Public Performance
• Son Of COICA: PROTECT IP Act Will Allow For Broad Censorship Powers, Even Granted To Copyright Holders
• Senator Schumer Wants To Censor Google & Apple; Displays Ignorance Of Law
• Could BitTorrent Be The Distributed Social Network People Have Been Clamoring For?

This Week in 2006

• What Should Be Allowed When It Comes To Mobile Phone Snooping?
• Utility Computing Still The Next Next Big Thing
• Network Neutrality Actually Benefits Telcos
• Hollywood’s DRM Obsession Continues To Hold It Back
• Doctors Addicted To Publishing Reports About Internet Addiction
• Law Introduced To Ban Social Networks And IM From Schools And Libraries