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Blackballed by PayPal, Scientific-Paper Pirate Takes Bitcoin Donations

Bitcoin has been used by outlaws of all sorts, but this time the outlaw is a young scientist from Kazakhstan breaking through the paywalls of academic journals.

Alexandra Elbakyan, the woman behind SciHub, at a conference at Harvard in 2010.

Tech

JPEG on the Blockchain: Image Format Creator Believes Tech Can Fight Copyright Theft

A blockchain-based system might better flag fakes and prevent copyright violations, technical committee JPEG says.

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Finance

Dish Network Files Patent for Blockchain-Based Anti-Piracy System

The satellite TV firm's newly published patent application details a means to combat online piracy using blockchain.

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Markets

Korean Conglomerate CJ Develops Blockchain for Music Copyright

CJ, one of South Korea's largest conglomerates, is developing a blockchain-based music copyright management system.

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Who Is Wei Liu? Second Copyright Filing Appears for Bitcoin White Paper

Craig Wright now has a legal rival for claimed authorship of the bitcoin white paper, as a second registration is filed with the U.S. Copyright Office.

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Craig Wright Attempts to Copyright the Satoshi White Paper and Bitcoin Code

Craig Wright has filed copyright registrations for the original Satoshi white paper and bitcoin code with the U.S. Copyright Office.

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Baidu's Blockchain Photo App Launches With Its Own Token

Chinese internet search giant Baidu has created a proprietary token to power its new blockchain-based photo validating and sharing service. 

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Intel Thinks Blockchain Could Power a Next-Gen Media Rights Manager

Tech giant Intel has moved to protect a custom system for digital rights management built on a blockchain.

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Coders Beware: Licensing Issues Abound for Ether Apps

Lawyers take a look at the challenges involved in using ethereum's open-source code, and what they claim are its potential pitfalls.

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Fight for Your Right: Universal Music Veteran Launches Ethereum IP Platform

A newly funded startup called Blokur aims to use the ethereum blockchain to better manage rights within the music industry.

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