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    Info Gov. Cooper signs bill repealing ‘Blackbeard’s Law’; videographer continues litigation against state

    “The repeal came after eight years of litigation and is apparently triggered by the State’s realization that it had no legitimate defense to at least one of the federal court claims: that Blackbeard’s Law was a constitutionally prohibited ‘Bill of Attainder’ — a bill that targets and harms an...
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    North Carolina Faces New Federal Claims in Blackbeard Copyright Case

    The infamous pirate Blackbeard was once the scourge of the Atlantic but over 300 years later a different kind of pirate sails North Carolina’s waters. And a case heard at the United States Supreme Court has returned to Raleigh. On February 8th, 2023, filmmaker Frederick Allen of Nautilus...
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    Why Visit the Bahamas? Our Top 5 Diving Highlights!

    With four dive liveaboards departing from Nassau in our fleet, it's no secret that we love the Bahamas. We have 42+ years of experience running Bahamas dive trips, and that's because it's a fantastic destination! Though there are countless reasons to visit this stunning country, here's our new...
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    Queen Anne's Revenge Lawsuit Appealed To SCOTUS

    The underwater videographer accusing the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and the State of North Carolina of copyright infringement regarding images related to the Queen Anne’s Revenge has filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court’s July 2018 decision...
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    Blackbeard Project Videos Updated!

    Nautilus Productions LLC has added stock footage video clips from the Queen Anne's Revenge - Blackbeard Shipwreck Project to our YouTube channel. Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge Stock Footage - Nautilus Productions - YouTube
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    US State Changes Law To Steal Pirate Video

    US State Changes Law To Steal Pirate Video This article could get a bit confusing; it is about the US state of North Carolina changing an anti-piracy law so it could use the internet to copy and share somebody else’s documentary videos… which happen to be about pirates of the nautical variety...
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    N.C. Photographer Sues State Alleging Copyright Infringement of Shipwreck Images

    The state isn't talking about these lawsuits publicly. But since Allen filed his suit, a nonprofit set up to raise funds for the state's QAR project, Friends of the Queen Anne's Revenge, which is also named in the lawsuits, filed for dissolution in March. Allen filed an amended complaint in...
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    Friends Of Queen Anne's Revenge Non-profit Calls It Quits On Blackbeard Fundraising

    BEAUFORT — Lawsuits alleging copyright infringement have led to the dissolution of Friends of the Queen Anne’s Revenge, the nonprofit fundraising group for the QAR shipwreck project, but the state says work will continue. Wendi Oliver, former president of the Board of Directors for Friends of...
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