New York Piracy Law Smells Fishy Says Pirates
New York Piracy Law Smells Fishy Says Pirates: “ The new law proposes to make the recording of films in a cinema a class A misdemeanor with penalties of up to a year in prison,…
6 May, 2008
US Broadband group: Some P2P blocking reasonable
Broadband group: Some P-to-P blocking reasonable: “A broadband trade group representative told the U.S. Congress that carriers should be allowed to practice network management and slow P-to-P network access. “ (Via Macworld.)
EU – Commission supports EU Coalition of Stakeholders against commercial sexual exploitation of children on the Internet
EU – Commission supports EU Coalition of Stakeholders against commercial sexual exploitation of children on the Internet: “(RAPID) Vice-President Barrot, Commissioner responsible for Justice, Freedom and Security, has expressed his strong support for the advanced…
Wikipedia goes to court to defend defamation immunity
Wikipedia goes to court to defend defamation immunity: “Wikipedia, the free, user-generated online encyclopedia, faces a court battle to protect itself from liability for everything that users post on the site. The company behind the…
RIAA Wants ISPs to Act on Piracy
RIAA Wants ISPs to Act on Piracy: “The RIAA’s Mitch Bainwol is back on Capitol Hill, and this time, he’s not touting how online piracy has been contained. Actually, quite the contrary. If there was…
Australian Bishops Urge Government to Ban Internet Porn
Australian Bishops Urge Government to Ban Internet Porn: “Australian Bishops have issued a new call to action titled ‘Internet Safety: A Pastoral Letter from the Catholic Bishops of Australia,’ a missive that takes special aim…
Cops demand more time in marathon OiNK investigation
Cops demand more time in marathon OiNK investigation: “ BitTorrent admin probe continues Cleveland police have again extended the bail granted to Alan Ellis, the administrator of Oink.cd, an invitation-only BitTorrent tracker shut down in…
Former beer pitchman admits to child porn charges
Former beer pitchman admits to child porn charges: Shannon Kari, Canwest News Service. Published: Monday, May 05, 2008 TORONTO – A Toronto actor previously featured in a series of high-profile beer commercials pleaded guilty Monday…
Tracking Down The Child Abusers (from The Northern Echo)
Tracking Down The Child Abusers (from The Northern Echo) Stories about child pornography are increasing. But is the crime more common, or its detection more effective? How do police catch paedophiles and what toll does…
The Guardian: CCTV boom has failed to slash crime, say police
The Guardian: CCTV boom has failed to slash crime, say police: “ It is hard to resist shouting ‘Told You So !’: CCTV boom has failed to slash crime, say police Owen Bowcott The Guardian,…