UK.gov pushes £50,000 fine for online copyright infringement: “ Clampdown on commercial piracy The government has launched a consultation on plans to increase the maximum fine for traders in copyright-infringing material from £5,000 to £50,000…
Global Trail of an Online Crime Ring: “Prosecutors say their own informant stole millions of credit card numbers in a case that reveals how the Internet is enabling new crimes on a vast scale. (Via…
Home Office lost CDs on 3,000 workers: “ Details go missing in post The Home Office has lost the names, nationalities, passport numbers and dates of birth of 3,000 seasonal agricultural workers on two CDs…
Italian authorities attempt to take on Pirate Bay: “Italian internet service providers have attempted to block access to peer-to-peer (P2P) link-sharing site The Pirate Bay. The Pirate Bay claims that the action was taken on…
Teenager gets damages reduced after copyright ignorance claim: “A 16-year-old girl has successfully argued that she was too young to understand that her copyright-infringing downloading of music was unlawful. A US court said she will…
UK signs up to Rome I rules on cross-border contract disputes: “The UK Government has signed up to an EU deal on whose law should govern cross-border disputes over contracts. It says that the agreement…
Phorm papers reveal BT’s backwards approach to wiretap law: “ Would you trust these men with your network security? Exclusive BT’s long-held claim that legal advice said its Phorm trials did not breach wiretapping laws…
Some Websites Remain Blocked at Beijing Olympics: “Some websites remain inaccessible to reporters as the competition gets under way Saturday at the Beijing Olympics. (Via Wired News.)
CCC’s “Freedom Stick” circumvents China’s firewall, just in time for The Games Rumor has it that a large quantity of genetically-superior human beings are amassing in Beijing at the moment and attempting to squeeze into…
Snoop more, share less – Home Office spurns EU advice: “ Databases not safe, says database-loving gov Government responses to two outwardly unrelated bits of EU policy go a long way to explain what it…