Interesting case developing in Canada… Post from: TorrentFreak isoHunt Takes on the CRIA in Court Last September, isoHunt decided to sue the CRIA looking for confirmation that the site is not doing anything illegal. In…
Post from: TorrentFreak Piracy Has Become Mainstream, Studies Show In recent years many studies have shown that a large chunk of Internet users share copyrighted files on P2P networks, and this number is rapidly increasing…
A Dirty Pun Tweaks China’s Online Censors: “A craze over a mythical beast conceived as an impish protest raises questions about China’s Internet censorship.” (Via NYT > Technology.)
Phorm CEO clashes with Berners-Lee at Parliament: “ Ertugrul demands privacy panel opt-in An exasperated Kent Ertugrul took on Sir Tim Berners-Lee in a tense encounter at a discussion on internet privacy at the Houses…
YouTube explains the UK music videos blocking issue. YouTube, the UK and the Performing Rights Society for Music: “We have invested a lot of time and effort trying to ensure that our community can find…
Amazon using DMCA to restrict Kindle content sources: “ Oh, Amazon. Just a couple weeks after the Authors Guild’s overzealous copyright-maximalist stance forced the bookseller to modify the Kindle 2’s text to speech feature, the…
Secret emails reveal sexing-up of Iraq dossier: “ Inquiry time? Opposition parties are today renewing calls for a proper investigation into the Iraq war because a Freedom of Information request has revealed senior officials were…
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French government accused of ‘Big Brother’ tactics over internet piracy 10 March, 2009 New law would punish illegal downloading by cutting off web access The French government has been accused of ‘Big Brother tactics’ over…
CoE – Countries Move Forward on Cybercrime Treaty: “(IDG News Service) Countries are ratifying the only global cybercrime treaty slower than expected, but many are closer to implementing it, a senior Council of Europe official…