Turkey’s state Telecommunications authority asks Youtube to create Turkish version: “Turkeys telecommunications authority has reportedly asked famous video-sharing website Youtube to launch its Turkish version to be unblocked in the country.” (Via Today’s Zaman, your…
Largest spam gang fined $15m by US court$: A US district court has ordered the largest known ‘spam gang’ to pay $15.5 million ($£9.4 million) for sending e-mails estimated to have accounted for as much…
Wikileaks Says It Has Half-a-Million 9/11 Pager Messages: “The document-leaking site Wikileaks says it’s preparing to release 500,000 intercepted wireless pager messages from a 24-hour period encompassing the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. (Via Wired…
Lisbon Treaty could strengthen EU powers in IP and data protection: “The European Union has strengthened its powers to change intellectual property and data protection laws in future, according to one EU law expert. The…
Cartoon smut law to make life sucky for Olympic organisers: “ Internet + iffy logo = Ha ha! Government zeal in pursuing anyone suspected of harbouring paedophilic tendencies may shortly rebound – with unintended consequences…
CA – Government Introduces Mandatory Child Porn Reporting Law: “(Micheal geist) The Justice Minister has tabled the Child Protection Act (Online Sexual Exploitation). Bill C-58 creates a mandatory disclosure requirement on Internet providers where they…
Rough Week for the BitTorrent Community – SceneTorrents Closes: “Every few years, the file-sharing community goes under a series of significant changes that truly alters the landscape. Two of the 3 major BitTorrent websites, The…
isoHunt: Last Stand in Canada: “The Pirate Bay and Mininova are still around, but crippling legal pressure has gutted Mininova’s index. Similar legal pressure and technological necessity forced The Pirate Bay to shut their tracker…
Norwegian consumer group will mount legal challenge to Facebook terms: “A Norwegian consumer protection agency is preparing a legal challenge to Facebook and other social networking companies, accusing them of operating ‘in a legal vacuum…
EBay fined by Paris court over sales of authentic perfumes: “A French court has told internet auction site eBay that it cannot allow sales of luxury goods without the brand owner’s permission. EBay has been…