Commission takes UK to court over alleged privacy law failings: “The European Commission is taking the UK to court, claiming that UK law does not protect citizens’ privacy as strongly as EU laws demand. The…
Your Quick Reference Guide to Current US BitTorrent Lawsuits: “If the dizzying array of movie producers, lawsuits, and law firms has your head spinning, don’t worry you’re not alone. We’ve put together a chart with…
Names Will be Named in Debbie Does Dallas Lawsuits: “For those with spouses, mates, girlfriends or boyfriends, explaining a copyright infringement lawsuit is not an easy matter. If you’re busted because you uploaded The Hurt…
At Least 40 John Does Strike Back Against the USCG: “Within the last few days, over 40 motions to quash have been filed by John Does accused of sharing ‘The Hurt Locker’ and ‘The Steam…
Hustler Targets 635 BitTorrent Users: “Just when you thought 20,000+ BitTorrent lawsuits wasn’t enough, 635 more are piled on. In a new round of lawsuits, LFP Internet Group (originally Larry Flynt Publications) filed their copyright…
German Porn Producer Files 670 New BitTorrent Lawsuits: “There’s a secret war against alleged BitTorrent infringers going on that’s beginning to compare in scope with the USCG lawsuits. This pursuit, however, doesn’t focus on independent…
Privacy International Plans Legal Action Against ACS:Law: “Slyck first reported on Friday of a massive breach of security at the ACS:Law website. We witnessed, much to our astonishment, at least a partial exposure of the…
ISP Sky Broadband Cuts off ACS:Law: “In the wake of the epic email database breach which was first reported here on Slyck.com, the omnidirectional broadside against the anti-piracy law firm ACS:Law continues. The ISP Sky…
Law firm could face first £500,000 data leak fine: “A law firm could be fined up to £500,000 by the Information Commissioner after the sensitive personal data of thousands of people was reportedly made public…
Is Europe’s shield for web hosts corroding away?: “OPINION: A gap is emerging between the way similar laws are being interpreted in the US and Europe that presents a threat to web hosts. In Europe…