ISPs will pay quarter of copyright notification costs, says Government: “Internet service providers (ISPs) will have to bear a quarter of the costs of the copyright protection systems to be set up under the Digital…
Proposed US law could force ISPs to block websites on piracy allegations: “The US Senate heard proposals this week for a new law which would give US authorities the right to block access by US…
Spanish court clears YouTube of copyright liability for uploaded videos: “YouTube is not liable for copyright infringement because users have uploaded video material from Spanish television station Telecino, a Madrid court has ruled. YouTube is…
ACS:Law’s mocking of 4chan could cost it £500k: “ Doin’ it for the lulz Off-the-cuff bravado aimed at internet pranksters has led to what must already rank as one of the worst ever data leaks,…
Iranian blogger gets 20 years: “ True price of freedom Canadian-Iranian journalist Hossein Derakhshan has been sentenced to nineteen and a half years in prison for crimes relating to his blog.… “ (Via The Register…
Spanish court throws out copyright infringement claims against youtube – The Inquirer: “Spanish court throws out copyright infringement claims against Youtube Says content owners must do their homework By Lawrence Latif Thu Sep 23 2010,…
Google releases censorship tools: “(BBC) Google’s new Transparency Report is a set of tools designed to show censorship levels around the globe. Civil liberty groups welcomed the tool but called on Google to provide even…
Extremist websites skyrocketing, says Interpol: “(BBC) The sharp growth in extremist websites is making recruitment much easier for al-Qaeda, according to Interpol head Ronald Noble. ‘The threat is global, it is virtual and it is…
ARTICLE 19 – 10 September 2010 WikiLeaks and Internet Disclosures The current debate around WikiLeaks highlights the potential of the internet to make previously secret information of public interest widely available. ARTICLE 19 calls for…
IP address-tracing software breached data protection law: “ Swiss court rules on Logistep The Swiss Federal Court has ruled that software which identified the internet protocol (IP) address of unauthorised music uploaders broke data protection…