Site Blocking: What the UK Government would prefer you not to see: “ It’s well known that internet blocking is easy to circumvent. Ofcom in today’s report ‘Site Blocking’ to reduce online copyright infringement admits…
UK Govt. Censors Concerns of Erroneous Piracy Allegations: “ Yesterday the UK government announced that following a report from regulator OFCOM, plans to block alleged copyright-infringing websites would be dropped. However, there was a second…
New website blocking regulations not on the agenda, Government says: “The Government has sidetracked plans to create new website blocking laws following a recommendation from the UK’s telecoms regulator.“ (Via OUT-LAW News.)
Individuals will have to pay to contest copyright infringement warnings, Government says: “Internet users who risk being blacklisted as illegal file-sharers will have to pay £20 to appeal against warning letters they receive about their…