BPI and MPA Demand UK Pirate Bay Blockade
BPI and MPA Demand UK Pirate Bay Blockade: “ It has always been presumed that the legal action to have Newzbin2 blocked in the UK was just the beginning for the music and movie studios….
censorship
Newzbin 2 operators launch software to counteract site-blocking measures, reports say
Newzbin 2 operators launch software to counteract site-blocking measures, reports say: “A copyright-infringing website has developed software to circumvent technology BT has been ordered to use to prevent its customers accessing the site, according to…
UK Government already has network suspension powers if public order threatened
Government already has network suspension powers if public order threatened: “The Government has the power to suspend communications networks in the interests of public safety or national security. Communications network operators have told MPs that…
Kazakh court rules to block popular blog site
Kazakh court rules to block popular blog site PETER LEONARD August 20, 2011 Kazakhstan barred access to the popular Livejournal blog platform on Friday, just a few weeks after a two-month ban on the similar…
Kazakhstan closes over 50 foreign websites due to extremist religious propaganda | Kazakhstan | Trend
Kazakhstan closes over 50 foreign websites due to extremist religious propaganda | Kazakhstan | Trend [02.09.2011 13:05] Kazakhstan closed over 50 foreign sites under a court ruling against ‘promoting religious extremism and terrorism,’ the Kazakh…
Digital Economy Act’s copyright provisions should be repealed, Lib Dem policy proposal says
Digital Economy Act’s copyright provisions should be repealed, Lib Dem policy proposal says: “Copyright laws set out in the Digital Economy Act (DEA) are ‘deeply flawed and unworkable’ and should be abolished, a Liberal Democrat…
Site Blocking: What the UK Government would prefer you not to see
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
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, British Government says
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.)
British Government scraps plan to block illegal filesharing websites | guardian.co.uk
Government scraps plan to block illegal filesharing websites | guardian.co.uk Business secretary Vince Cable says site blocking is too cumbersome and unworkable, and work is being done on other ways to tackle online copyright infringement…