Dutch Govt to Make Downloading a Crime, Block P2P Sites: “ Fred Teeven, the Secretary for Security and Justice wants to make downloading for personal use a crime, and to allow copyright holders to obtain…
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Totally Tolerant, Up to a Point: “For Geert Wilders, a Dutch parliamentarian and film maker, who calls for a ban on the Koran to act as the champion of free speech is a bit rich.”…
Hate Speech Allegations in Holland: Dutch Court to Prosecute Islam Critic: “An Amsterdam court ruled on Wednesday that populist Dutch politician Geert Wilders, an outspoken critic of Islam and maker of the anti-Muslim film ‘Fitna,’…
BREIN Takes out ‘Largest Illegal Top Site Ever’: “It seems that BREIN, the Dutch anti-piracy organization, is on a roll as it has announced the take down of Sparta. In November of this year, BREIN…
BREIN Nukes 75 BitTorrent Sites: “BREIN has apparently taken down no fewer than 75 Dutch based BitTorrent sites, as reported in their press release today. The 72 sites were part of an elaborate hierarchy and…
‘Notice-and-Take-Down’: “Dutch ‘Notice-and-Take-Down’ Code of Conduct issued Minister for Foreign Trade Heemskerk kicked off the ‘Notice-and-Take-Down’ Code of Conduct in The Hague. The Code sets out how internet companies are to handle reports about illegal…