BBC News: Seven million ‘use illegal files’
BBC News: Seven million ‘use illegal files’ Page last updated at 23:01 GMT, Thursday, 28 May 2009 00:01 UK Around seven million people in the UK are involved in illegal downloads, costing the economy tens…
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Harvard professor says downloading is ‘fair use’
Harvard professor says downloading is ‘fair use’: “Downloading music without the permission of the copyright holder should qualify for copyright laws’ exemptions for ‘fair use’, a Harvard academic has said. Partial responsibility lies with the…
Billy Bragg calls three-strikes lobbying ‘shameful’
Billy Bragg calls three-strikes lobbying ‘shameful’: “Record labels have given up on copyright law and are trying to make internet service providers (ISPs) fight their battles for them in a ‘shameful attempt to pass [on]…
Major law firm drops filesharing threats
Major law firm drops filesharing threats: “ Staff continue ‘bullying’ at smaller outfit Exclusive Davenport Lyons, the high profile London media law firm, has dropped its mass letter writing campaign on behalf of copyright holders,…
Danish Pirate Bay Block Sets Sail for Supreme Court
(Via TorrentFreak.) Danish Pirate Bay Block Sets Sail for Supreme Court: “ A Danish appeals body has accepted a petition from Telenor to take a High Court decision ordering it to block The Pirate Bay,…
Taiwan Bans Torrent Sites, Brings in 3 Strikes for File-Sharers
(Via TorrentFreak.) Taiwan Bans Torrent Sites, Brings in 3 Strikes for File-Sharers Yesterday Taiwan passed revisions to its copyright laws which hit file-sharing pretty hard. The amendment makes it a crime to use P2P technology…
IP minister rules out ‘three strikes’ disconnection law
IP minister rules out ‘three strikes’ disconnection law: “The Government minister responsible for intellectual property has ruled out a ‘three strikes’ law denying internet access to illegal file sharers. David Lammy said cutting off users…
Pirate Bay judge and pro-copyright lobbyist accused of bias
Pirate Bay judge and pro-copyright lobbyist accused of bias: “ Defence lawyer demands retrial The judge in The Pirate Bay trial has been accused of bias, after Sweden’s national radio station revealed that Thomas Norström…
Mobile Broadband Providers Block The Pirate Bay
(Via TorrentFreak.) Mobile Broadband Providers Block The Pirate Bay Starting today, BT Mobile Broadband users are disallowed access to the largest BitTorrent tracker on the Internet, instead they get a ‘content blocked’ message. This proactive…
Pirate Bay guilty verdict: Now what?
Pirate Bay guilty verdict: Now what?: “ Setting sail for the Supreme Court The four men behind BitTorrent tracker website The Pirate Bay were handed stiff sentences of one year each this morning and ordered…