Digital Britain: A tax, a quango and ISP snooping
Digital Britain: A tax, a quango and ISP snooping: “ All in a day’s work for the modern bureaucrat Digital Britain Did anyone expect more from Stephen Carter CBE? The former Ofcom boss and No.10…
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Digital Britain: The Interim Report – Government outlines plans for UK’s digital transition
Digital Britain: The Interim Report – Government outlines plans for UK’s digital transition 014/09, 29 January 2009 Joint DCMS/BERR press release The Government has today published a plan to secure Britain’s place at the forefront…
Carter pledges file sharing snoop laws
Carter pledges file sharing snoop laws: “ And broadband for all Digital Britain Lord Carter’s interim report Digital Britain promises legislation to force ISPs to identify people using file sharing software, more promotion for DAB…
‘Lost’ Most Pirated TV-Show on BitTorrent
Post from: TorrentFreak ‘Lost’ Most Pirated TV-Show on BitTorrent Every week we take a look at the most downloaded TV-Shows on BitTorrent. Lost is traditionally one of the most downloaded TV shows. Last year, it…
Google Joins Fight Against BitTorrent Throttling ISPs
Post from: TorrentFreak Google Joins Fight Against BitTorrent Throttling ISPs: “ ISPs have been throttling BitTorrent traffic for years, but only recently has this become a hot topic. In collaboration with New America Foundation’s Open…
Online Pirates vs MPAA – The 2009 Oscars
Post from: TorrentFreak Online Pirates vs MPAA – The 2009 Oscars Last year we took a look at the excellent research carried out by Waxy’s Andy Baio, as he provided detailed piracy stats for every…
OiNK Uploaders Sentenced to Community Service
Post from: TorrentFreak OiNK Uploaders Sentenced to Community Service In October 2007, Operation Ark Royal achieved its aims. OiNK, one of the largest and most prestigious BitTorrent trackers, was shut down in a joint effort…
Sweden Considers Police Action Against File-Sharers
Post from: TorrentFreak Sweden Considers Police Action Against File-Sharers Swedish file-sharers have traditionally enjoyed a certain amount of freedom, but that could all change if the government gets its way. At the moment, the police…
All Major Canadian ISPs Slow Down P2P Traffic
Post from: TorrentFreak All Major Canadian ISPs Slow Down P2P Traffic Ignited by the Comcast fiasco in the US, the concept of net neutrality has certainly been brought into the mainstream. ISPs are rarely transparent…
Italy to Follow French 3 Strikes Model for P2P
Post from: TorrentFreak Italy to Follow French 3 Strikes Model for P2P In 2003, Silvio Berlusconi’s government passed some of the most aggressive copyright laws in Europe, but ultimately the authorities didn’t give them the…