(Via Techdirt.) French Senate Approves 3 Strikes Law: “Despite the fact that the EU Parliament rejected the concept of a ‘three strikes’ law for kicking people off the internet, and warned member countries that such…
French Senate passes bill to disconnect filesharers: “ Three strikes for les gratuittards The French Senate has overwhelmingly voted in favor of disconnecting Internet pirates, despite European Parliament’s direct opposition to the punishment.… “ (Via…
(Via Techdirt.) Big Guns Come Out In Effort To Show RIAA’s Lawsuits Are Unconstitutional: “People have been submitting this story nonstop, but I wanted to take some time to read the details before commenting on…
BBC News: Games firms ‘catching’ non-gamers Games firms are accusing innocent people of file-sharing as they crack down on pirates, a Which? Computing investigation has claimed. The magazine was contacted by Gill and Ken Murdoch,…
Belgian ISP wins reprieve in copyright infringement filtering case: “A Belgian internet service provider that had been ordered by the courts to filter out copyright-infringing material from its network has won a court reprieve. It…
Belgian judge reverses moon-on-stick music copyright ruling: “ Audible Magic meets network realities A Belgian judge who slapped a €2,500 per day fine on an ISP until it filtered its network for music copyright infringements…
Post from: TorrentFreak IFPI Wins Danish File-Sharing Case: “ A man who was tracked sharing over 13,000 music tracks on Direct Connect back in 2005 has lost his appeal. The Vestre Landsret, one of Denmark’s…
Music fans back legal downloads: “Nearly three quarters of online music pirates would be be put off by warnings from their internet provider, suggests a survey.” (Via BBC News.)
Disconnection still terrifies freetards: “ Despite being off the cards for now Disconnection still strikes fear into the heart of many freetards, a survey suggests, despite disappearing from the agenda this summer. A Memorandum of…
ISP Involvement May Stem P2P Usage in UK: “If studies and surveys are any indication of the truth, UK residents would put to an end their P2P ways if ISPs started getting involved with copyright…