BBC News: Time to take on the file sharers
BBC News: Time to take on the file sharers: By Chris Martin On 9 June, BBC commentator Bill Thompson wrote a critique of a joint venture between the BPI (British Phonographic Industry) and Virgin Media…
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Virgin warns illegal downloaders: stop or face prosecution
Virgin warns illegal downloaders: stop or face prosecution: The Independent, By Amol Rajan, Saturday, 7 June 2008 The age of illegal music downloads could soon be over. The UK’s largest provider of home broadband is…
RIAA: The Perpetual Litigation Machine
RIAA: The Perpetual Litigation Machine: The Recording Industry Association of America dropped a copyright infringement case against a New York family and refiled it with another judge. The original judge was to rule soon on…
France gets closer to ‘three strikes’ downloader web ban
France gets closer to ‘three strikes’ downloader web ban: International war on pirates part deux The globalisation of internet law continues apace, as French legislators press ahead next week with the ‘loi Hadopi‘. The purpose…
Virgin Media and BPI join forces to attack illegal filesharing
Virgin Media and BPI join forces to attack illegal filesharing: “ Let’s make threatening music together Virgin Media will launch a campaign against illegal downloading next week, when it’ll begin firing off warning letters to…
US Judge Says First-Ever RIAA Piracy Trial May Need a Do-Over
Judge Says First-Ever RIAA Piracy Trial May Need a Do-Over: “The judge who presided over the nation’s first file sharing trial says he is considering granting a retrial. The judge said that Jammie Thomas, who…
First European Anti-Piracy Disconnection
This is an article from: TorrentFreak First European Anti-Piracy Disconnection: The Finnish Government The last few months have turned the possibility of disconnecting file-sharers from the Internet into a hot topic. France has been at…
Best-Selling Author Turns Piracy into Profit
Best-Selling Author Turns Piracy into Profit ‘Since the dawn of time, human beings have felt the need to share – from food to art. Sharing is part of the human condition. A person who does…
TorrentSpy Won’t Pay $111 Million Fine
TorrentSpy Won’t Pay $111 Million Fine: “TorrentSpy lawyers said the torrent-tracking service won’t pay the $111 million judgment a U.S. judge levied against it. Attorney Ira Rothken said he would appeal one of the nation’s…
MPAA Demands $15 Million from The Pirate Bay
MPAA Demands $15 Million from The Pirate Bay This is an article from: TorrentFreak The movie titles they are claiming damages for are Harry Potter, Syriana, The Pink Panther and Walk the Line and the…