Judge Orders BearTrapping.com to Reveal Subscriber IP Addresses: “A federal judge has ordered the operator of BearTrapping.com to reveal IP addresses of subscribers who may have had a part in the file sharing of 40…
EU law does not upset UK plan for file-sharer disconnection, says lawyer: “British ISPs may be forced to disconnect customers accused of file-sharing without the need for a court hearing, according to a legal expert….
McAfee Notes Brief Surge in BitTorrent Sites: “There’s at least one benefit to The Pirate Bay’s brief departure from the Internet in August – it showed the resiliency of the BitTorrent community. Even though the…
Is access to the internet now a human right?: “Can checking your e-mail really be a human right? Carphone Warehouse hopes so. After the Business Secretary, Lord Mandelson, announced his plans to disconnect persistent internet…
Illegal file-sharing sites up 300 per cent: Attempts to close down illegal file-sharing sites may simply spread the problem more widely, according to a new report. (Via Tech and Web from Times Online.)
Good online music services would beat punishment, say file-sharers: “The provision of appealing, legal online music services would be a more powerful incentive to stop illegal file-sharing than the proposed cutting off of internet access,…
Mandelson’s piracy tactics leave Tories with a dilemma: James Blunt, who wrote to Lord Mandelson on the vexed subject of internet piracy, called the internet service providers ‘drug pushers’ in an e-mail that the minister…
Article from: TorrentFreak, check out our new blog at FreakBits. “ ISP Threatens Legal Action Against UK Over Anti-Piracy Plans: Back in August the UK government announced tough plans for dealing with online piracy. While…
Music boss: Mandelson is wrong on internet pirates: “At this morning’s Cabinet Forum conference, Peter Mandelson announced the government’s plans to amend UK digital rights management, stating his intention of giving a fairer deal for…
Lord Mandelson unveils internet pirates suspension plan: “Persistent internet pirates will face an escalating series of sanctions which could end with their connection cut off, under plans unveiled by Lord Mandelson today. The Business Secretary…