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…
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…
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…
Government file-sharing options rejected by industry
Government file-sharing options rejected by industry: “None of the Government’s proposed solutions to illegal file-sharing received the backing of the two main industries involved, the internet service provider (ISP) and content industries. The Government will…
Music Piracy Not That Bad, Industry Says
Post from: TorrentFreak Music Piracy Not That Bad, Industry Says: “ Every year, RIAA’s global partner IFPI publishes a digital music report, which can be best described as a one sided view of the state…