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…
UK-IPO backs international prosecutors’ network: “The UK Intellectual Property Office (UK-IPO) has given its backing to an international group of prosecutors in a bid to help fight cross-border intellectual property related crime.” (Via OUT-LAW News.)
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…
EUobserver: Commission backs internet users over content providers LEIGH PHILLIPS, 09.10.2008 @ 18:16 CET EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS – The European Parliament’s rejection of a proposed “three strikes” law – that would see internet users have…
Post from: TorrentFreak Court Deems Pirate Bay Block to be Illegal: “ This August The Pirate Bay was ‘censored’ in Italy following a decree from a public prosecutor. The Pirate Bay appealed the block and…
Legal Crackdown Jams Michael Moore’s ‘Slacker Uprising’: “Takedown letters go out after the documentary, distributed online as a free gift to the filmmaker’s fans, shows up on torrent sites. (Via Wired News.)
Germany Says Rapidshare Must Proactively Monitor Content For Infringement: “Another day, another awful legal ruling about file sharing. This time, coming out of Germany. A German court has told file hosting company Rapid Share that…