LimeWire must share users’ liabilities for copyright infringement, says US court: “Peer to peer (P2P) software company LimeWire induced its users to infringe copyright by the unauthorised sharing of music and film files and shares…
Pressure Grows on Spain to Curb Digital Piracy: “Critics say it will be difficult to stop illegal downloading in the country because of the popularity of file-sharing sites and a perceived indifference to piracy as…
Hurt Locker Makers To Sue Thousands of BitTorrent Users | TorrentFreak Written by Ernesto on May 12, 2010 The makers of the Oscar-winning movie Hurt Locker have joined a very lucrative ‘pay up or else’…
ES – Spanish court rules that links to p2p content are legal: “(EDRI-gram) A civil court in Barcelona has recently ruled against SGAE (the Spanish collective society of authors and editors) in a case brought…
A user’s timetable to the Digital Economy Act: “ P2P: What happens next? Now that the Digital Economy Act has been passed by both Houses, what can internet users expect, and when? Quick answer: nothing…
Mandybill: All the Commons drama: “ Web-blocking goes through, orphan works fails Live TV and internet coverage allowed the nation to feel grubby as the Mandybill was shunted through the House of Commons late last…
Digital Economy Bill passed by House of Commons: “The Digital Economy Bill has been passed by the House of Commons and will become law before the general election. The Bill was passed amidst criticisms from…
UK – Indexing company liable for users infringement, says High Court (OUT-LAW News) A company which indexes and sorts postings to Usenet groups is liable for the copyright infringement of its users when they download…
Massive Protest Against UK Anti-Piracy Bill | TorrentFreak: “Massive Protest Against UK Anti-Piracy Bill Written by enigmax on March 19, 2010 As Feargal Sharkey, head of UK Music, speaks of his confidence that the massively…
EU Data Protection Supervisor Warns Against ACTA, Calls 3 Strikes Disproportionate: “(Michael Geist) Peter Hustinx, the European Data Protection Supervisor, has issued a 20-page opinion expressing concern about ACTA. The opinion focuses on three key…