Major ACTA Leak: Internet and Civil Enforcement Chapters With Country Positions: “(Michal Geisnt) On the heels of the leak of various country positions on ACTA transparency, an even bigger leak has hit the Internet. A…
(Entry by Dr. Yaman Akdeniz) Good news and bad news at the same time. Glad the Lords thought the government’s plan was no good but at the same time they offered “court ordered blocking powers”…
A must read…. BBC News – Is it time to defend our rights? Copyright is not the only thing that matters online, says Bill Thompson John Young is a brave and tenacious man, an architect…
ISP did not authorise customers’ copyright infringement, says Australian court: “An ISP was not liable for the copyright infringement of its customers, an Australian court has ruled, in what the judge claimed was the world’s…
MPs, Lords question human rights compatibility of Digital Economy Bill: “The Government must provide more detail on exactly how alleged copyright infringers will be cut off from the internet before a file-sharing disconnection law is…
Government denies Wi-Fi operators copyright exemption: “Cafes, pubs, universities and libraries that offer wireless internet access will not be granted a special exemption from measures aimed at tackling copyright infringement, the Government has said.” (Via…
IP address in anti-piracy probe was not personal data, says French court: “A French music collecting society did not breach data protection rules when it collected the internet protocol (IP) address of an internet user,…
LibDems back copyright takedowns: “ Last minute amendment spooks ISPs Mandybill The LibDems shadow culture minister in the Lords has tabled an amendment allowing the Courts to grant injunctions against ISPs – blocking off sections…
UK Lord Provides Overview of File-Sharing Threat Schemes | FreakBits UK Lord Provides Overview of File-Sharing Threat Schemes March 2, 2010, by enigmax 2 In yesterday’s House of Lords debate on the Digital Economy Bill,…
(Via TorrentFreak.) UK Says ‘No’ To Disconnecting File-Sharers, Sort Of: “ In November 2009, details finally became public concerning the UK Digital Economy Bill, which aimed to turn elements of Lord Carter’s Digital Britain report…