UK ISPs Secretly Expand “Futile” Pirate Bay Blockade: “ In April, the UK High Court ruled that several of the country’s leading ISPs must censor The Pirate Bay since the site and its users breach…
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Government to consult on automatic porn censorship proposals: “The Government is to consult on proposals that would require internet service providers (ISPs) to offer to block customers’ access to pornographic material by default.” (Via OUT-LAW…
British Facebook hacker sentenced to eight months in jail: “A man who hacked into Facebook and claimed he wanted to help the company expose vulnerabilities to its system has been sentenced to an eight month…
High Court rules The Pirate Bay operators and users guilty of copyright infringement: “The operators of The Pirate Bay (TPB) website and its users are both guilty of infringing the copyright of rights holders in…
Sky follows BT in blocking Newzbin2: “Sky has blocked access to a copyright infringing website following a UK court order, the company has said.” (Via OUT-LAW News.)
BPI and MPA Demand UK Pirate Bay Blockade: “ It has always been presumed that the legal action to have Newzbin2 blocked in the UK was just the beginning for the music and movie studios….
Newzbin 2 operators launch software to counteract site-blocking measures, reports say: “A copyright-infringing website has developed software to circumvent technology BT has been ordered to use to prevent its customers accessing the site, according to…
Government already has network suspension powers if public order threatened: “The Government has the power to suspend communications networks in the interests of public safety or national security. Communications network operators have told MPs that…
Site Blocking: What the UK Government would prefer you not to see: “ It’s well known that internet blocking is easy to circumvent. Ofcom in today’s report ‘Site Blocking’ to reduce online copyright infringement admits…
UK Govt. Censors Concerns of Erroneous Piracy Allegations: “ Yesterday the UK government announced that following a report from regulator OFCOM, plans to block alleged copyright-infringing websites would be dropped. However, there was a second…