Racist content on US server is within UK jurisdiction, says Court of Appeal: “The law of England and Wales applies to material published online, even if it is hosted on a server in another country,…
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…
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…
UK – Facebook takes down 30 prisoners' pages after victim taunts: (Guardian) Thirty Facebook pages have been taken down because prisoners were using them to taunt their victims, Jack Straw, the justice secretary, has revealed….
Teenager admits incitement to racial hatred over YouTube videos CPS, 17/02/2010 A 17-year-old youth has pleaded guilty to two charges of inciting racial hatred after he posted hate-filled videos on YouTube in what the Crown…
Worth reading this one…. Terrorism Act 2006 section 3 Internet Censorship powers have *never* been invoked: “ Back in October 2005 this Spy Blog article Terrorism Bill 2005 – part 2 of our comments asked:…
European court pulls plugs on terror stop and search: “ Another clumsy fail for the Home Office The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the UK police’s use of stop and search powers…
E-commerce law update includes ISP hate speech exemption: “ Dispensation granted for ‘mere conduits’ The Government has published Regulations that will absolve internet service providers (ISPs) and other digital service providers of responsibility for religion…