Pirate Bay loses trial: defendants face prison time, hefty fines: “ Co-founders will appeal decision It’s official – the four defendants in The Pirate Bay versus entertainment industry trial have been found guilty in a…
Pirate Bay accused found guilty Swedish court sentences four co-founders of notorious download site The Pirate Bay to a year in jail and a $3.6m fine The four co-founders of website The Pirate Bay have…
(Via Techdirt.) Pirate Bay Loses A Lawsuit; Entertainment Industry Loses An Opportunity: “Well, the verdict has come down in the trial against The Pirate Bay in Sweden, and it appears The Pirate Bay has been…
Post from: TorrentFreak The Pirate Bay Trial: The Official Verdict – Guilty While only a few weeks ago, it seems like an eternity since the trial of The Pirate Bay Four ended and the court…
British film board rejects ‘disturbing’ sexual torture film: “ Is Obscenity Law undermined by extreme porn? The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) have issued a rare rejection notice for a ‘disturbing and realistic’ DVD…
Secret European project to battle online jihad: “ ‘Significant’ international bid to block extremism The UK is collaborating with the German, Dutch and Czech governments on a secret research project on how to effectively block…
The Quick – and the Dead in the Water: “ Met Assistant Commissioner resigns following security breach Comment Quick by name, and for once, quick by nature. The speedy resignation of assistant Commissioner Bob Quick,…
How the government uses dirty data to legislate morality: “ So what’s a standard deviation? When it comes to sex and censorship, Government’s insistence that laws are ‘evidence-based’ is little more than hot air.… “…
Brussels to sue UK over Phorm failures: “ ICO and Phorm respond Updated The European Commission has revealed plans to sue the UK government over its failure to take any action against BT and Phorm…
Germany not a hard-line censor after all: “ Wikileaks.de suffers chronic lack of teutonic efficiency Rumours of state censorship in Germany may turn out to have been just a little exaggerated. However, plans for putting…