Obama chopper plans leaked on file-sharing nets: “ Secret ‘Marine One’ copter blueprints seen at Tehran IP Confidential blueprints and specifications for the planned new US presidential helicopters have been accidentally leaked to the torrents…
New Zealand pulls back from guilt-by-accusation piracy law: “The New Zealand government has delayed by a month a controversial plan to allow internet users to be cut off just because they have been accused of…
OFT pursues first criminal action under Unfair Trading Regulations: “New criminal investigation powers granted to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) by consumer protection laws have been used for the first time. The OFT has…
Facebook: Governing the Facebook Service in an Open and Transparent Way by Mark Zuckerberg Today at 7:20pm Last week, we returned to our previous Terms of Use as we worked on a new set of…
Small ISPs reject call to filter out child abuse sites: “ IWF blocklist effective despite workarounds, charities argue ISPs have rejected a call by childrens’ charities to implement the government’s approved blocklist for images of…
Straw slaps ban on Iraq debate docs: “ Why appeal when you can veto? When the government decided not to appeal the Information Tribunal’s order to release Cabinet minutes related to the invasion of Iraq…
Spotify is really cool: https://www.spotify.com/en/ Music labels fight pirates through Spotify: “The days of paying for music over the internet — or illegally downloading free tracks — are numbered, according to artists, music companies and…
The beginning of the end? (Via TorrentFreak.) Music Industry Orders BitTorrent Blackout Last month, Eircom announced that at the behest of the music industry it will disconnect customers who are allegedly sharing copyrighted material. Initially…
BBC NEWS | Politics | Straw hit by internet fraudsters Page last updated at 16:00 GMT, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 Straw hit by internet fraudsters Justice Secretary Jack Straw has been the victim of Nigerian…
Three Strikes on Hold in New Zealand: “Those living in New Zealand can breathe a bit easier today, as the controversial ‘three strikes’ P2P policy is currently on hold. The measure is designed to intimidate…