Count page views, not site visits, when suing for internet libel: “Courts cannot assume that online material has been read without some evidence in libel cases, a court has ruled. The court cannot simply infer…
John Ozimek: A victory for the terrorists | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk Website censorship erodes the very freedoms that the home secretary purports to defend. John Ozimek, guardian.co.uk, Sunday November 02 2008 20.00 GMT…
(Via Techdirt.) UK Lawyers Video Game Piracy Shakedown Catching Plenty Of Innocent Bystanders: “Last time we checked in with UK law firm Davenport Lyons, they were trying to set up a shakedown process where they…
(Via Techdirt.) French Senate Approves 3 Strikes Law: “Despite the fact that the EU Parliament rejected the concept of a ‘three strikes’ law for kicking people off the internet, and warned member countries that such…
BBC News: Cybercrime wave sweeping Britain Cybercrime in the UK rose by more than 9% in 2007, according to a new report. Online identity firm Garlik’s cybercrime report claims that more than 3.5 million online…
New Statesman – Criminalising extreme porn Katy Taylor, Published 28 October 2008 Feminists are split over government plans to ban so-called extreme porn with some groups arguing censorship is not a real solution to the…
CBeebies actor is jailed for child pornography offences | Mail Online By James Tapper, Last updated at 2:55 PM on 02nd November 2008″ An actor who appeared in a BBC children’s TV series has been…
Index on Censorship: ‘There are more people working on censoring the Internet than developing it’ Yigal Schleifer is a correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor The successes of Harun Yahya show just how easy it…
French Senate passes bill to disconnect filesharers: “ Three strikes for les gratuittards The French Senate has overwhelmingly voted in favor of disconnecting Internet pirates, despite European Parliament’s direct opposition to the punishment.… “ (Via…
Alleged Holocaust denier allowed bail – Telegraph District judge says German extradition warrant ‘not valid’ and must be discharged. Fredrick Töben granted bail pending appeal by Germany but on strict conditions. By Joshua Rozenberg, 29…