Committee launches a new inquiry into the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights Online – UK Parliament: “Committee launches a new inquiry into the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights Online 10 November 2010 The Culture, Media…
EU Parliament backs ACTA with few reservations: “The European Parliament has welcomed a controversial international intellectual property treaty as a ‘step in the right direction’ but has reiterated calls for clarity on the impact of…
The Crown Prosecution Service Press Release on Gareth Hemingway: “Conviction for uploading racist videos to YouTube 15/11/2010 The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has successfully prosecuted a man for distributing racially inflammatory recordings after he uploaded…
Child pornography: MEPs doubt effectiveness of blocking web access Justice and home affairs – 22-11-2010 – 15:55 Committee : Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Blocking access to web sites containing child pornography may not…
Police-baiting website Fitwatch returns: “ Back and fitter than ever – not that it ever really went away The British website briefly removed from the sight of some web surfers by the Met Police’s e-crime…
Content is ‘made available’ in jurisdiction where server is located, rules High Court: “A company is responsible for ‘making available’ internet-hosted material in the country where its host server is based, not in the country…
Latest Harry Potter Film Leaks on BitTorrent Before Theater Premiere: “One of the most interesting leaks of the year has just occurred with the appearance of the first 36 minutes of Harry Potter and the…
Senate Hearing on Digital Trade Protectionism: “posted by Heather West, Policy Analyst This afternoon Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon put the spotlight on an issue close to our heart and business operations: the need to…
EU – Net neutrality – the way forward: “(RAPID) Neelie Kroes, European Commission Vice-President for the Digital Agenda, Speech at European Commission and European Parliament Summit on ‘The Open Internet and Net Neutrality in Europe’,…
UK – Met Police take down protest advice blog: “(ZDNet UK) A website that offered advice to protesters has been shut down at the behest of the Metropolitan Police, prompting criticism from a legal human…