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BT And TalkTalk Granted Final DEA Appeal
Internet service providers BT and TalkTalk will be given a final chance to get the Digital Economy Act repealed
German Pirate Party Wins 15 Seats In Berlin
Sea dogs climb aboard German ship of state on Talk Like a Pirate Day, calling for Internet freedom
Pirate Bay Founders Launch ‘Legal’ File-Sharing Site
Pirate Bay founders hope to avoid fresh accusations of copyright breaches with their new venture, Bayfiles
Hollywood Wins BT Block On Newzbin2 Pirate Website
BT has been ordered to stop its customers from accessing file-sharing website Newzbin2
Digital Cold War Breaks Out Between Web Sheriffs
A 'digital Cold War' has been declared between British and Russian anti-piracy companies
British Student Faces Extradition For Web Piracy
A student at Sheffield Hallam could be extradited to the US for linking to copyrighted content on his website
Salesforce Chatter Update Tweaks: First Look
The enterprise social media tool gets file-sharing capabilities and a 'Favorites' facelift
File-Sharing Grandmother Gets 3 Years’ Probation
58-year old nurse Anne Muir has escaped a jail term, after being convicted of illegal file-sharing
Scottish Grandmother Convicted Of File-Sharing
58-year-old Anne Muir has become the first person in Scotland to be convicted of illegally sharing music
ICO Slaps ACS:Law With £1,000 Data Breach Fine
The bad news continues for ACS:Law after the ICO issued it with a £1,000 fine for lax IT security
ACS:Law Could Pay Legal Costs
ACS:Law may be forced to pay defendants' legal costs due to its 'chaotic and lamentable' actions
Google’s Antipiracy Measures Will Never Be Enough
Whether or not Google is doing enough to combat piracy, the firm will pay because everyone wants their pound of flesh, says Clint Boulton
BT Music Download Service To Combat File-Sharing
BT has confirmed plans to launch a not-for-profit music download service for its customers
ISPs Start Court Action Over Legality Of DEA
BT and TalkTalk have begun to frame their arguments in a court bid to overturn the Digital Economy Act
Digital Economy Act Faces Further Delays
If the High Court grants a judicial review, the controversial act could be delayed until next year, amid further criticism
Judge Closes Book On ACS:Law File-Sharing Cases
All cases against file-sharers bought by ACS:Law have been dismissed - but will Andrew Crossley be fined?
ISPs And Publishers Told To Work Out File-Share Plans
The government has formed a working group to find a way to block illegal file-sharing sites
Judge Accuses ACS:Law Of Dodging Public Scrutiny
The Patents County Court won't let ACS:Law wriggle out of the controversy it has created
Despite Closure, ACS:Law Founder Could Face Bill
Although ACS:Law and MediaCAT have closed down, the men behind them could still be liable for legal costs
Ofcom To Review DEA’s Site-Blocking Measures
Is it even possible to block illegal download sites, Ofcom is asked, as anti-DEA pressure mounts
ACS:Law ‘Drops All File-Sharing Cases’
Andrew Crossley has told a court that his law firm, ACS:Law, has dropped its pursuit of file-sharers due to threats
Europe Calls For Tougher IP Laws
The European Commission believes that its own laws to combat online piracy are not tough enough
ACS:Law File-Sharing Fiasco Astonishes Judge
Trying to drop file sharing cases, ACS:Law has got itself in a worse tangle
Pirate Bay Defendant Heads For Supreme Court
One of the defendants in the Pirate Bay trial says he will take his appeal bid to the Supreme Court in Sweden
Film Industry Orders BT To Block File-Sharing Site
The Hollywood film studios'association has demanded that BT blocks access to Usenet indexing site Newzbin2
Pogoplug File-Sharing For Business: Review
The business version of Pogoplug eases file sharing for photo, video and document transfer
Court Closure As Limewire Runs Out Of Juice
The RIAA is celebrating the closure of Limewire, the word’s biggest music and film file-sharing service
Music Industry Knocked Back In Irish File-Share Case
An Irish high court judge has ruled that the disconnection of illegal file sharers may breach EU law
ACTA Moves Closer To Final Draft
The controversial international copyright agreement has made it through another round of negotiations