file sharing piracy
ISPs face fresh threat from file-sharing laws
News The government has renewed its threat to introduce laws to force ISPs to control online music and film piracy and file-sharing. A music industry survey this week found that the average... [18 Jun 2008]
Europe: Don't ban internet file-sharers
News A parliamentary statement read: "[The European Parliament] underlines that on the battle against digital piracy, the solution should not be to criminalise consumers who do not intend to make profit out of their actions. [14 Apr 2008]
Legal Eye: Is it wise to hit ISPs over file-sharing?
Comment Culture secretary Andy Burnham clearly thinks the spread of online piracy dangerously undermines the entertainment industries and dilutes the value of copyright law. Certainly, ISPs should discourage illegal activities -... [22 Feb 2008]
Woman hit with $220k bill in file-sharing case
News When the Riaa does sue individuals, settlements and judgments are generally reinvested into the group's anti-piracy programme, said a Riaa spokesman. The ensuing legal battle marked the first time the recording industry... [05 Oct 2007]
Google accused of helping P2P pirates
News Google has been accused of helping website operators who are being sued for enabling online movie piracy, court documents show. Last week News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch questioned YouTube's business model and the new CEO... [13 Feb 2007]
BitTorrent to pimp the silver screen?
News Eric Patterson, BitTorrent's general manager of consumer services, said: "We come to the table with a solution to piracy. Other companies that have struck net distribution agreements with studios are Amazon.com, Apple's... [29 Nov 2006]
James Bond beaten by pirates
News Among those file-sharing services being used were Mininova and TorrentSpy, according to Dr David Price, head of piracy intelligence at internet monitoring company Envisional. The trade... [22 Nov 2006]
Music industry takes aim at LimeWire
News LimeWire is "devoted essentially to the internet piracy of plaintiffs' sound recordings," the record companies charge in their suit. The recording industry continues to pressure... [07 Aug 2006]
Is BitTorrent moving into the mainstream?
News Long considered in Hollywood as part of an extensive and despised piracy tool kit, BitTorrent's file-sharing system will be used by Warner Bros to distribute films and TV shows starting... [10 May 2006]
ISPs ordered to hand over file-sharer details
News John Lovelock, director general at Fast, hailed it as a landmark case for the software industry in the battle against piracy but warned it is only the beginning. The High Court has ordered 10 ISPs to hand over the... [31 Jan 2006]
Kazaa ordered to block 3,000 keywords
News Ireland said: "This Audible Magic thing is something that [former music piracy investigator] Mister [Michael] Speck's known about for years. Justice Murray Wilcox has ordered the owner of Kazaa, Sharman Networks, to... [25 Nov 2005]
Parents and employers targeted in anti-P2P drive
News It is free, voluntary and for private use only and does not tip off any anti-piracy organisations. A free program released on Thursday, called Digital File Check, will uninstall or disable... [23 Sep 2005]
Kazaa copyright ruling "a milestone", says music industry
News Today's judgement shows that Kazaa - one of the biggest engines of copyright theft and the biggest brand in music piracy worldwide - is illegal," he said. This is a milestone in the fight against internet... [06 Sep 2005]
Kazaa must clean up users' behaviour, says judge
News Music Industry Piracy Investigations, a division of the Australian Recording Industry Association, seized hard drive images and other documents from the Sydney offices of Sharman, associated company Altnet and the homes... [05 Sep 2005]
Microsoft targeted as software piracy tops $90m
News File-sharing technologies such as BitTorrent also play a "significant" role in the piracy of software, music, films and books, according to the consultancy. Microsoft has just announced... [26 Jul 2005]
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