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Legal Eye: File-sharers under fire
Comment As ISPs control access to the internet, they are under increasing political pressure to assist in policing internet activity on their networks. Meanwhile Italy's deputy prosecutor Giancarlo Mancusi has ordered the... [03 Sep 2008]
ISPs face fresh threat from file-sharing laws
News ISPA said it is committed to finding a "practical" solution to address intellectual rights' holders desire to issue notices to individual pirates. The government has renewed its threat to introduce laws to force... [18 Jun 2008]
Legal Eye: Is it wise to hit ISPs over file-sharing?
Comment Perhaps most concerning is the potentially energising effect full-on coercion may have on the pirates themselves. Politicians are threatening ISPs with penalties if illegal downloading doesn't stop. But... [22 Feb 2008]
ISPs asked to cut off music pirates
News The music industry is calling for ISPs to cut off serious copyright offenders as part of its offensive on digital music piracy. The annual digital music report from music industry body IFPI said ISPs... [18 Jan 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: School's out - so watch out
Comment When I was a kid I escaped the parental eye by heading out over the empty fields to a fantasy world of camping, cowboys and Indians, pirates and warfare. We are going to have to build a bigger net for starters, and then... [21 Aug 2006]
Would-be World Cup pirates warned 'you're being watched'
News A London law firm has contacted an undisclosed number of ISPs and websites to warn them not to host any illegal streams of World Cup football matches. A spokeswoman for Baker & McKenzie told silicon.com: "On behalf of... [09 Jun 2006]
ISPs ordered to hand over file-sharer details
News The High Court has ordered 10 ISPs to hand over the customer details of 150 individuals accused of illegally sharing and downloading desktop software on the web. BT, NTL, Telewest and Tiscali are among the... [31 Jan 2006]
Don't restrict data retention powers, says CMBA
News If the legislation is passed it is likely to put a substantial financial burden on telecoms operators and ISPs. Cyber-rights groups have accused the entertainment industry of attempting to hijack the European Union's... [25 Nov 2005]
Record labels' legal blitz hits 31 more music pirates
News The court order marks the second round of the BPI's action against music pirates. The High Court has granted the BPI (British Phonographic Industry) an order requiring six ISPs to give up the names and... [11 Mar 2005]
Digital rights management 'could threaten privacy'
News Music pirates have found their identities shared with record industry watchdogs as a result of information gathered by their ISPs. This information is then combined with users' data as detained by... [08 Feb 2005]
Online music pirates will be collared within days
News The court action gives the ISPs 14 days to reveal the song-swappers' details, including names and addresses, so the BPI can start to take action against them. He added, however, that the High Court order was necessary as... [15 Oct 2004]
French police smash key piracy ring
News In order to identify the culprits, the police questioned ISPs about the email addresses the pirates had left on the site. The French police have smashed a significant network selling and exchanging... [22 Jul 2003]
Verizon forced to betray customers in file sharing row
News US internet service provider Verizon is to bow to recording industry pressure to reveal the identities of four alleged music pirates. The Court of Appeals decision confirms our long-held position that music... [05 Jun 2003]
Update: BT accused of being the 'music pirates' friend'
News The BPI is developing contacts among UK ISPs as part of its online anti-piracy strategy and is keen to ensure that the interests of both ISPs and BPI members are properly addressed in these discussions. [20 Mar 2003]
BT accused of being 'music pirates' friend'
News Surprisingly, despite the assumption that file-sharing has accounted for a massive rise in piracy, and is by and large a phenomenon among the young, the artists who most commonly fall victim to the pirates are, with a... [17 Mar 2003]
