Juror Joanne Fraill, who used Facebook to contact a defendant, is now facing up to two years in prison
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Juror Faces Charges For Contacting Defendant Via Facebook
A juror in a major drugs trial is facing contempt charges after contacting one of the defendants on Facebook
Former Ofcom IT Chief Jailed For Fraud
Ofcom's ex-IT services chief has been jailed for defrauding the organisation out of more than £500,000
Attorney General Threatens Twitter Injunction Breakers
Twitter users could face prosecution for breaking privacy injunctions, Attorney General Dominic Grieve has warned
Lord Sugar Ordered To Remove Provocative Tweet
A tweet by Lord Sugar back in January was thought to be unfairly influencing jurors in an MP's expenses case
German Pirate Party Servers Seized By Police
The German branch of the Pirate Party, which campaigns for civil rights on the Internet, has been raided
Twitter Users Protest Footballer’s Disclosure Order
British injunction system under stress as footballer is named in a Scottish paper and thousands of tweets
Twitter User ‘Breaks’ Celebrity Injunctions
Lone tweeter challenges the role of online media in privacy law by revealing puported celebrity injunctions
ISPs Lose Judicial Review Of Digital Economy Act
BT and TalkTalk have failed in their bid to have the Digital Economy Act's copyright measures ruled illegal
Leaked Emails Heat Up Facebook Lawsuit
Developer Paul Ceglia says emails prove 50 percent of Facebook is his
Twins Lose Out In Facebook Case
The Winklevoss twins may be out of legal options after years of litigation against Facebook
Google Looks To Buy Nortel’s Patent Portfolio
Google, needing patents to fend off intellectual property litigation, has bid £560 million for Nortel's portfolio
Gosling Will Boost Google’s Defence Against Oracle
Google's hiring of Java creator James Gosling in the midst of a legal brawl with Oracle over Java patent infringement in Android is deeply tactical, says Clint Boulton
Google Brought To Book On Mega Digital Library Plans
Google's dream of scanning every book in the world suffered a setback in the US courts
Online Poker Chips Thief From Devon Jailed
A British hacker who pilfered billions of Zynga’s virtual poker chips faces years behind bars
XXX Porn Domain Set To Go Live
The top-level domain .xxx has been approved by ICANN and is set to go live in June or July
Prisons Struggling To Answer The Call Of ‘Cell’ Phones
The cost of finding thousands of phones smuggled into British prisons is taxing prison officers
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?
Update: Assange Extradited, 7 Days To Appeal
WikiLeaks' Julian Assange has seven days to appeal, after a judge ruled he should be extradited to Sweden
Nintendo Hacker Arrested In Spain
The Spanish police have arrested a man accused of hacking and leaking Nintendo users' data online
Assange Extradition Hearing Adjourned Until 24 Feb
Wikileaks' Julian Assange will hear on 24 Feb if he is to be extradited to Sweden, while US authorities hit a snag
Assange Faces Court, Anonymous Defaces “FBI Snitch”
As WikiLeaks' Julian Assange faces possible extradition, his supporters attacked an FBI informer online
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
FBI Issues 40 Warrants Over WikiLeaks
The FBI has taken action over Anonymous DDoS attacks that supported WikiLeaks
ACS:Law File-Sharing Fiasco Astonishes Judge
Trying to drop file sharing cases, ACS:Law has got itself in a worse tangle
Microsoft-Backed Consortium Still After Novell Patents
Microsoft, Apple, Oracle and EMC's consortium, CPTN Holdings, is apparently still intent on acquiring 882 Novell patents
Iceland Hits Back At WikiLeaks Investigation
The US ambassador has been called to explain why an Icelandic MP is under investigation over WikiLeaks
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
Patent Monopolies Threaten Open Source Innovation
If patent holders start picking on members of the open source community, innovation will suffer, warns Eric Doyle
Apple-Nokia Patent War Begins New Round
In an all-out patent row, Nokia has issued 13 complaints against Apple in Europe