Copyright

Megaupload User Data Safe For “At Least Two Weeks”

Hosting companies Cogent and Carpathia agree to preserve user files for further two weeks

13 years ago

MEP Appointed To Scrutinise ACTA Resigns In Disgust

A key MEP protests the ACTA copyright treaty which could become European law in June

13 years ago

Anonymous Attacks Polish Websites For ACTA Support

Street protests and online hacking has hit Poland over its support for the controversial ACTA copyright agreement

13 years ago

Kroes Promises EU Cloud Strategy – Based On Angry Birds?

EU Internet Champion Neelie Kroes wants to unify regulations across Europe's states, so we can all play nicely

13 years ago

If MegaUpload Can Be Closed, Why Did We Need SOPA?

The MegaUpload case shows the US government can already enforce its copyright abroad. The world is asking why SOPA was…

13 years ago

SOPA and PIPA Acts Officially Shelved

SOPA and PIPA have been officially put on hold. They may be revived, or may be replaced with other anti-piracy…

13 years ago

The SOPA Protests: What Next?

After the site blackout, what can non-US citizens do to protest a law which would damage the World's Intenret, asks…

13 years ago

SOPA Is Back, And Sir Tim Berners-Lee Is Out To Stop It

As the Stop Online Piracy Act comes back on Congress's schedule, the father of the Web speaks out against it

13 years ago

SOPA Set To Return In Different Form

The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) has been halted for the time being, but recent remarks suggest it is likely…

13 years ago

Andrew Crossley Suspended For Two Years

Copyright "troll" Andrew Crossley has been suspended from practicing law for two years and ordered to pay costs

13 years ago

SOPA Is Gone But The US Internet Dictatorship Is The Real Problem

SOPA may have gone but there are still laws and policies which impose US standards on the rest of the…

13 years ago

US SOPA Bill Killed In Congress

The SOPA Anti-piracy bill has been scuttled, but the Senate's PIPA bill sails on

13 years ago

Judge Rules British Student Can Be Extradited

Richard O' Dwyer, who ran TVShack.net, loses appeal against extradition

13 years ago

Obama Kicks SOPA Back For More Discussion

A White House blog post has sent the anti-piracy SOPA bill back to the drawing board

13 years ago

Google Dismisses Murdoch’s Piracy Allegation Tweets

Rupert Murdoch calls Google a piracy leader for returning results that might infringe copyright

13 years ago

Sweden Grants Religious Recognition To File-Sharing Church

Sweden has accepted that a "church" which believes in file-sharing as a religion: a move that will not please the…

13 years ago

European Court Says Gov’ts Can’t Force ISPs To Snoop

A European ruling says ISPs can't be forced to monitor user traffic for copyright violations

13 years ago

EC Calls For European Copyright Revamp

European Commission vice president Neelie Kroes has argued that current copyright system is not working

13 years ago

BT Given Two Weeks To Block Newzbin2

BT has been given 14 days to block access to the file-sharing Website Newzbin2, and must pay the costs

13 years ago

Jobs Was Wrong To Call Android A ‘Stolen’ Product

Steve Jobs' description of Android as 'stolen' is unfair, but his anger that Google developed its own mobile OS knew…

13 years ago

Ofcom’s ‘Three Strikes’ Fileshare Policy Due In 2013

Ofcom will start sending letters to alleged file sharers in 2013 under the Digital Economy Act

13 years ago

Lib Dems Mount Digital Economy Act Challenge

The Liberal Democrats have fulfilled a promise to challenge the Digital Economy Act in a Parliamentary debate

13 years ago

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

13 years ago

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

13 years ago

Jeremy Hunt To Press Google On Copyright

The culture secretary wants a new front in the war on online copyright infringement with the help of Google

13 years ago

Pirate Bay Founders Launch ‘Legal’ File-Sharing Site

Pirate Bay founders hope to avoid fresh accusations of copyright breaches with their new venture, Bayfiles

13 years ago

Security Most Pressing Issue For Readers

Security concerns you more than broadband coverage and patents. Next up: Did you take work on holiday?

13 years ago

UK Government’s IP Changes Will Legalise CD Ripping

The Digital Opportunity report is set to shake up intellectual property laws to make them fit the digital age

13 years ago

Is Apple Trying To Beat Android… Or Destroy It?

Apple and Google may need each other, but Clint Boulton believes Steve Jobs wants to kill Android to settle scores…

13 years ago

BBC iPlayer Goes International On iPad

Viewers outside the UK can pay to download BBC content on their iPads as iPlayer goes global

13 years ago