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Chinese Counterfeiters Rip-off An Entire Apple Store
Three copycat Apple stores have been discovered in a small Chinese city by a US blogger
Digital Cold War Breaks Out Between Web Sheriffs
A 'digital Cold War' has been declared between British and Russian anti-piracy companies
YouTube: Profits Still In The Pipeline
YouTube is growing at a staggering rate, but its profits are always just round the corner, says David Jamieson
Vaizey Says ISPs’ High Court Challenge Is ‘Odd’
Communications Minister Ed Vaizey is not amused by High Court challenges from BT and TalkTalk to the DEA
Silicon Roundabout Asks For Copyright Overhaul
British tech firms have urged the Coalition government to change copyright law
US Calls For Extradition Of UK Web Pirates
A US agency official has said that .com or .net addresses fall under their jurisdiction in piracy battle
Court Date As Hollywood Seeks BT Injunction
Hollywood studios want the High Court to force BT to block access to a file-sharing website
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
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
Internet Regulation Needed, Sarkozy Tells Tech Bosses
French President Nicolas Sarkozy lectured tech leaders before the G8 summit
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
Amazon Says e-Books For Kindle Outsell Paper
The success of Amazon's e-reader has only stimulated speculation that it will launch a general purpose tablet
Hargreaves Report Demands Copyright Overhaul
Britain's IP framework is unsuitable for the digital age and must be updated, according to a new report
IP Review To Recommend Digital Rights Clearinghouse
The Hargreaves report into IP reform looks set to propose a rights exchange to boost the UK's digital economy
US Law To Let Federal Government Shut Pirate Sites
A proposed US federal law would allow the US Department of Justice to shut down sites breaking copyright
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
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
Independent Internet Watchdog Proposed By ISPs
ISPs suggest an independent internet watchdog with the power to blacklist websites
BT Music Download Service To Combat File-Sharing
BT has confirmed plans to launch a not-for-profit music download service for its customers
Stallman: Only Victims Of Tyranny Should Use Facebook
Only victims of tyranny can justify use of Facebook says freedom activist Richard Stallman. He also spoke in favour of Julian Assange and against mobile phones
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
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
Healthcare Firm Hit With Software Piracy Fine
The Business Software alliance has settled with Leicester firm OCB Media Limited for over £19,000
Patent Evidence Grows Against Google’s Android
Oracle's claim that Google broke Sun's Java patents is backed by code, says an expert
ACS:Law File-Sharing Fiasco Astonishes Judge
Trying to drop file sharing cases, ACS:Law has got itself in a worse tangle
Nokia’s Free Ovi Music Service Killed By iTunes
The Ovi Music Unlimited service will be scrapped this year as Nokia admits DRM-free services win
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
ACS:Law Suffers Embarrassing Copyright Case Failure
Anti-piracy law firm ACS:Law has suffered an embarrassing defeat in its first file-sharing court case