Digital Economy Act

Operation Payback Hackers Hit UK Government Site

The UK's Intellectual Property Office is currently offline, after being hit by the Operation Payback campaign

14 years ago

Music Industry Knocked Back In Irish File-Share Case

An Irish high court judge has ruled that the disconnection of illegal file sharers may breach EU law

14 years ago

Revenge Attacks Take Down Lawyer And Ministry Of Sound

Ministry of Sound and its lawyer have disappeared from the net as anti-piracy action faces an increased backlash

14 years ago

BT Dragged Into Porn Data Breach At Law Firm

UK telecoms giant BT is now caught in the fallout from the data breach at a "copyright bully" law firm…

14 years ago

File-Share Law Firm Exposes Personal Data

ACS:Law, known for its email campaigns against file-sharers, has inadvertently published an archive of personal data

14 years ago

UK Copyright Act Could Put Up Broadband Costs

Home broadband could cost more - as ISPs pass on the cost of the Digital Economy Act

14 years ago

ORG: Ofcom’s Digital Act Code Is Unlawful

The Open Rights Group claims Ofcom's draft code for the Digital Economy Act is unlawful, and calls for a new…

14 years ago

Digital Act To Create Pirate ISPs In UK

Service providers will split up to make smaller 'pirate' ISPs, in response to Ofcom's draconian file-sharing proposals, says the Pirate…

14 years ago

Government’s Online Tools Used Against Digital Act

The FSF is calling on opponents of the law to use the government's online feedback service to call for it…

14 years ago

BT and TalkTalk Launch Legal Challenge To Digital Act

The companies want the coalition to overturn the rules but the new government is sticking by the controversial act

14 years ago

Pirate Bay Founding Group Abandons Ship

Piratbyran, creator of notorious BitTorrent tracker The Pirate Bay, is throwing in the towel following the death of one of…

14 years ago

Ofcom Makes ‘Three Strikes’ Rules For Digital Economy Act

Ofcom has drafted a proposal for tackling illegal file-sharing and copyright infringement, in accordance with the Digital Economy Act

14 years ago

Ofcom Lets Small ISPs Off Filesharing Laws

Ofcom plans to exempt small ISPs from the Digital Economy Act's anti file-sharing measures

15 years ago

Brits Could Face Unsecured Wi-Fi Fine

After a German court recently introduced fines for users with unsecured Wi-Fi networks, there are fears that UK users could…

15 years ago

Privacy Campaigners Welcome End Of ID Cards

The new government has scrapped the ID card scheme, but more action is called for in rolling back elements of…

15 years ago

Pirate Party All At Sea After First Election

Despite only winning 0.34 percent of the vote, the UK Pirate Party believes it could benefit from a hung parliament…

15 years ago

Digital Economy Act: Don’t Forget The Wi-Fi!

Amongst other objections to the Digital Economy Act, let's not forget the negative effect it is likely to have on…

15 years ago

Details Of iPod-Scanning Law Published

ACTA won't allow devices to be searched or push the concept of a three strikes rule for file-sharers, according to…

15 years ago

Illegal File-Sharing Only Option For Some, Says EC

Content providers and governments are failing to offer European consumers legal channels to download music while punishing them for illegal…

15 years ago

Ofcom Prepares Copyright Code For Digital Economy Bill

Ofcom has begun working on the draft code of practice for ISPs having to deal with copyright infringement under the…

15 years ago

Digital Economy Bill Welcomed By Supporters

The music industry welcomed it, the ISPs panned it. The Digital Economy Bill got Royal Assent and is now law

15 years ago

Digital Bill Passes In Pre-Election Wash-Up

Photographers celebrate dropping of orphan works clause but sites such as Wikileaks under threat from clause 8

15 years ago

Third Of Brits Happy To Use Pirated Software

Pirated software is becoming institutionalised, according to Microsoft, despite obvious security risks to the enterprise

15 years ago

Digital Economy Bill Gets Second Commons Reading

A handful of MPs debated the controversial Digital Economy Bill, which the government intends to force through before the end…

15 years ago

Campaigners Call For Digital Bill To Get Fair Reading

Opponents of the Digital Economy Bill claim the legislation is being rushed through parliament ahead of the election

15 years ago

Mandelson To Rap On Anti File-Sharing Single

Business secretary may be turning his talent for spin to the turntables

15 years ago

Government Puts Copyright Clause Back Into Digital Bill

The government plans to reverse the changes made by the House of Lords to the Digital Economy Bill, and rush…

15 years ago

Digital Bill Protesters Plan April Fool Flashmob

Moves to push the Digital Economy Bill through parliament make a joke of democracy, says Open Rights Group

15 years ago

File-Sharing Case Against UK Teenager Is Dropped

A teenager charged with distributing copyrighted material using the BitTorrent site Oink has been acquitted due to lack of evidence

15 years ago

UK Digital Bill Enters ‘Wash Up’ Despite Protest

Harriet Harman has dismissed any further debate on the Digital Economy Bill, meaning it is likely to be swallowed up…

15 years ago