File-Sharing

Swiss Government Rules Downloading To Stay Legal

The Swiss government claims that file-sharing does not lose entertainment companies money

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

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

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Internet service providers BT and TalkTalk will be given a final chance to get the Digital Economy Act repealed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

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

Hollywood Wins BT Block On Newzbin2 Pirate Website

BT has been ordered to stop its customers from accessing file-sharing website Newzbin2

13 years ago

Digital Cold War Breaks Out Between Web Sheriffs

A 'digital Cold War' has been declared between British and Russian anti-piracy companies

13 years ago

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

14 years ago

Salesforce Chatter Update Tweaks: First Look

The enterprise social media tool gets file-sharing capabilities and a 'Favorites' facelift

14 years ago

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

14 years ago

Scottish Grandmother Convicted Of File-Sharing

58-year-old Anne Muir has become the first person in Scotland to be convicted of illegally sharing music

14 years ago

ICO Slaps ACS:Law With £1,000 Data Breach Fine

The bad news continues for ACS:Law after the ICO issued it with a £1,000 fine for lax IT security

14 years ago

ACS:Law Could Pay Legal Costs

ACS:Law may be forced to pay defendants' legal costs due to its 'chaotic and lamentable' actions

14 years ago

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…

14 years ago

BT Music Download Service To Combat File-Sharing

BT has confirmed plans to launch a not-for-profit music download service for its customers

14 years ago

ISPs Start Court Action Over Legality Of DEA

BT and TalkTalk have begun to frame their arguments in a court bid to overturn the Digital Economy Act

14 years ago

Digital Economy Act Faces Further Delays

If the High Court grants a judicial review, the controversial act could be delayed until next year, amid further criticism

14 years ago

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?

14 years ago

ISPs And Publishers Told To Work Out File-Share Plans

The government has formed a working group to find a way to block illegal file-sharing sites

14 years ago

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

14 years ago

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

14 years ago

Ofcom To Review DEA’s Site-Blocking Measures

Is it even possible to block illegal download sites, Ofcom is asked, as anti-DEA pressure mounts

14 years ago

ACS:Law ‘Drops All File-Sharing Cases’

Andrew Crossley has told a court that his law firm, ACS:Law, has dropped its pursuit of file-sharers due to threats

14 years ago

Europe Calls For Tougher IP Laws

The European Commission believes that its own laws to combat online piracy are not tough enough

14 years ago

ACS:Law File-Sharing Fiasco Astonishes Judge

Trying to drop file sharing cases, ACS:Law has got itself in a worse tangle

14 years ago

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…

14 years ago

Film Industry Orders BT To Block File-Sharing Site

The Hollywood film studios'association has demanded that BT blocks access to Usenet indexing site Newzbin2

14 years ago

Pogoplug File-Sharing For Business: Review

The business version of Pogoplug eases file sharing for photo, video and document transfer

14 years ago

Court Closure As Limewire Runs Out Of Juice

The RIAA is celebrating the closure of Limewire, the word’s biggest music and film file-sharing service

14 years ago