File-Sharing

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

ACTA Moves Closer To Final Draft

The controversial international copyright agreement has made it through another round of negotiations

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

Pirate Party Walks The Plank In Swedish Elections

The Swedish Pirate Party has failed to gain a foothold in the Swedish political establishment after flopping in that country's…

14 years ago

File-Share Solicitor To Face Tribunal Over ‘Bullying’

Andrew Crossley, who sent hundreds of letters to alleged file-sharers, will answer to accusations of bullying

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

Swedish Pirate Party Launches Anonymous ISP

The Swedish anti-copyright Pirate Party is helping users share content privately - and delivering bandwidth to the Pirate Bay torrent…

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…

15 years ago

Stallman Says ACTA Punishes Internet Users

Free Software Foundation president Richard Stallman is leading the charge against the ACTA rules proposed to curb illegal file-sharing

15 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

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

Irish Judge Approves Three Strikes Disconnection Policy

A High Court judge in Ireland has upheld the power of ISPs to cut off illegal file-sharers, describing creative copyright…

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

Law Firm Defends Illegal Fileshare Hunt

A law firm that specialises in anti-piracy lawsuits has defended its controversial actions, which have been branded as bullying and…

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

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

Mandelson To Rap On Anti File-Sharing Single

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

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 Pirate Party Calls For Legalised File-Sharing

On Budget day, with the Digital Economy Bill still before Parliament, the UK Pirate Party's election manifesto demands new copyright…

15 years ago

Open Rights Group To Demo Against Digital Bill

The digital rights organisation has organised a demo outside Parliament to protest against the "spatchcock" Digital Economy Bill

15 years ago

Digital Economy Bill Approved By Lords

The House of Lords has approved the Digital Economy Bill, leaving the fate of file-sharers in the hands of the…

15 years ago

Lords’ Digital Bill Amendment Could Block YouTube

A House of Lords amendment to the Digital Economy Bill prevents the government from changing copyright laws, but could block…

15 years ago

Digital Economy Bill Threatens Public Wi-Fi Hotspots

Fears are growing that Wi-Fi access in the UK could be under threat, from sanctions included in the Digital Economy…

15 years ago

US Tackles P2P Data Breach Risk With New Legislation

P2P Cyber Protection and Informed User Act would prohibit peer-to-peer file sharing programs from being installed without the informed consent…

15 years ago