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BPI Wants More File-Sharing Sites Blocked
Fenopy, H33t and Kickass Torrents could be gone before Christmas
Pirate Bay Cloud Move Protects It From Police Raids
Move to the cloud should improve both reliability and security
Letters From Microsoft Accuse BBC Of Copyright Infringement
Automated software thought number 45 was owned by the Windows developer
ISPs Say Ofcom Is Underestimating Cost of Digital Economy Act
TalkTalk, BT and EE say fighting piracy costs more than you think
Japan Updates Piracy Laws With Threat Of Prison
Up to two years in confinement for “knowingly” downloading a single copyrighted file
Portuguese Prosecutors Say File Sharing Is Legal
Anti-piracy organisation's bid to block file sharing backfires in Portugal
Google Removes Autocomplete From Pirate Bay Search
Google no longer auto-completes the search term for Pirate Bay web domains as it steps up its copyright clampdown
Most File-Sharers Can Be Easily Monitored, Study Finds
The majority of pirates can be tracked within three hours of starting a download
Cambodia To Deport Pirate Bay Co-Founder Gottfrid Svartholm
Gottfrid Svartholm is to be deported but he might not be going back to Sweden, where he faces jail
Cambodia Cops Arrest Pirate Bay Co-Founder
Gottfrid Svatholm could be sent back to Sweden to serve jail time
US Feds Shut Down Pirate Android Apps Sellers
US and Europe take the fight to dealers of knock-off Android apps
Virgin Handed Court Order To Block Newzbin
Virgin becomes last of the major UK ISPs to block access Newzbin
BSA: Cloud Piracy Rife In Developing Countries
Many businesses in developing countries are sharing cloud service log-in credentials, potentially breaking the law, BSA says
The Pirate Bay Ban Fails
The peer-to-peer sharing traffic is back to its pre-ban levels
Kim Dotcom Offers To Stand Trial In US
Megaupload founder happy to face copyright charges if he gets freedom, money and a place to live
YouTube Audio Ripping Website Takes On Google
Owner of the YouTube-mp3.org ignores “cease and desist” letters from Google and launches public campaign against the search giant
ACTA Banished From Europe In Parliament Vote
ACTA finally dies after most MEPs reject it in a European Parliament vote
Google Says Fight Online Piracy By Following The Money
Google says advertisers and payment platforms help pirates do business
Julia O’Dwyer’s ‘Terrible Battle’ With The UK Government
Richard O'Dwyer's mother talks with TechWeekEurope about her fight to keep her son in the UK, following a positive week for the campaign
Megaupload Founder’s Mansion Search Warrant Was “Invalid”
New Zealand police had no right to seize everything in sight, a judge rules
SurfTheChannel Piracy Platform Owner Found Guilty
Hollywood undercover agents involved in what may be the biggest UK copyright fraud case to date
Ofcom Brings Back “Three Strikes” Online Piracy Measures
The watchdog tells ISPs to keep a list of illegal file-sharers...
Yorkshire Company Punished For Using Unlicensed Software
Business Software Alliance gets £6,500 in settlement fees
European Trade Committee Says No To ACTA
INTA recommends that MEPs reject controversial treaty in next month's vote
BT Starts Blocking The Pirate Bay
BT becomes the sixth major UK ISP this year to block The Pirate Bay but there's plenty of ways to get around the bans
FBI Accused Of Illegal Conduct In Megaupload Case
Seven hard drives of evidence obtained by the US agents were not supposed to leave New Zealand, lawyers claim
O2 Porn Sharers Set For Legal Rogering From Ben Dover
O2 customers who have illegally downloaded Ben Dover's material can expect something nasty in the post
Dutch Parliament To Reject ACTA And Its Lookalikes
Motion D66 tells the government to scrap the controversial agreement
Sky Cuts Off Pirate Bay Access
Another ISP blocks access to the Pirate Bay, but three still have their door open to the file sharing website