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Pirate Parties Prepare MegaUpload Lawsuit Against FBI
Pirate Parties rally MegaUpload users for potential joint lawsuit against "unjustified" closure of file-sharing site
New Zealand Court Denies Kim Dotcom Bail In Extradition Battle
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom's fight against extradition to the US takes a blow after judge denies him bail
Filesonic Puts The Brakes on File Sharing Service
The ramifcations of the MegaUpload shutdown continue to be felt as Filesonic disables file sharing and its reward programme
Euro Commissioner Kroes Speaks Against SOPA
European vice president Neelie Kroes says SOPA was "bad legislation", while Euro MPs call US Congress to account
OPEN: A Possible Replacement For The US SOPA/PIPA Laws
The Online Protection and Enforcement of Digital Trade (OPEN) Act is rising in popularity as an alternative to SOPA and PIPA
SOPA Is Gone But The US Internet Dictatorship Is The Real Problem
SOPA may have gone but there are still laws and policies which impose US standards on the rest of the world, says Eric Doyle
Judge Rules British Student Can Be Extradited
Richard O' Dwyer, who ran TVShack.net, loses appeal against extradition
Obama Kicks SOPA Back For More Discussion
A White House blog post has sent the anti-piracy SOPA bill back to the drawing board
Google Dismisses Murdoch’s Piracy Allegation Tweets
Rupert Murdoch calls Google a piracy leader for returning results that might infringe copyright
Finnish Anti-Piracy Group Says Anonymous Sent Bomb Threat
CIAPC makes claims as hactivist collective protests against Finnish Pirate Bay ban
EMI Sues Irish Government Over Piracy
Music industry accuses Ireland of not doing enough to protect copyright
Sky Blocks Newzbin2 After Court Order
Sky says it blocked file-sharing site Newzbin2 to protect copyright holders and consumers
Swiss Government Rules Downloading To Stay Legal
The Swiss government claims that file-sharing does not lose entertainment companies money
Google Continues Silent Censorship
Google blocks lazy pirates by refusing to autocomplete the names of certain sites
BSA, Microsoft Join SOPA Opposition
Even an anti-piracy group opposes SOPA, the proposed US anti-piracy legislation
Swedish Pirate Party Finally Has Second MEP
Amelia Andersdotter will be the youngest ever MEP, more than two years after her election
SOPA: An Act That Would Break The Internet
The US House Of Representatives' Stop Online Piracy Act would break e-commerce and still fail to prevent piracy, says Wayne Rash
Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin Asked To Block Newzbin2
Three more ISPs have been asked by the MPA to block illegal file-sharing site Newzbin2
Newzbin2 Working To Smash BT Blockade
Enemy of Hollywood Newzbin says it is working on a software client to allow users to work around BT's block
Judge Throws Out Oracle’s $1.3bn Award From SAP
New judgement means Oracle may not bank the largest US IP infringement fine, awarded against SAP
Digital Cold War Breaks Out Between Web Sheriffs
A 'digital Cold War' has been declared between British and Russian anti-piracy companies
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
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
Hargreaves Report Demands Copyright Overhaul
Britain's IP framework is unsuitable for the digital age and must be updated, according to a new report
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
Lost Revenue From Software Piracy Rising Rapidly
BSA estimates software piracy costs the software industry at least $59 billion worldwide
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
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