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After BT, now Sky blocks Newzbin2

19 December 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Following its recent success in obtaining a court order for BT to block access to its users to Newzbin2, the file-sharing website,, the file-sharing website, the Motion Picture Association has asked further...

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BPI calls for Pirate Bay to be blocked in the same way as Newzbin2

16 November 2011 | Mark Weston

The British Recorded Music Industry (BPI), the UK’s music industry trade body, has followed up the court order obtained by the Motion Picture Association to force BT to block access to Newzbin2, the...

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Film studios ask more ISPs to block Newzbin2

16 November 2011 | Simon Weinberg

Following its recent success in obtaining a court order for BT to block access to its users to Newzbin2, the file-sharing website, the Motion Picture Association (MPA) has asked two more Internet service...

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BT given 14 days to block access to Newzbin2 – Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and others v BT, High Court

3 November 2011 | Mark Weston

Following the recent ruling of the High Court which ordered BT to block its users’ access to Newzbin2, an illegal file-sharing and download website, the High Court has now confirmed the details of the...

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Failed judicial review of the Digital Economy Act to be appealed

28 October 2011 | Mark Weston

Earlier this year, BT and TalkTalk, the Internet services providers (ISPs), brought an unsuccessful application for judicial review of the Digital Economy Act to the High Court, and then subsequently were...

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ITU report ranks UK fourth for broadband speeds globally

25 September 2011 | Simon Weinberg

A report by the International Telecommunication Union (part of the United Nations) has ranked the UK fourth out of 38 countries for fixed-line broadband Internet access speeds. It was also reported...

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Police could be given powers to act as judge and jury in suspending domain names and websites without court order

23 September 2011 | Mark Weston

Police could be given powers to suspend the use of domain names and websites without getting a court order. Nominet – the domain name registry in charge of the operation of the “.uk” domain names...

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L’Oréal battle with eBay worth it as ECJ delivers stunning victory for the cosmetics brand in battle against trade mark infringers – L’Oréal v eBay, European Court of Justice

27 July 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Some two years ago, the High Court ruled that eBay would not be jointly liable for trade mark infringements by its users who sold infringing products on its website. However, the ruling was referred to...

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ICANN gives go ahead to creation of any top level domain name in any language

28 June 2011 | Mark Weston | 1 comment

People will be able to create any top-level domain in any language in any script from 2012 after the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has ended years of debate, discussion and...

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Digital Economy Act judicial review challenge fails – R (on the application of BT) v BIS, High Court

28 April 2011 | Paul Gershlick

BT and TalkTalk have failed in their bid to get the Digital Economy Act judicially reviewed. The Act was rushed through just before the last Parliament broke up prior to last year’s General Election...

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Latest news and views tagged Internet access

After BT, now Sky blocks Newzbin2

BPI calls for Pirate Bay to be blocked in the same way as Newzbin2

Film studios ask more ISPs to block Newzbin2

BT given 14 days to block access to Newzbin2 – Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and others v BT, High Court

Failed judicial review of the Digital Economy Act to be appealed

ITU report ranks UK fourth for broadband speeds globally

Police could be given powers to act as judge and jury in suspending domain names and websites without court order

L’Oréal battle with eBay worth it as ECJ delivers stunning victory for the cosmetics brand in battle against trade mark infringers – L’Oréal v eBay, European Court of Justice

ICANN gives go ahead to creation of any top level domain name in any language

Digital Economy Act judicial review challenge fails – R (on the application of BT) v BIS, High Court

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