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The European Union Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding has launched the European Commission’s proposals for the reform of the data protection regime in the EU, with the aim of increasing a person’s...
After BT, now Sky blocks Newzbin2
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...
Digital Economy Act judicial review challenge fails – R (on the application of BT) v BIS, High Court
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...
European Court adviser says Belgian Internet service provider does not have to block content that may infringe copyright
Scarlet, a Belgian Internet service provider, should not be required to block the content of its website users as a measure to prevent them from infringing copyright in music belonging to Sabam’s music...
Internet moves to a new phase as transition starts from IPv4 to IPv6
The Internet is about to move into a new phase to cope with increased demand for Internet protocol addresses. The Internet currently works on IPv4, but the Internet Address and Naming Agency is currently...
Digital Economy Act to undergo judicial review
The Digital Economy Act is going to be judicially reviewed. The Act was rushed through just before the last Parliament broke up prior to this year’s General Election. The Act was passed in a rush in...
ISPs angry at Government decision to require ISPs to pay 25% of costs of notifications for users’ infringements
The ISP Association has reacted angrily to a Government decision that Internet service providers should have to foot 25% of the costs involved with notifying their subscribers and rights holders of continued...
Could law firm sending out mass letters for copyright infringement be first to incur new £500,000 fines for serious data protection breaches?…
ACS:Law may be the first business to incur the recently introduced expanded fines of up to £500,000. The controversial law firm has made its name by sending out thousands of letters to alleged peer-to-peer...
Ireland starts process that could see file-sharers cut off from Internet
Ireland has started a process that could see illegal peer-to-peer file-sharers cut off from using the Internet. Eircom, the Irish Internet service provider with 40% of the Irish market, has started writing...
Internet addresses are running out!
The number of available unique addresses for Internet connection (Internet Protocol addresses) is fast running out under the current Internet address system. The predictions are that there will be no more...