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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...
BPI calls for Pirate Bay to be blocked in the same way as Newzbin2
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...
Film studios ask more ISPs to block 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 Motion Picture Association (MPA) has asked two more Internet service...
BT given 14 days to block access to Newzbin2 – Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and others v BT, High Court
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...
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...
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...
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...
Wikipedia ordered to release IP address of suspected blackmailer – G and G v Wikimedia, High Court
The publishers of Wikipedia – the user-generated online encyclopaedia – has been ordered by the High Court to reveal the details of a suspected blackmailer. The Wikimedia Foundation was happy to reveal...