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ISPs seek judicial ruling over legality of Digital Economy Act

21 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick

BT and Talk Talk – the Internet service providers – have asked the High Court to provide a ruling as to whether the Digital Economy Act is unlawful. They complain that the Act was scrambled through...

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Alleged file-sharers face crackdown from Ministry of Sound

20 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Ministry of Sound has sent 2,000 letters out to people who it alleges have unlawfully infringed its copyright by downloading or uploading its tracks without permission. The letters ask for compensation...

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Ireland starts process that could see file-sharers cut off from Internet

28 May 2010 | Mark Weston

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...

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US Court issues summary judgment ruling against LimeWire for encouraging illegal peer-to-peer file-sharing

20 May 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The US District Court for the Southern District of New York has decided that it could rule without having a full trial in a copyright infringement case brought against a web service that facilitated illegal...

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Protection for Amazon’s Kindle hacked

4 January 2010 | Mark Weston

The digital rights management software for Amazon’s Kindle has been hacked. Kindle is a platform developed by Amazon for displaying e-books. The hack attack means that e-books stored on the reader can...

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Law firm criticised for tactics in sending thousands of letters to alleged copyright infringers

14 December 2009 | Mark Weston

A law firm which is sending letters to thousands of alleged illegal peer-to-peer file-sharers has been accused of scattergun tactics which affect many innocent Internet users. Which?, the consumer group,...

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Government goes for illegal P2P file-sharers with Digital Economy Bill…

2 December 2009 | Mark Weston

The Government has introduced its Digital Economy Bill in the Queen’s Speech. Amongst the changes to the law to be introduced by the Bill are provisions that could see illegal peer-to-peer file-sharers...

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Latest input tagged P2P

ISPs seek judicial ruling over legality of Digital Economy Act

Alleged file-sharers face crackdown from Ministry of Sound

Ireland starts process that could see file-sharers cut off from Internet

US Court issues summary judgment ruling against LimeWire for encouraging illegal peer-to-peer file-sharing

Protection for Amazon’s Kindle hacked

Law firm criticised for tactics in sending thousands of letters to alleged copyright infringers

Government goes for illegal P2P file-sharers with Digital Economy Bill…

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