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legal hammer

EU rules ISPs can't be forced to filter pirated content

ISPs shouldn't be made to monitor their traffic in order to spot IP infringements, the EU has ruled.

By Nicole Kobie, 28 Nov 2011 at 08:32

Intellectual Property/News

Copyright on the tracks

The origins of the free software movement can be traced back to to the hackers of MIT's Tech Model Railroad Club, but more recently model railways...

By Richard Hillesley, 10 Nov 2008 at 14:58

Server/Analysis & Insight

Intellectual property

US names and shames worst IP protectors

Canada joins 10 others in Special 301 worst-of-the-worst category.

By Martin James, 4 May 2010 at 16:44

Networking/News

Litigating against innovation: Legal attacks on Linux

Patents and how they're controlled are damaging the way technology is developed - and the Linux case is a key example of this.

By Richard Hillesley, 22 May 2008 at 13:06

Desktop Software/Analysis & Insight

music

Copyright overtaken by technology

Public IP networks and digital technologies that enable the copying and transmission of digitised works of music are a very real threat to the...

By Richard Hillesley, 19 Oct 2009 at 16:42

Intellectual Property/Analysis & Insight

IP

Hargreaves copyright report gets strong backing

The report suggesting changes to copyright laws gets backing from privacy groups, politicians and lawyers.

By Tom Brewster, 18 May 2011 at 11:54

Public Sector/News

Court

Oracle vs. Google Java case to continue

Oracle's claims Google infringed a number of Java copyrights will be given further scrutiny, after a summary judgment is denied.

By Tom Brewster, 22 Feb 2011 at 11:58

Public Sector/News

Court

Judge rules ACS:Law cases to continue

The cases will continue, as claimants are given a timeframe in which to make applications in the case or discontinue the cases properly

By Tom Brewster, 8 Feb 2011 at 16:27

Public Sector/News

copyright

Kroes speech fuels copyright debate

Digital agenda champion slams “straitjacket” of single model and calls on IT industry to find “transparent” tracking technologies.<br>

By Miya Knights, 21 Nov 2011 at 14:44

Intellectual Property/News

Court

ACS:Law and porn licensee client shut down

ACS:Law and its client MediaCAT have both gone out of business, according to reports.

By Tom Brewster, 7 Feb 2011 at 11:40

Public Sector/News

Google

Google takes four steps against pirates

The search giant pledges to help rights holders through its search results.

By Tom Brewster, 3 Dec 2010 at 11:29

Networking/News

Pirate Bay

Pirate Bay founders see appeal rejected

The Pirate Bay founders may have had their jail sentences reduced, but their fines have gone up.

By Tom Brewster, 26 Nov 2010 at 15:54

Public Sector/News

e-books

Photographers complain about Google books deal

Google is to face another lawsuit. This time from photographers and artists for digitising images without consent.

By Nicole Harris, 7 Apr 2010 at 17:48

Networking/News

piracy

Hollywood wins piracy case against Newzbin

But the Usenet site thinks it's all a waste of time, as the pirated content is all still online.

By Nicole Kobie, 30 Mar 2010 at 09:47

Networking/News

parliament

Lords drop Clause 17, add power to ban sites

The House of Lords has dropped a controversial bit of the Digital Economy Bill, but added the ability to block websites with illegal content in its...

By Nicole Kobie, 4 Mar 2010 at 09:01

Public Sector/News

digital books

Need to Know: Google Book Search

Google has raised a lot of ire with its digital book plans, but what’s all the fuss about?

By Nicole Kobie, 8 Sep 2009 at 12:27

Networking/News

online books

EC debates Google books deal

European regulators are considering an offer by Google to bring publishers into an American book deal.

By Nicole Kobie, 7 Sep 2009 at 11:26

Networking/News

pirate party logo

Pirate Party sets sail in the UK

The Pirate Party is now an official political party in the UK, and plans to stand in the next election.

By Nicole Kobie, 12 Aug 2009 at 11:05

Public Sector/News

New digital rights agency to be industry led?

Digital Britain's Lord Carter and IP minister David Lammy have suggested digital rights should be put in the hands of industry.

By Nicole Kobie, 16 Mar 2009 at 14:15

Public Sector/News

Microsoft kicks off patent battle against TomTom

Software giant Microsoft is suing TomTom for alleged patent infringement.

By David Neal, 27 Feb 2009 at 16:29

Intellectual Property/News

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