intellectual property
BBC says ISPs should cut off pirate connections

BBC says ISPs should cut off pirate connections
BBC Worldwide thinks those who repeatedly infringe copyright should not have an internet connection at all
10 Sep 2014
Police arrest man over illegal sports streaming website

Police arrest man over illegal sports streaming website
Manchester man nabbed by Intellectual Property Crime unit
3 Sep 2014
Government pushes emergency law to allow data snooping

Government pushes emergency law to allow data snooping
Government legislation will force telecoms companies to log customer info for government investigation
10 Jul 2014
Squeaky Dolphin and the NSA programs you never knew about

Squeaky Dolphin and the NSA programs you never knew about
IT Pro takes you on a run down of some of the major NSA projects that may have passed you by over the last 12 months
4 Jul 2014
Law enforcers shut down nearly 200 fake goods sites

Law enforcers shut down nearly 200 fake goods sites
Europol, City of London Police and US law enforcers lead charge against websites selling counterfeit goods.
23 Jun 2014
Pirate Bay co-founder arrested after two years on the run

Pirate Bay co-founder arrested after two years on the run
Peter Sunde will need to serve his outstanding sentence for copyright violations
2 Jun 2014
Google has to delete private data, says EU court

Google has to delete private data, says EU court
Search giant will have to tweak practices in wake of landmark ruling
13 May 2014
Controversial copyright firm sets sights on UK

Controversial copyright firm sets sights on UK
Rightscorp wants to bring its scare tactics into battle with UK pirates
7 May 2014
Government £1.5 million fund for public sector open data

Government £1.5 million fund for public sector open data
Financial help to unlock data held by public organisations
25 Feb 2014
Cisco and Google sign cross-licensing patent deal

Cisco and Google sign cross-licensing patent deal
Second patent deal announced by Google in ten days.
4 Feb 2014
How to protect your company from leaked trade secrets

How to protect your company from leaked trade secrets
It’s more important than ever to protect your IP, warns Clare Hopping.
17 Oct 2013
Google slammed for ‘inadequate’ piracy response

Google slammed for ‘inadequate’ piracy response
MPs decry search giant’s efforts as ‘derisorily ineffective’.
26 Sep 2013
BlackBerry's patents could generate a bidding war

BlackBerry's patents could generate a bidding war
Apple, Google, Lenovo, Microsoft and Samsung all touted as suitors for patents valued at around $3bn.
15 Aug 2013
GCHQ unveils schemes to help UK companies against hacking

GCHQ unveils schemes to help UK companies against hacking
Cyber Incident Response Scheme aims to boost infrastructure defences.
14 Aug 2013
Megaupload founder denied access to evidence 

Megaupload founder denied access to evidence
Kim Dotcom to take his fight to the Supreme Court.
1 Mar 2013
UK court orders blocking of more torrent websites

UK court orders blocking of more torrent websites
H33T, Fenopy and Kickass Torrents get blocked
28 Feb 2013
US ISPs begin 'Six Strikes' piracy alert campaign

US ISPs begin 'Six Strikes' piracy alert campaign
ISPs become "judge, jury and executioner", according to rights group.
27 Feb 2013
Symantec raises the alarm over employee IP theft

Symantec raises the alarm over employee IP theft
Half of employees took confidential corporate data with them into new jobs in the last 12 months, research by security firm Symantec has shown.
7 Feb 2013
Time for industry to end the IP wars?

Time for industry to end the IP wars?
Inside the Enterprise: Sometimes, IT companies seem to spend more time in court than developing new products. Maybe the SAP-Oracle settlement shows it…
9 Aug 2012
Amazon launches patent pursuit with new job ad

Amazon launches patent pursuit with new job ad
Analyst speculation suggests e-commerce giant is on the hunt for patents to bolster its mobile device strategy.
9 Aug 2012
Government reveals plans for Open Data Institute

Government reveals plans for Open Data Institute
New body will oversee development of new businesses using government’s public datasets.
22 May 2012
The Digital Economy Act: Is it doomed to never happen?

The Digital Economy Act: Is it doomed to never happen?
As a further delay hits part of the implementation of the Digital Economy Act, is this just a small hiccup, or is the Act being rendered toothless alr…
4 May 2012
There's more to IP than taming pirates

There's more to IP than taming pirates
Inside the Enterprise: Content and software piracy attracts the most publicity, but a new campaign aims to bolster intellectual property's role in the…
3 May 2012
Jury starts deliberating copyright claims in Google/Oracle

Jury starts deliberating copyright claims in Google/Oracle
High-profile case will then move onto patent infringement claims.
1 May 2012