US, EU cook up Stalinist copyright infringement rules
A draft document on copyright abuse on the net, being set up by the US, the European Union and other countries will make internet service providers (ISPs) liable for illegal content. According to...
View ArticleDigital Economy Bill undergoes more changes to Clause 17
The Digital Economy Bill has been amended once again by the House of Lords, which now wants to allow judges the right to take a website offline. Clause 17 of the Bill originally would have let the...
View ArticleDigital Economy Bill could be law by April
The Digital Economy Bill could be made law by early April, as it it likely to be pushed through before the election. The Bill, which is currently being thrashed out on its third reading in the House...
View ArticleDigital Economy Bill meets online democratic resistance
The Digital Economy Bill has reignited the British sense of democracy with several online petitions springing up to urge MPs not to pass it. The Bill, which has been labeled at best ‘controversial’...
View ArticleRights holders to pick up costs of online copyright infringement
The government has outlined how costs will be shared as part of its Digital Economy Act’s measures to tackle online infringement of copyright, and it looks as though rights holders are picking up the...
View ArticleFormer ACS Law man given slap on the wrist
It appears that the ACS Law saga may be drawing to a close, with the news that the former owner Andrew Crossley has escaped with just a £1,000 fine. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found...
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