News Roundup - December 2009

Top Gear tops iPlayer hit list
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Apple angling to transform TV?
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China moves closer to a smut-free internet
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Closeted lesbian sues Netflix for privacy invasion
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Vatican awards self 'unique copyright' on Pope
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Expert claims file-sharing Bill could give Government control of the internet
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Website archives to be fast-tracked
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The BBC's digital rights plans will wreak havoc on open source software
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Piracy Surcharge Set To Force 40,000 Households Offline
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BitTorrent Sites May Be Censored in Italy
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UK Lawyers Drop “Non-Viable” File-Sharing Cases
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isoHunt Loses US Lawsuit Against Movie Studios
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Jamie Cullum Admits to Being an Ethical Music Pirate
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Obama Sides With Blind in Copyright-Treaty Debate
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It's the end of TV as we know it
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Vevo to strip content from YouTube API
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Google and MS sued over links to file-sharing site
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Almost half of counterfeit buyers progress to real thing, says study
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Lobbyist: Canada cans copyright deal in exchange for U.S. dropping Buy America (LINK)
BBC and British Library to take joint approach to building digital archive
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Streaming will never stop downloading
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Digital Economy Bill: Lords Want To Stamp Out Piracy Chasers
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Anti-Piracy Group Wants To Ban You From Talking About Usenet
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Pirate Party MEP Proposes ‘Internet Bill of Rights’
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Pirate Bay Allowed To Take Bias Claims To Supreme Court
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Chinese Authorities Shut Down BitTorrent Sites
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Record Labels Face $6 Billion Damages for Pirating Artists
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‘Missed Opportunity’ In File Sharing Case? Don’t Believe It
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Report: U.S. Fears Public Scrutiny Would Scuttle IP Treaty Talks — Update
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Feds Prosecuting More Counterfeiters, IP Pirates
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MPAA Teaches How to Detect and Report Bogus DVDs
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