News Roundup - November 2011

1. Courts cannot force ISPs into broad filtering and monitoring for copyright-infringing traffic, ECJ rules
2. Grooveshark Prepares To Unmask Anonymous ‘Whistleblower’

News Roundup - October 2011

1. Google report reveals YouTube takedown requests... by country
2. Google exec: 'Corporations ignore human rights'
3. Scope of Ofcom copyright code to be determined by appeals body
4. EU database of IP infringers needs more clarity to comply with law, says watchdog
5. Controversial IP rights treaty signed by eight countries
6. China to step up social media censorship
7. Piracy and Copyright Challenges in 1841 Mirror Those of Today

News Roundup - September 2011

1. RapidShare Lobbies Lawmakers Against PROTECT IP Act
2. Hunt: Online file-sharing is a 'direct assault on freedoms'
3. Gov removes 'general appeal' rights for accused freetards
4. Google in freetard-friendly copyright infringement update
5. Russian Minister: YouTube and Google Should Be Shut Down For Copyright Infringement

News Roundup - August 2011

1. IPO is training prosecutors on IP crime
2. Hey, Music Industry. You're suing the wrong people
3. Free Ride: Disney, Fela Kuti and Google's war on copyright
4. Government scraps plan to block illegal filesharing websites
5. Two solicitors fined and suspended for file-sharer letters
6. Government broadly backs Hargreaves recommendations to change IP frameworks
7. US Court order could force online DVD distributor to shut down
8. 

News Roundup - July 2011

1. High Court forces BT to block links to pirate site
2. Star Wars helmets did not infringe copyright because they are not art, Supreme Court rules
3. Clippings ruling could derail much online publishing, says expert
4. Clippings services users must have licence or infringe newspapers' copyright, says court
5. Pirate Party Launches Movie Download Sites As “Declaration of War”
6. Fox Will Boost U.S. TV-Show Piracy
7. Wal-Mart Dives Into Video Streaming
8. Music rights body wants 'traffic light' indications of infringing material in search results
9. AMD, Dell and YouTube team up to stream major concerts
10. Judge: Pirate Party Name-Ban Decision Stands
11. Internet disconnection breaches free expression rights, says co-operation body
12. High Court asks ECJ if streaming service breaks copyright laws
13. French copyright enforcers unable to keep up with complaints, reports claim
14. Yahoo! does not have to delete copyright-infringing search results Italian court rules
15. UK investment in IP-protected assets reached £65bn by 2008, research finds
16. Netflix, NBC Universal renew contract; more shows for streaming
17. Google’s Anti-Piracy Filter Is Quite Effective
18. ISPs, Academics and Citizens Oppose EU Anti-Piracy Legislation
19. Legal protection should only be given to artists who sign up for copyright exchange, says musicians' rights campaigner
20. US could use extradition agreement to force UK copyright infringing suspects to face trial in the US, media reports say

News Roundup - June 2011

1. The Red Flag Act of 1865
2. Google Chairman Eric Schmidt: Web censorship is on the march
3. Leaked proposals detail copyright holders' website blocking code plans
4. Yahoo: Can a bid for Hulu revive the ailing internet giant?
5. Ireland Set To Force ISPs To Disconnect Pirates
6. Hollywood to blame for slide in 3D profits, says DreamWorks boss
7. Reporters to get author pages with Google markup
8. Google Expands Piracy-Related Keyword Filter

News Roundup - May 2011

1. Hargreaves' Digital Copyright Exchange will never happen
2. Competition Czar weighs into copyright, trademarks
3. Architect of Great Firewall of China 'takes shoe to face'
4. France Halts ‘Three Strikes’ IP-Address Collection After Data Leak
5. Streaming Movie Service Zediva Countersues MPAA
6. Wikileaks: Canadian piracy arrests were favor to movie biz man
7. Why poor countries lead the world in piracy
8. IP-Address Is Not a Person, BitTorrent Case Judge Says