News Roundup - February 2012

1. Canadians revolt over draconian internet privacy bill
2. Second hand music files trader avoids injunction as copyright case moves to full trial
3. You Can’t Copyright Porn, Harassed BitTorrent Defendant Insists

News Roundup - January 2012

1. Polish lawmakers don Guy Fawkes masks to protest ACTA
2. Most EU states sign away internet rights, ratify ACTA treaty
3. Anti-piracy code of practice for search engines proposed by rights holder representatives
4. Mega Aftermath: Upheaval In Pirate Warez Land
5. Other File-Sharing Sites: 'We're Not Megaupload'
6. UK student faces extradition to US after piracy case ruling
7. BBC mulls iPlayer fees for archives, repeats
8. EMI takes Irish Government to court over website blocking delays
9. Government urged to introduce Digital Economy Act anti-file-sharing code
10. White House Speaks Out Against SOPA/PIPA, Sort Of…
11. A War To Watch: YouTube Takes On Television
12. Vint Cerf: 'The internet is not a human right'
13. Official: File-sharing is a religion... in Sweden
14. Study finds piracy withering against legal alternatives
15. How SOPA Can Kill Reddit and Many Other US Sites

News Roundup - December 2011

1. Irish ISP ordered to stop using 'three strikes' system against illegal file-sharers
2. Council of Ministers backs EU signing of ACTA
3. Facilitating website piracy can lead ad networks to be liable for infringement, US court says
4. UK's first intellectual property attaché to begin work in China this week
5. Wikipedia Mulls Total Blackout to Oppose SOPA
6. Copyright Regime vs. Civil Liberties
7. Online Video Sites Go Pro And Get Original

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
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