News Roundup - December 2013

1. Pirate Bay Uploads Surge 50% in a Year, Despite Anti-Piracy Efforts
2. Advertising bodies commit to measures designed to stop placement of ads next to illegal content
3. UK copyright reforms to take effect in April 2014
4. Copyright Monopoly Disintegration Inevitable As It Only Takes A Single Country

News Roundup - November 2013

1. UK.gov's web filtering mission creep: Now it plans to block 'extremist' websites
2. Google in Dutch: Privacy changes BREAK data law, says Netherlands
3. Looks like Google may ask you to PAY for YouTube music - report
4. What Piracy? Removing DRM Boosts Music Sales by 10 Percent 
5. MPAA Banned From Using Piracy and Theft Terms in Hotfile Trial 
6. Court Orders Google, Microsoft & Yahoo to Make Pirate Sites Disappear
7. Linking to infringing material may not on its own be an act of copyright infringement, says UK judge
8. IOC Demands 2014 Olympics Piracy Takedowns & Blocks “Within Minutes”
9. How to Unblock Websites For Free and Why it Feels Good
10. Why Even Doctor Who Has Trouble Following Copyright
11. UK Piracy Blocklist Expands With YIFY, PrimeWire, Vodly and Others
12. Russian App Wants E-Book Piracy To End, Happily Ever After

News Roundup - October 2013

1. Angry Artists Attack BitTorrent With Spoofed BillboardsBreaking Bad Creator: Illegal Downloading Raised
2. Brand Awareness“Six Strikes”Copyright Alert System Costs Millions

News Roundup - September 2013

1. Copyright Holders Want Voluntary UK Three-Strikes Anti-Piracy Scheme
2. The Copyright Monopoly Was Created As A Censorship Instrument – And Is Still Used As One
3. Record labels seek piracy offender database creation in UK

News Roundup - August 2013

1. Tor usage up by more than 100% in August
2. Movie Piracy Hurts Health Research and Patient Care, UCSF Claims
3. Can Streaming Services Make Money?
4. US feds: 'Let's make streaming copyrighted content a FELONY'
5. Information sharing with new IP crime police unit can help rights holders obtain redress for infringements, says expert
6. Industry urged to help 'connected TV' users distinguish between regulated and unregulated content
7. Pirate Party Reports IT Minister to the Police for Copyright Infringement
8. CBS Blackout Triggers Surge in TV-Show Piracy
9. Digital Seen Surpassing TV In Capturing Our Time

News Roundup - July 2013

Google accounts for quarter of US internet traffic – report

Premier League wins injunction against website facilitating illegal football streaming
Finland Writes History With Crowdsourced Copyright Law
U.K. Cracking Down On Porn, Blocking It Unless Users Opt In 
UK economy to lose £198m if BBC and pals lose EPG slots - Ministry of Fun



Irish watchdog won't probe Apple, Facebook over PRISM... but COULD IT?


Google Chromecast: Here's why it's the most important smart TV tech ever

Dotcom Extradition Battle Hits New Zealand Supreme Court

News Roundup - June 2013

1. Indian govt blocks 40 smut sites, forgets to give reason
2. Think you're streaming Superman? Think again, punk
3. New copyright laws give researchers right to conduct 'electronic analysis' of copied content
4. File-Sharers Have Right to Anonymous Speech, Court Hears
5. How The Copyright Industry Pushed For Internet Surveillance 
6. Plugs and 3D Printing – Hollywood’s Piracy Problems in Perspective 
7. AT&T Gets Patent to Monitor and Track File-Sharing Traffic
8. UK Government Announces New Intellectual Property Crime Unit
9. U.S. Army Restricts Access To 'The Guardian' Website 
10. Q&A: On The Death Of Google Reader And The Future Of Reading