U.S. Accuses Megaupload.com For Copyright Infringement
Content hosting website Megaupload.com and its founders and employees have been charged by a U.S. grand jury over a massive copyright infringement scheme. The FBI...
White House Won't Back SOPA
The Obama administration won't back legislation to combat online piracy if it encourages censorship, undermines cybersecurity or disrupts the structure of the Internet, three White...
The Pirate Bay to Host No Torrent Files Anymore
Some time ago The Pirate Bay decided to not host torrent files anymore. Today the web site decided to make "Magnet links" the default option...
DNS Blocking Provision Removed From SOPA
The controversial antipiracy bill SOPA will no longer include a provision that would require Internet service providers to block access to overseas Web sites accused...
Dutch Internet providers to Block Pirate Bay
A Dutch court Wednesday ordered two Internet providers to block their clients from accessing The Pirate Bay, citing copyright concerns. "Internet providers Ziggo and XS4ALL...
Baidu Removed From USTR List Of "Notorious Markets"
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has removed China's largest search engine Baidu from its list of notorious markets for piracy. The...
Tech Execs Write Open Letter Opposing SOPA
Internet giants including the founders of Craigslist, eBay, Google, Twitter, Yahoo! and others expressed concern to the US Congress on Wednesday over the legislation intended...
New EU Law Precludes ISPs To Be Forced to Monitor P2P Users
A new EU law precludes the imposition of an injunction by a national court which requires an internet service provider (ISP) to install a filtering...
Search Engines And ISPs Will Be Required To Block Pirate Sites, New Bill Says
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives today announced they've jointly introduced a new bill intended to make allegedly copyright-infringing Web sites virtually disappear from...
Removing DRM Could Decrease Music Piracy, Researchers Say
A new research from Rice and Duke Universities challenges conventional wisdom that removal of restrictions would increase piracy levels. Contrary to the traditional views of...
