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AFACT opposes IIA’s intervention in Australian iiNet case
TelcoNews.com - Telecom and VoIP Industry News —
Authority: 141
A group of copyright holders suing Perth ISP iiNet for copyright infringement in the Federal Court today vigorously opposed the Australian Internet Industry Association’s (IIA) application to intervene in the trial. Lawyers representing the IIA, who have applied to be heard in the case under amicus curiae or ...2 weeks ago -
Internet disconnection requires involvement of judge, says European Commissioner
TelcoNews.com - Telecom and VoIP Industry News —
Authority: 141
Countries which pass laws allowing for the termination of internet connections used by suspected file-sharers without the oversight of a judge will be breaking EU law, the European Commissioner responsible for telecoms policy has said. Viviane Reding said that Spain would break EU law if it allowed for ...2 weeks ago -
European Parliament Adopts Telecom Laws After Bitter Debate
TelcoNews.com - Telecom and VoIP Industry News —
Authority: 141
After two years of often bitter debate, the European Parliament approved a raft of new telecom laws Tuesday. Majority support for the package was achieved after the Parliament reached a compromise with national governments earlier this month on the controversial issue of illegal file sharing over the Internet. To ...2 weeks ago -
British government lays out digital plans
TelcoNews.com - Telecom and VoIP Industry News —
Authority: 141
The government has laid out its plans to deal with illegal file-sharers as part of its Digital Economy Bill, outlined in the Queen’s Speech. It includes the power to disconnect persistent pirates. But its controversial broadband tax is not mentioned and will be launched as part of the Finance Bill, due next year. ...2 weeks ago -
Queen Targets File Sharers
The Next Web —
Authority: 743
In the Queens Speech today, a multitude of measures were announced to prepare Britains future communication networks and the demands that will be placed on them. Interestingly, the Government and the Queen also mentioned the targeting of ‘persistent’ illegal file sharing offenders. According to the ...3 weeks ago -
iiNet taps on television network experiences in file sharing battle
TelcoNews.com - Telecom and VoIP Industry News —
Authority: 141
IiNet has drawn on Nine Network’s 2004 court battle with Channel Ten over clips broadcast on The Panel as part of its bid to fend a Hollywood-backed copyright lawsuit in the NSW Federal Court. The studios sued iiNet for copyright infringement after investigating its customers’ use of BitTorrent to share music ...3 weeks ago -
Google Music Search
Nick Reynolds At Work —
Authority: 92
I was intrigued to read about Google introducing a new search feature for music. Here’s the Google blog post and an article from the Guardian . And I was struck by the contrast between this and the current disagreements between government and the ISPs about illegal file sharing. While they argue one of the ...5 weeks ago -
Illegal File Sharers To Be Cut Off By 2011
Darknet - The Darkside —
Authority: 458
It was 2008 when the UK government originally proposed disconnecting pirates from the Internet, then a few months later Australia followed suit.The latest is that it’s really going to be legislated and will come into force by April 2010 under the Digital Economy Bill.I’ve noticed this trend picking up lately, a ...5 weeks ago -
Lord Mandelsons plans to deal with internet piracy need to be quick and clear
Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk —
Authority: 970
Lord Mandelsons antipiracy measures for the internet have been welcomed by many content owners. But is the Governments suggestion of internet disconnections for repeat offenders set to become reality?5 weeks ago
