CyberLaw Blog

British Government to consult on automatic porn censorship proposals

admin — Sun, 06 May 2012 07:15:52 +0000

Government to consult on automatic porn censorship proposals: “The Government is to consult on proposals that would require internet service providers (ISPs) to offer to block customers’ access to pornographic material by default.”

(Via OUT-LAW News.)

Judge: Big Five ISPs must block The Pirate Bay

admin — Tue, 01 May 2012 14:12:09 +0000

Judge: Big Five ISPs must block The Pirate Bay: “

‘Musicians, sound engineers, video editors deserve to be paid for their work’

As expected, the High Court has ordered British ISPs to block access to The Pirate Bay. Five ISPs – Virgin Media, TalkTalk, BSkyB, Everything Everywhere and Telefonica – are involved in this case, which was brought by nine record labels.…

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(Via The Register – Public Sector.)

Digital Economy Act not in breach of EU laws, Court of Appeal rules

admin — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:46:20 +0000

Digital Economy Act not in breach of EU laws, Court of Appeal rules: “A controversial law that forces internet service providers (ISPs) to help combat illegal file-sharing is lawful, the Court of Appeal has ruled.”

(Via OUT-LAW News.)

Commission asks ECJ to rule on ACTA compatibility

admin — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:13:04 +0000

Commission asks ECJ to rule on ACTA compatibility: “The European Commission is to ask the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to rule whether a controversial international anti-piracy agreement is compatible with ‘fundamental EU rights and freedoms’.”

(Via OUT-LAW News.)

Courts cannot force social networks to broadly monitor for illegal file-sharing, ECJ rules

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:16:53 +0000

Courts cannot force social networks to broadly monitor for illegal file-sharing, ECJ rules: “National courts cannot force social networks to monitor for copyright infringement by users because it would not strike a ‘fair balance’ between the rights of rights holders and the rights of those platforms and its users, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled.”

(Via OUT-LAW News.)

British Facebook hacker sentenced to eight months in jail

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:15:56 +0000

British Facebook hacker sentenced to eight months in jail: “A man who hacked into Facebook and claimed he wanted to help the company expose vulnerabilities to its system has been sentenced to an eight month jail term.”

(Via OUT-LAW News.)

High Court rules The Pirate Bay operators and users guilty of copyright infringement

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:13:30 +0000

High Court rules The Pirate Bay operators and users guilty of copyright infringement: “The operators of The Pirate Bay (TPB) website and its users are both guilty of infringing the copyright of rights holders in the music industry, the UK High Court has ruled.”

(Via OUT-LAW News.)

Sky follows BT in blocking Newzbin2

admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:26:52 +0000

Sky follows BT in blocking Newzbin2: “Sky has blocked access to a copyright infringing website following a UK court order, the company has said.”

(Via OUT-LAW News.)

Irish ISP ordered to stop using ‘three strikes’ system against illegal file-sharers

admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:25:26 +0000

Irish ISP ordered to stop using ‘three strikes’ system against illegal file-sharers: “The Irish data protection watchdog has ordered the country’s largest internet service provider (ISP) to stop using its ‘three strikes’ system for identifying and warning alleged illegal file-sharers, according to media reports.”

(Via OUT-LAW News.)

Courts cannot force ISPs into broad filtering and monitoring for copyright-infringing traffic, ECJ rules

admin — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:23:57 +0000

Courts cannot force ISPs into broad filtering and monitoring for copyright-infringing traffic, ECJ rules: “Court injunctions that force internet service providers (ISPs) to filter and monitor user traffic in order to prevent illegal file-sharing are contrary to EU law and fundamental rights, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has said.“

(Via OUT-LAW News.)