The Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic recently announced that they are making a request to the privacy commissioner to investigate Canadian major Internet Service Provider Bell Canada. The complaint is directed at Deep Packet Inspection technology. Internet Service Providers (ISP) have a legal sore spot these days – that sore spot is internet [...]

The Open Source Cinema is currently looking for mugshots of you for an upcoming movie that opposes restrictive copyright changes. Users are asked to use the Copyright Criminals photo plate to show that under certain copyright reform laws, you would become a criminal. Yesterday, we reported on the growing movement against copyright reform every time [...]

The EFF points us to new disturbing demands by the French version of the RIAA known as SNEP (Syndicat national de l’édition phonographique). Among the demands are a deadline for laws to be put in place that would disconnecting file-sharers from the internet and the ability to serve as police, judge and jury against French [...]

Was it something Michael Geist or a Canadian MP said or have the concerns over Copyright started spilling into more action within Canada? Whatever started this, though likely for many reasons instead of one, it seems that discussion over copyright and how to change laws for the better has seen substantial growth in the last [...]

Trying to get the gatekeepers of the internet – mainly the Internet Service Provider – to fight against ‘copyright infringement’ is nothing new. After several countries jumped on board to call on US ISPs to fight copyright infringement. It seems like getting things like Internet Service Providers has become all the rage for the copyright [...]

UseNet has always been a network that appears to be for either people who have money or people who are able to work some of the most user-unfriendly applications around. So has UseNet just become so user friendly, that it’s a matter of point, click and stream? NewTeeVee recently posted a story about BinTube, software [...]

Operation Site Down may be old news, but a press release from the Department of Justice about a fork project known as operation CopyCat has just entered the headlines once again. David M. Fish was convicted of conspiracy to commit copyright infringement and sentenced to 30 months in prison. Operation Site Down is said to [...]

On the heals of a critical victory for file-sharers in the United States, a new turn is unfolding that may be seen as a critical setback should it come to fruition. A new anti-piracy bill dubbed the ‘Pro-IP’ Bill would create an anti-piracy czar in the White House. Earlier this week, the US file-sharing community [...]

After being criticized for being illegal by many including FIPR, now there is growing calls by others to make Phorm opt-in instead of opt-out to conform with British privacy laws. ZeroPaid has learned that two entities have joined calls to make technologies like Phorm opt-in instead of opt-out. Phorm is an Internet Service Provider side [...]

It hasn’t been looking good for the three strike policy in Europe to cut off file-sharers from the internet, but that isn’t stopping one politician from Germany from demanding that file-sharers should be banned from the internet. In the same vain as the Irish music industry suing Internet Service Providers for copyright infringement. According to [...]

Howard Knopf is known to many Canadians as a lawyer who successfully defended the file-sharing lawsuits in Canada a few years ago. So, when it was discovered that he had been uninvited, there was general outrage in pro-consumer circles. So how does the symposium shape up now? ZeroPaid investigates. A list of speakers and moderators [...]

A few days ago, we reported on eMule going into beta testing. We went to eMule to discuss things like how the test was going and how this will affect the many mods of eMule. There was a lot of excitement in the eMule community with word that a new version of the main eMule [...]

The eMule community is currently getting together to help beta-test a new version of eMule. It’s not often the client gets an update, so when a new version is suddenly on the horizon, it catches the attention of the eMule community. “To gain more testing of this release,” SomeSupport of eMule said, “we hand out [...]

Things have been interesting for the last year or two for WinMX users. It’s been tricky following what has been happening with WinMX these days, so ZeroPaid caught up with Tigger of WinMX to, among other things, see what is happening in the world of WinMX. Last week, ZeroPaid reported on an interesting development occurring [...]

The Phorm storm in Britain has made the headlines a couple of times. The question on whether the system is even legal has gotten FIPR demanding the Home Office to retract certain comments they made where they suggest Phorm is actually legal. FIPR has made a detailed legal analysis that suggests quite the contrary. Last [...]

Canada has launched hearings for future policy on science and technology. Already, there are numerous voices on the matter including Michael Geist, CIPPIC, Tracey Lauriault, Russell McOrmand, the BCLA, and the Canadian Association of Broadcasters. It seems that even officials were excited about the hearings. “We are beginning today our study pursuant to Standing Order [...]

Last Week, ZeroPaid reported on comments made by Bill Patry which suggests that the copyright industry is looking to make money off of private copying. It seems that he isn’t alone on these concerns as the Open Rights Group told ZeroPaid that they agree with the concerns he expressed. The posting by Patry suggests that [...]

Usenet is a network that is often referred to as a service that allows people to communicate to one another. However, there is an interesting quirk to UseNet – the ability to download releases hot from the scene. A quick note: It has been reported that a number of ISP’s are ending their UseNet services. [...]

Internet Service Providers and the copyright industry weren’t the only ones busy on the copyright front these days. New Zealand reformed their copyright laws which was followed up by Germany four days later. There’s no doubting it’s been a busy week this week for those watching the copyright and file-sharing debates in all its incarnations. [...]

Numerous reports are surfacing about new litigation against popular video sharing site YouTube. It appears that French broadcaster TF1 is suing the major video sharing site for 100 million euros. The reports surfaced on Reuters and moved to other major outlets like The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. The initial reports say that TF1 is Frances [...]