There's a major battle brewing between the French government and the French ISPs. A line is being drawn and it's about the money. While this was foreseeable thanks ...
News has surfaced that warning letters, allegedly from HADOPI, are being sent to an untold number of French citizens who are accused of copyright infringement. The problem? Neither ...
After all the problems with the famed French three strikes, Security General for HADOPI, Eric Walter, has publicly commented that the letters are coming out imminently.
It was during an online ...
Earlier this month, we noted that officials working within ACTA are saying that September is when the negotiations will be finalized. Another report has surfaced that seems ...
Normally, we wouldn't make fun of a website for being insecure, but we can make an exception in this case. It turns out, the website for the French National ...
Another day, another story about copy protection locking legitimate customers from the very content they legally purchased. So for your viewing pleasure, we present yet another horror story of ...
Not too long ago, we reported that, if government comments and documents are correct, HADOPI could cost around $64 Million USD. Ever since I published that, I ...
It's very difficult to say HADOPI is a sound solution to copyright infringement, but it's also even more difficult to argue that it will somehow magically be enforceable. In ...
The always on DRM which forces gamers to have a 24 hour internet connection to play their games may have lost a major supporter. After the fiasco of the ...
The dispute over geographical indicators pretty much stalled negotiations in ACTA - one of the worst kept secrets on the international trade fronts - is reportedly now on the fast ...
Peter Sunde of The Pirate Bay gave a speech not too long ago in Mexico discussing many things including the history of him and The Pirate Bay. There was ...
Tensions between the US and Europe have been rising all year this year. Recently, it was revealed that trying to work out the differences between the US and Europe ...
When it comes to enforcing a three strikes law, one of the more immediate things that don't come to mind is how expensive it could be to enforce. For ...
HADOPI is effectively an anti-piracy organization that oversees and enforces Frances three strikes law. Unfortunately for HADOPI, someone else took the Trademark of 'HADOPI' - someone who just so ...
The Philippine Federal Police (PNP) and the Motion Picture Association (MPA) have reached an agreement to work more closely together to combat movie piracy. The agreement includes influence from ...
There's an interesting development with the developer of the game Machinarium. The developer has decided to offer a "Pirate Amnesty" and sell their games for $5 to anyone who ...
The Law Society and lawyer Clive Elliott have come out to support a three strikes law saying that the punishment is no different than a driving penalty and that a ...
Many questions have been raised on how HADOPI planned on enforcing a three strikes law. One particular question that really raises doubts on the possibility of enforcement is how ...
A report has surfaced that says that an NZ ISP is having a hard time identifying where copyright complaints are coming from. That's OK, because sometimes that ISP couldn't ...
There's a rather strange statistic that is floating around and it originates from French media outlet 20 Minutes.fr. It says that a survey was conducted and found that 69% ...