German Mandatory DNS Blacklist Blasted By Critics, Protests Emerge
France, Australia, Britain, Canada, Iran and China aren’t the only countries either deliberating on or actively using mandatory DNS blacklists. It seems that there is an all-out PR war in Germany over the governments plan to pass a law which mandates the use of web blacklists. That didn’t go over too well with [...]
Sweden Diverts 15 Police Officials to Investigate Copyright Infringement
With the Pirate Party of Sweden on the rise, you’d think that diverting police resources to target alleged copyright infringers such as file-sharers online would be political suicide in that country. After copyright law reforms and the prosecution of the admins of The Pirate Bay, it appears as though the citizens of Sweden will [...]
Authorities Reiterate Threats to Target SnowTigers Donators, Users
Last week, French authorities used military intelligence to shut down SnowTigers. This week, French authorities said that their investigation found users donating to the website. They did, however, concede that they have to wait for a court decision on the matter before proceeding.
A report from 01net highlights (Google Translation) the latest developments on [...]
Wind In Their Sails – Pirate Party Support Growing Nationally and Internationally
After effectively winning two seats in the European Election, it seems that support for the party has only grown both during and after the election on a national level and international level.
The support for the Pirate Party on an international level has sailed to historic record support in many places. The German Pirate Party [...]
Car Sales Man Starts Anti-P2P Business
There’s been questions raised over the techniques to gather evidence on file-sharing lawsuits, so one wonders how one becomes part of the anti-p2p movement in the first place. Interestingly enough for one person, 25 years of being a car salesman has led him to starting an anti-p2p company with connections to Logistep.
Members of Gulli [...]
MPAA Admits to Losing PR War to the ‘Enemies of Copyright’
The MPAA apparently said that the “enemies of copyright have really done a good job at creating the false premise that the interest of copyright holders and the interest of society as a whole are antagonistic” during the World Copyright Summit. The worry is that their pro-copyright advocacy perspective is fading away in the [...]
Canada Could Face Election – What About Copyright Reform?
It’s distinctly possible that Canada could face an election soon as opposition leader Michael Ignatieff ponders on whether or not to force an election. Whether or not an election actually happens, it’s important for man to look back on the track record on the topic of copyright law reform – we take an in-depth [...]
10th Anniversary of Napster This Month
Some may not know it, but June is an interesting month for file-sharer’s. This year, June marks a major milestone for file-sharers. It was June, 1999 when Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker released the first version of Napster – an application that has since changed the face of entertainment, the internet and copyright [...]
Music Sale Losses Due to Gaming, DVDs, Not P2P
File-sharing, for years, has been one of the copyright industry’s favourite scape-goat. Lately, British news sources have received a fresh dose of “studies” where the copyright industry through government officials have been saying how file-sharing costs British artists billions thanks to the millions of file-sharers in the UK. While the numbers have since [...]
French Military Called in to Shut Down SnowTigers.net
There was a major shutdown of a private BitTorrent website recently. The French military was apparently used to shut down Snowtigers. 10 people were arrested and frequent members and donators are said to be of possible concern into the investigation.
The report comes from 01net (Google translation). From the report:
With more than 250 [...]
