In view of the controversy surrounding not only its contents, but the way in which it was passed, we had written on the recent Digital Economy Act in an earlier post. In this post I would like to focus not on the broader policy considerations that have been dominating discussion, but on some of the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘piracy’
NinjaVideo.net, TVShack.net and other Domains Seized
Last week nine websites that allowed people to download or stream TV programmes and films for free were closed down (see here), their domains seized by the US federal government. These sites included tvshack.net, Movies-Links.tv, FilesPump.com, Now-Movies.coms along with five others. These sites were targeted as part of a new initiative, aimed at combating Internet [...]
Lime Wire to be the next Peer to Peer Casualty?
A controversial subject for some, copyright infringement has become a more common conversation topic as peer-to-peer networks, and widespread high speed broadband, have made it easy for members of the public to find, download, and share copyrighted material without seeking permission from the owner. At the same time, copyright owners are finding more effective methods [...]
