Category: Intellectual Property
British Library invites public to build ‘Magna Carta’ for digital age
This week there’s a chance to shape a ‘Magna Carta for the digital age’ by voting for My Digital Rights clauses generated by school students from around the world. In conjunction […]
The Digest: Internet giants ‘in denial’ over terror… and 6 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title=”Next”] GCHQ director attacks tech giants for being ‘in denial’ over terrorism | Huffington Post “The new head of Britain’s electronic eavesdropping agency has accused internet firms of being […]
Google says its anti-piracy algorithm will now visibly affect file-sharing sites’ rankings
Google is tweaking its search engine to make sure that the most “notorious” piracy sites are less likely to appear when people search for music, films and other copyrighted content. […]
Police arrest man for running proxy servers
City of London anti-piracy police have arrested a man in Nottingham for running a proxy server. The 20-year-old from Nottingham is believed to have been running a proxy server that […]
Anti-piracy campaign set to kick off in UK
In an effort to fight digital piracy, the movie and music industries have announced a deal with the UK’s leading ISPs to send warning emails to alleged copyright infringers. Called […]
French whine about .wine domain name
Mon dieu! It seems that the French wine industry is feeling a little put out by the US-based international body that governs internet addresses. France is none too happy that Icann – the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers…
Did closure of piracy-haven Megaupload lead to a decrease in cinema ticket sales??
Megaupload was a haven for movie pirates before its closure at the beginning of the year. One would therefore expect that, following the authorities shutting the site down, ticket sales at cinemas would go up, right? Apparently not. A new…
Apple patent the round-cornered rectangle *sigh*
Oh Apple. You've really outdone yourself in the petty patent stakes with this one haven't you? After months of debating whether or not such a patent should even be allowed, the Cupertino tech company now hold the patent for rectangles…
BitTorrent porn video filesharer hit with $1.5 million fine
The largest ever fine levied against a BitTorrent file sharer has been handed down by an Illinois court to pornography sharer Kywan Fisher. A judge has ruled that Fisher must pay $1.5 million dollars to adult movie production hose Flava…
Ed Sheeran is UK's most pirated artist, Drake tops US list
A new study into music piracy patterns has revealed singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran as the UK's most pirated artist. We thought the UK had more refined musical taste! The new research, published by Musicmetric, also reveals Drake as the most pirated…
