New Zealand outlaws Internet file-sharing
New Zealand passed a law against online piracy Thursday which outlaws file-sharing and threatens repeat offenders with having their Internet access cut off.
New Zealand passed a law against online piracy Thursday which outlaws file-sharing and threatens repeat offenders with having their Internet access cut off.
Internet
Apr 14, 2011
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An Iranian state-owned news website is saying authorities have banned a popular cell-phone based social networking service.
Internet
Dec 19, 2013
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More than 40 percent of Swedes engage in illegal file sharing, but recording industry officials have noted a sharp drop since a government crackdown earlier this year, they said Monday.
Internet
Oct 12, 2009
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A New Zealand judge ruled Wednesday that colorful Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom and three of his colleagues can be extradited to the United States to face criminal copyright charges.
Business
Dec 23, 2015
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A controversial international accord billed as a way to beat online piracy has sparked a fightback led by Internet users in ex-communist countries who say the region's past underlines the need to defend freedom.
Internet
Feb 8, 2012
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A Swedish appeals court on Tuesday overturned a landmark file sharing ruling that forced an Internet service provider to reveal an Internet user's identity to five publishers.
Internet
Oct 13, 2009
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Computer security researchers have said that an unprecedented mass cyber protest was triggered by efforts by film and music trade groups to close online piracy haunts.
Internet
Sep 21, 2010
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Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom wants to livestream his legal battle against the United States on YouTube.
Internet
Aug 29, 2016
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(AP) -- The European Parliament has endorsed new telecom rules that would give phone and Internet users more rights and allow them to appeal to national courts if they are cut off for illegal file-sharing.
Telecom
Nov 25, 2009
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The promotion of legal alternatives, rather than the risk of prosecution, is more likely to change unlawful file sharing behaviour, according to new research.
Social Sciences
Sep 15, 2016
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