The Asahi Shimbun reports an interesting court decision in Japan: Setting a new guideline for criminal responsibility using new technology, the Osaka High Court ruled Thursday that the creator of the Winny peer-to-peer file-sharing program was not guilty of helping users violate copyrights. Presiding Judge Masazo Ogura overturned a Kyoto District Court ruling, saying Isamu…
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Pirate Bay sinks again after Dutch ISP complies to cut off order
Kelly Fiveash reported yesterday: The Pirate Bay has been out of action for the best part of a day, after its Netherlands-based ISP was ordered to halt its service to the BitTorrent tracker site. NForce, which TPB switched to last weekend, responded to a request from Dutch anti-piracy group Brein (statement translated from Dutch to…
Tories ‘to end criminal privacy’
The Tories say they will end what they call the “automatic privacy” of criminals, by giving police powers to reveal their identities to the public. The party says public safety is coming second to the rights of some criminals, including dangerous fugitives. It blames the Human Rights Act, which it has pledged to abolish if…
Canadians must take more responsibility for online lives: privacy czar
Sarah Schmidt reports: Young Canadians need to “think twice” about how much personal information they post on the Internet and take greater responsibility for how they live their online lives, Canada’s privacy czar warned Tuesday. Noting many people have been fired, missed out on job interviews and academic opportunities for their over-sharing online, Jennifer Stoddart…