According to the Guardian and reports this morning, Government officials today have announced that they intend to put in place a strong clamp down on illicit file sharing to ‘support’ record and film industries they wrongly believe are threatened. This is the wrong moment to go in this direction. Online music revenues are going up,…
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Blogger in Anna Nicole Smith case released from custody
A North Texas blogger sued by Anna Nicole-Smith’s mother was released from Harris County custody on Tuesday after she turned over her computer hard drive to the courts. Teresa Stephens had been in custody since Thursday for refusing to comply with state District Judge Tony Lindsay’s order to turn over her computer and files. Stephens…
Project Honey Pot sues spammers
A legal firm working for Project Honey Pot has filed a blanket lawsuit against the “John Does” who commit fraud and steal money via spam. The lawsuit (PDF), which was filed in Virginia’s Eastern District court, seeks damages against unknown spammers, including $100 for every message that contains false or misleading information. The suit is…
UK file-sharers to be ‘cut off’
The UK government has published new measures that could see people who illegally download films and music cut off from the net. The amendment to the Digital Britain report would see regulator Ofcom given greater powers to tackle pirates. The technical measures are likely to include suspending the net accounts of “hardcore copyright pirates”. It…