Swedish Internet provider TeliaSonera has been forced to disclose the identity of a customer believed to be behind file-sharing site Swetorrents, after losing a court case to a consortium of film companies in the District Court. If TeliaSonera refuses to reveal the name and address of the IP address holder, the company will face a…
File sharing in Sweden nears record high
Did Swedish anti-piracy law backfire or did it just do no good in the long-term, or what? Following a severe drop in the aftermath of Ipred, Sweden’s new anti-piracy law implemented in April, illegal file sharing is once again on the rise, reaching record high levels. Many experts believed that the Ipred law wouldn’t have…
N.J. Supreme Court Weighs Travelers’ Right of Privacy in Baggage They Don’t Claim
Michael Booth writes: A case heard by the New Jersey Supreme Court on Tuesday may clarify whether a passenger who doesn’t claim his luggage can assert a Fourth Amendment right against search and seizure of its contents. It’s a question that surprisingly has not yet been answered with a high court ruling, despite the frequency…
The Queen gets tough on paparazzi in royal privacy row
Andrew Alderson reports: The Queen has authorised a crackdown on the paparazzi amid her growing anger at intrusions into the private lives of members of the Royal family and their friends. The new get-tough approach has the full support of the Prince of Wales, Prince William, Prince Harry and other senior members of the Royal…