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US criticises China in Special 301 Report
The US government has highlighted China as a hotspot for Internet piracy in a report assessing 40 countries’ efforts to protect US citizens’ IP.
Digital Economy Act delayed until 2014
Copyright owners have again been made to wait for new UK anti-piracy legislation, the Digital Economy Act, which will not be implemented until 2014 at the earliest.
Judge orders British ISPs to block The Pirate Bay
The UK’s High Court ruled in April that six British ISPs must block their users from accessing The Pirate Bay, a website hosting links to, mainly, copyrighted content.
Rosetta Stone ruling leaves Google exposed
Google has suffered a setback in the keywords dispute with Rosetta Stone after a US court overturned much of a decision favouring the Internet powerhouse.
YouTube, Viacom copyright lawsuit reignites
The $1 billion copyright lawsuit being fought between Viacom and YouTube has reignited after a court overturned an earlier ruling that favoured the video-sharing website.
YouTube loses GEMA court battle
A German court has forced YouTube to remove seven copyrighted music clips and said it is responsible for content posted by users.
iiNet not liable for online piracy
Copyright owners have lamented a decision by the Australian High Court, which ruled that Internet service provider (ISP) iiNet did not authorise copyright infringement by its users.
Book publisher demands BitTorrent jury trial
A global book publisher has demanded that four people face piracy charges for allegedly using peer-to-peer network BitTorrent to share its titles online.
Thousands accused of Hurt Locker piracy
The makers of Oscar-winning movie The Hurt Locker have demanded that the identities of more than 2,500 individuals who allegedly downloaded the film illegally should be released.
