The music industry's anti-piracy unit claims 50 file-sharing hubs in Australia closed down this week following its raid on internet service provider Swiftel Communications for alleged copyright infringement issues.
The sacking of an IT consultant after he appeared on BBC 2's Newsnight TV programme, to comment on the US Supreme Court file-sharing ruling against Grokster last week, raises some interesting issues. He was invited because he had been served legal...
Illegal file-sharing is still on the rise - but has failed to match the huge increase in legal digital music. According to figures from international music industry trade body the IFPI, the number of illegal music files available on file-sharing...
A report from analyst house JupiterResearch discovered that consumers are three times more likely to get their digital music from illegal file-sharing networks than pay to download the tracks from online song shops such as iTunes and Napster, with...
The UK record industry is claiming a landmark victory after the High Court ordered two men to pay thousands of pounds in fines and damages for illegally distributing music downloads using file-sharing software.
The government has unveiled plans to tackle illegal file sharing along with steps to protect intellectual property and promote broadband. Legal Eye on illegal file-sharing Although the government has a preference for voluntary action by ISPs to...