Archive for November, 2009

Lawyers target thousands of British ‘illegal’ file-sharers

November 28, 09 by David Goldstein

Around 15,000 suspected pirates may soon get legal letters accusing them of illegally sharing movies and games.

ACS:Law plans to send notes to the accused in the new year offering a chance to settle out of court for “several hundreds of pounds”.

A lawyer who has defen...

Telefonica to appeal Spanish network decision

November 28, 09 by David Goldstein

Telefonica said it would appeal a Spanish telecoms watchdog decision to impose conditions on the opening of its network infrastructure allowing competitors to use their conduits to roll out their own fibre networks, reports Reuters.

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Tracey Barnett: Good Riddance to the Emo-tivation Decade

November 27, 09 by newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz
If a tree falls in a forest and there's no one there to Twitter about it - who the hell cares?Obviously, only the guy with some battery life left on his iPhone. That is bound to be the post mortem question of this iDecade. Good...

AFACT v iiNet: Judge denies Internet Industry Association application to be heard in the trial

November 27, 09 by David Goldstein

The Internet Industry Association’s (IIA) application to be heard in the trial between Perth ISP iiNet and AFACT was rejected by the Federal Court today, after its submission was ruled irrelevant.

AFACT objected to iiNet’s intervention because the submission did not provide ...

UK Government net disconnections could scupper free Wi-Fi and breach EU laws, says expert

November 27, 09 by David Goldstein

The Government’s Digital Economy Bill could be in breach of EU laws, according to an internet law expert. Professor Lilian Edwards has also warned that the Bill could make it impossible to operate a free wireless network legally.

The Bill, published last week, contains an outline ...