Wikipedia Has Gone Dark In Protest Of SOPA/PIPA Acts

As promised Wikipedia has went dark. The world's largest repository of knowledge announced at the start of this week that they would protest the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) by turning off access ... continue

German court rules RapidShare not liable for users’ actions

Nearly a year ago, a German court slapped filesharing site RapidShare with a $34m fine and ruled that the site must proactively root out pirates and prevent instances of copyright infringement in a suit filed by German ... continue

Australian Government may introduce three strikes piracy law

The Australian Government is considering the implementation of a three strikes piracy law as part of a policy that aims to "develop sustainable online content models." In a wide ranging "Digital Economy Future Directions" paper that completely ignores ... continue

German court hits Rapidshare with $34m fine

Rapidshare has been fined $34m and ordered by a German court to proactively seek out copyright infringement on its servers. German royalty collectors GEMA filed suit againist Rapidshare requesting that 5,000 tracks managed by GEMA be removed from ... continue

French three strikes law struck down

France’s highest constitutional authority has struck down legislation that would have seen internet users banned from the internet if caught pirating content. The French "Hadopi legislation" passed in May with the support of the music industry. The legislation, ... continue