Data protection helps pirates

June 12, 2009 · Filed Under Copyrights, Downloads, File Sharing, Internet · Comment 

It looks like the various data protection acts around the EU could be saving the illegal file sharers or pirates as the industry like to call them, from prosecution.
The case in example is Norway, its data protection laws state that internet service providers have to delete all data that is recorded against an IP address [...]

EU moving against pirates

February 4, 2009 · Filed Under Computers, Downloads, File Sharing, Internet · Comment 

It will not be long before the elected members of the European Parliament will have to make their minds up and vote on the Medina Report. This is the report that has been looking into copyright piracy, its effects and how to deal with the problems associated with it.
However, despite being a new report, this [...]