Pink Floyd win EMI court battle over online sales – BBC News
“Pink Floyd have won a court battle with record label EMI over how their music is sold over the internet.”
BBC News, 11th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: internet
ISPs, publishers and academics voice outrage at Digital Economy Bill – OUT-LAW.com
“Plans to introduce a law that will force internet service providers (ISPs) to block access to websites accused of hosting copyright-infringing content have been condemned by ISPs, publishers, consumer groups, user rights groups and academics.”
OUT-LAW.com, 10th March 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Tech chiefs attack digital economy bill – The Guardian
“Amendments made to the digital economy bill by the House of Lords threaten freedom of speech and will lead to British websites being blocked without due judicial process, the bosses of leading technology companies said today.”
The Guardian, 10th March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
ASA to take over Facebook, Twitter regulation – OUT-LAW.com
“Advertising regulator the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) will take over the regulation of companies’ social networking pages by the end of the year, according to advertising industry proposals.”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th March 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
YouTube threatened by changes to Digital Economy Bill – OUT-LAW.com
“Courts will have the power to block access to entire websites from the UK because of allegations of copyright infringement under an amendment to Government legislation that has been adopted by the House of Lords.”
OUT-LAW.com, 4th March 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Lords force rethink of government’s online piracy plans – BBC News
“The government has been defeated in the House of Lords over measures to tackle online piracy after opponents said the plans could hamper digital innovation.”
BBC News, 4th March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ex-army sergeant ‘directed’ webcam child abuse – BBC News
“An ex-army sergeant has been jailed for five years for directing child sex abuse films thousands of miles away via his webcam.”
BBC News, 2nd March 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lords angered over three strikes rule for filesharers – The Guardian
“The government’s plans to disconnect file sharers from the internet have come in for heavy criticism in parliament, amid claims that ministers are attempting to rush legislation through without proper oversight.”
The Guardian, 2nd March 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
UK Web Archive launches with plea for law change – The Guardian
“A digital black hole will open in Britain’s national memory without a change in the law to ensure the capture and recording of UK websites, the head of the British Library has warned.”
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The Guardian, 25th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jail for paedophile who groomed girl, 14 – The Independent
“A predatory paedophile who stealthily groomed a 14-year-old girl with depraved and crude sexual chats before taking her to woods for sex was jailed for four years today.”
The Independent, 22nd February 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Facebook takes down 30 prisoners’ pages after victim taunts – The Guardian
“Jack Straw, the justice secretary, says the 30 offending pages brought to the attention of Facebook had been removed within 48 hours.”
The Guardian, 11th February 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Paedophile church worker who ‘boasted about his abuse online’ jailed – Daily Telegraph
“A paedophile, Owen Baxter, who volunteered as a church youth worker so he could sexually abuse young boys before boasting about it on the internet, has been jailed.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th February 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Webcam user jailed for inciting US woman to abuse child – BBC News
“A 19-year-old man from the West Midlands has been jailed for four years and eight months for inciting a mother in the US to abuse her own child.”
BBC News, 8th February 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
R v Sheppard; R v Whittle – WLR Daily
R v Sheppard; R v Whittle [2010] EWCA Crim 65; [2010] WLR (D) 1
“Where a substantial measure of the alleged activities involved had taken place in England, the English court had jurisdiction to try charges of publishing of racially inflammatory material contrary to s 19(1) of the Public Order Act 1986 even though publication had taken place through a website hosted outside the jurisdiction.”
WLR Daily, 1st February 2010
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
Police unit formed to take down websites suspected of breaking terror laws – OUT-LAW.com
“A police unit has been created to force the take-down of web pages which break the UK’s terrorism laws. The Government has set up a web page through which the public can tell the police about pages that they think are illegal.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd February 2010
Source: www.out-law.com
Gangster used Facebook to intimidate enemies from cell – The Independent
“Jack Straw, the Secretary of State for Justice, has announced a crackdown on prisoners using Facebook after it emerged that a gangland kingpin has spent the past two months using the social networking site to intimidate his enemies.”
The Independent, 31st January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Internet racism pair lose appeal – BBC News
“Two men have lost their appeals against the UK’s first conviction for inciting racial hatred via a foreign website.”
BBC News, 29th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Law firm’s piracy hunt condemned – BBC News
“Music industry representative the BPI has criticised the approach used by a UK law firm in chasing file-sharers.”
BBC News, 29th January 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Is the internet destroying juries? – The Guardian
“Juries are a fundamental pillar of our justice system. But many believe that jurors are now routinely accessing and distributing so much prejudicial information online, that the very integrity of the system is in danger.”
The Guardian, 26th January 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Free music site creator cleared in fraud case – The Independent
“A man accused of running one of the world’s largest music sharing websites was today acquitted of conspiracy to defraud.”
The Independent, 15th January 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
