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UK pirates to receive educational emails but won't be punished for ignoring them
By Chris Smith published
After four years of wrangling 'Vcap' emails will be sent out to persistent offenders from 2015

The Music Copyright Act: why can't we legally copy CDs yet?
By Stuart Houghton published
In Depth The UK's copyright law predates mass adoption of digital formats and the internet, and the music industry wants it to stay that way.

The internet and your company: get legally savvy
By Charles Sweeney published
Industry voice The internet brings with it a minefield of legal responsibilities, but does your business know them? Here's how to avoid trouble.

EU Court of Justice rules hyperlinks don't infringe copyright
By Dean Wilson published
The Court of Justice of the EU has given a landmark ruling that allows websites to link to freely available copyrighted material without permission.

Government continues 'blame Google for everything' trend with piracy tirade
By Chris Smith published
Piracy has gone down in the UK, but it could have been more if it hadn't been for Google, says gov.

Artificially inadequate: we should never let machines rule on censorship
By Carrie Marshall published
Gary Marshall Straight Pride UK has shown that it's easy to remove posts you don't approve of online: just say they're infringing your copyright, libelling you or calling you nasty names.

Two more torrent sites bite the dust as High Court dishes out blocking orders
By Chris Smith published
As the PM's War on Porn dominates the headlines, court instructs ISPs to block more torrent sites.

Torrent site owners threatened with a decade in the clink in new crackdown
By Chris Smith published
Torrent site owners are starting to receive letters from law enforcement agencies in the UK.
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