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Grooveshark is dead - this is what killed it
By Duncan Geere published
Following a six-year legal battle with the music industry, free streaming service Grooveshark has finally shut its doors

Straight-laced Netflix has a lot to learn from The Pirate Bay
By Gary Cutlack published
Fighting Talk Legal options for digital media are patchy, clunky and inferior – and till that changes, piracy will always win.

Copying CDs for personal use is now legal, but what does that mean for you?
By Stuart Houghton published
IN DEPTH We explain how the changes to the UK copyright laws will actually affect you.

It's now legal to rip CDs and DVDs for personal use
By Hugh Langley published
CDs, DVDs, MP3s and live broadcasts can all be copied for your own personal use. You did know that was illegal, right?

Thom Yorke is the first artist to use BitTorrent's new paywall feature
By Michael Rougeau published
Yorke's new solo album is the first BitTorrent Bundle that will cost you money.

UK copyright cops are now advertising on infringing websites
By Chris Smith published
Instead of an advert for nefarious content, illegal streamers could see warnings to shut down the browser.

Users viewing web pages not liable for copyright infringement: a legal let-off?
By Desire Athow published
Jeremy Blum, a partner at London law firm Bristows, answers our questions over the ruling that only distributors of copyrighted material are liable for infringement.

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
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