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Aussie ISP stands up to copyright lobyist bullies

Steve Dalby

An Australian Internet Service Provider (ISP), iiNet, has walked out of talks with copyright lobbyist groups, claiming that it shouldn't have to “perform work on their [copyright holder's] behalf,” and that instead, the real problem behind piracy in the country was down to the limited legal availability of much of the protected …

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Newzbin2 closes its doors

Newzbin2

Usenet indexing site Newzbin2 has shut down, over a year after a court order forced the UK's biggest ISPs to block it and following continued action by copyright lobbyists to prevent it from operating in a fashion that was possible for the admins to continue. “For a long time we …

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Police confiscate nine year old girl’s laptop for piracy

Winnie the Pooh

People wondered where copyright lobbyist pandering would get us and while we don't necessarily know the destination, the direction is certainly clear. Finnish police have confiscated the Winnie the Pooh adorned laptop of a nine year old girl, accusing her of piracy. According to Torrentfreak, the story begins back in 2011, when …

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