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By: Six Years in Prison For Sharing 18 Songs | TorrentFreak

Six Years in Prison For Sharing 18 Songs | TorrentFreak — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:06:56 +0000

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By: Online Global Week in Review 21 January 2011 from IP Think Tank

Online Global Week in Review 21 January 2011 from IP Think Tank — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 04:31:54 +0000

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By: Switeck

Switeck — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 01:02:33 +0000

The status quo doesn’t really change by this.
ISPs may not be directly responsible for user violations, but likewise because they are supposedly not, they may be OBLIGATED to pass Cease-and-Desist emails on to their customer from the media industry’s content monitors (who have a conflict of interest because they’re paid based on volume of C&Ds and fines that result.)

So this may just open the door for DMCA-style “blame everyone” mass C&Ds to ISPs, and they may be forced to give up customer details on extremely low burden-of-proof simply because the users are supposedly to blame for “piracy”.

By: Exfile

Exfile — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 14:02:41 +0000

Erhh, wtf? the RIAA started some shit and got owned by russia.

By: P2PTalk » Google Absolved in File Sharing Issue

P2PTalk » Google Absolved in File Sharing Issue — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 09:00:40 +0000

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By: Six Years in Prison For Sharing 18 Songs | Systema

Six Years in Prison For Sharing 18 Songs | Systema — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 06:21:03 +0000

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By: Google Absolved in File Sharing Issue : P2P ON!

Google Absolved in File Sharing Issue : P2P ON! — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 02:59:36 +0000

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By: rob8urcakes

rob8urcakes — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 07:55:24 +0000

“It is not up to the communications ministry to regulate intellectual property rights,” said Irina Tulubyeva, IP lawyer and head of the Russian Organization for Intellectual Property Rights.

Tulubyeva says that while protecting service providers, the law will damage the interests of rightsholders and hold the average Internet user to blame, all while the big web companies continue to make advertising money.

“With this new law, piracy will reign,” Tulubyeva said.

Here’s hoping Irina is right, if by “piracy”, she means filesharing for free and not for commercial or other gain.

This sensible move by Russia heralds yet another severe slap in the face for MAFIAA, and you just gotta admire them for it too.

By: Sean

Sean — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 02:28:22 +0000

w00t! Go Russia!