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UK Internet Filters Block Disney Sites, Internet Safety Tips, and More

UK Internet Filters Block Disney Sites, Internet Safety Tips, and More

In the UK, Internet providers offer site-blocking tools to their subscribers, so they can filter harmful content from the web.…

4 years ago

UK Govt Refuses to Back Down Over Criminalization of File-Sharers

As part of the Digital Economy Bill winding its way through parliament, there will be a harmonization of penalties for…

5 years ago

Lawmakers Warned That 10 Year Sentences Could Apply to File-Sharers

The UK is currently forming new legislation that will harmonize sentences for offline and online piracy. While the theoretical 10-year…

6 years ago

Steps Towards Uncovering the UK’s Piracy Site Blackout

The UK High Court has been handing out website blocking injunctions regularly in recent months but despite the supposed transparency…

9 years ago

Make Website Blocking Proposals Public, Say Open Rights Group

The Open Rights Group have called on the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), MPA(A) and other rights groups to make their…

11 years ago

Massive Protest Against UK Anti-Piracy Bill

As Feargal Sharkey, head of UK Music, speaks of his confidence that the massively controversial Digital Economy Bill will be…

12 years ago

70% of British Public Oppose Disconnecting File-Sharers

The results of a new poll reveal the extent of opposition to Lord Mandelson's proposals for tough sanctions against alleged…

13 years ago

The Problem with Extending Copyright on Music

Several studies have shown that an extension of copyright on sound recordings is a bad idea. It will lead to…

13 years ago