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EU Parliament Adopts DSA Without Banning ‘Dumb’ Upload Filters and Site Blocking

The European Parliament has approved the Digital Services Act (DSA), including several key changes. The proposed legislation adds a right for people to use and…

January 21, 2022, 10:49 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Lawsuits

Record Labels Face Sanctions Over ‘Destroyed’ Piracy Evidence

Internet provider Bright House has asked a Florida federal court to sanction several record labels for 'destroying' evidence that it says is crucial to the…

January 20, 2022, 22:36 by Ernesto Van der Sar

10 Years Ago the Feds Shut Down Megaupload

A decade has passed since Megaupload's servers were raided on behalf of the U.S. Government. On the same day, helicopters and police swarmed the estate…

January 20, 2022, 10:46 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Piracy

OpenSubtitles Hacked, 7 Million Subscribers’ Details Leaked Online

OpenSubtitles, one of the largest repositories of subtitle files on the internet, has been hacked. Founded in 2006, the site was reportedly hacked in August…

January 19, 2022, 17:55 by Andy Maxwell

Technology

The EU Wants Its Own DNS Resolver that Can Block ‘Unlawful’ Traffic

The EU is planning to develop its own government-run DNS resolver. The project dubbed DNS4EU is meant to offer a counterweight to the popular resolvers…

January 19, 2022, 11:11 by Ernesto Van der Sar

Technology

‘Criminal’ VPN Shut Down By Europol and International Law Enforcement

Joint action by Europol and law enforcement authorities in ten countries has shut down VPNLab, a VPN service said to have been used to commit…

January 18, 2022, 18:04 by Andy Maxwell

Lawsuits

Adblocking Does Not Constitute Copyright Infringement, Court Rules

Axel Springer has lost its copyright infringement lawsuit against Eyeo GmbH, the company behind Adblock Plus. The German publishing house, which owns the Bild and…

January 18, 2022, 13:09 by Andy Maxwell

Piracy

Browser Extension Adds Sci-Hub Download Links to Publishers’ Websites

As scientists and academics of all kinds turn to Sci-Hub to freely access scientific papers, a new browser tool aims to make access even more…

January 17, 2022, 23:30 by Andy Maxwell

EU Parliament Adopts DSA Without Banning ‘Dumb’ Upload Filters and Site Blocking

Record Labels Face Sanctions Over ‘Destroyed’ Piracy Evidence

10 Years Ago the Feds Shut Down Megaupload

OpenSubtitles Hacked, 7 Million Subscribers’ Details Leaked Online

The EU Wants Its Own DNS Resolver that Can Block ‘Unlawful’ Traffic

‘Criminal’ VPN Shut Down By Europol and International Law Enforcement

Adblocking Does Not Constitute Copyright Infringement, Court Rules

Browser Extension Adds Sci-Hub Download Links to Publishers’ Websites

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