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  • EU disconnection about 'consumers' rights'?

    A set of telecommunications laws was given the green light by a European parliamentary committee yesterday, which includes amendments that some argue could lead to file-sharers being disconnected by their internet service providers. However the authors of the Act claim it will protect consumers.

  • EU vote forces ISPs to disconnect pirates

    A high-level European vote on communications legislation will take place on Monday evening, raising fears that alleged file-sharers will be denied internet access by their internet service providers.

  • FBI probes firms for file sharing

    The FBI is investigating illegal file-sharing activity in companies, according to IT services and telecomms firm Energis.

  • File swappers sing the jail-bird jingle

    If you've ever used a peer-to-peer network and swapped copyrighted files, chances are pretty good you're guilty of a federal felony under US law

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