03/23/2011 - 16:06

For the last decade, the movie and music industries have engaged in a relentless struggle against Internet file sharing. One prominent theater of this global conflict has been the UK, which last year saw the passage of the Digital Economy Act. The law, if fully implemented, could allow Internet Service Providers to disconnect "persistent infringers" of the UK's copyright rules from the 'Net.

03/15/2011 - 11:07

A new law is making its way through the Illinois capital building that would raise prices of Internet purchases. Like similar laws in other states, this hints at the changes that could face digital media as well as physical media sold online.

03/11/2011 - 13:00

The Web site for Broadcast Music International, BMI.com, is still down after cyber vigilantes "Anonymous" hacked into the site Tuesday night to retaliate against what it sees as an abuse of music copyright laws.

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