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Social networks can't be piracy brakes:EU court
Online social networks cannot be forced to block users from downloading songs illegally, as this would push up their costs and infringe privacy, Europe's highest court said on Thursday, adding to a worldwide debate on internet policing. The Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union was ruling on a case involving two Belgian companies: music royalty collecting society SABAM and online

Vanita Kohli-Khandekar: The halo around the internet

Why does anything to do with the internet become a question of good versus evil? The Stop Online Piracy Act, or Sopa, has just been put on the back burner by the US government following an online

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Ukraine shuts down leading file-sharing site
Ukrainian authorities have shut down a popular file-sharing website saying it violates copyright laws, officials said Wednesday.

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After protest, Congress puts off movie piracy bill

Caving to a massive campaign by Internet services and their millions of users, Congress indefinitely postponed legislation Friday to stop online piracy of movies and music costing U.S. companies

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Ajit Balakrishnan: Pirates of the modern world

On January 18 users attempting to access the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia saw a black screen, and a statement that first said “Imagine a world without free knowledge”, and then

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INFLUENCE GAME: Online companies win piracy fight

Outspent but hardly outgunned, online and high-tech companies triggered an avalanche of Internet clicks to force Congress to shelve legislation that would curb online piracy. They outmaneuvered

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