Virgin Media could start suspending persistent file sharers on a temporary basis, using information provided to it by the Universal record company. The ISP announced on Monday that it would, before ...

Once again, the RIAA is trying to cut corners in its crusade against file-sharers and deny Internet users the legal protections that are available in all other types of legal cases," said EFF Legal ...

People who unlawfully download copyrighted material could be disconnected from their internet accounts as part of the Digital Economy Bill, a major overhaul to the UK's technology legislation. The ...

FastTrack, once the darling of online file-sharers, appears to be losing its popularity. Reports in recent weeks — as well as data gathered by Internet traffic tracker Alexa — show a marked decline in ...

“French president Nicolas Sarkozy is endorsing a plan that would ban the provision of Internet access to file sharers caught pirating three times. The plan would use information from ISPs on ...

A coalition of law professors and other attorneys are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to consider whether people who share music over peer-to-peer networks can be considered "innocent infringers." If ...

The music industry's latest salvo against piracy involves lobbying for "three strikes" laws that would require ISPs to disconnect users who have shared copyrighted files online. So far, the effort ...

While intuitively it makes sense to believe that music pirates are largely out to hoard large collections of free content, a comprehensive new study reveals that file-sharers in the United States tend ...

Irish ISP Eircom launched a three-month pilot program on Monday that will see those who repeatedly share files under copyright cut off from their Internet service. Eircom is implementing the plan as ...

Uploaders to eDonkey.com, Bit Torrent and other file-sharing networks beware: The commercial equivalent to Big Brother is watching you. BayTSP, a leading provider of online intellectual property ...

European Union countries can refuse to disclose names of file sharers on the Internet in civil cases, the EU's top court said on Tuesday in a blow to copyright holders trying to fight digital piracy.

LONDON (Reuters) - Thousands of people suspected of sharing music, films and games over the Internet will be pursued through the courts for damages, lawyers for entertainment companies said on ...