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UK ISP Warning Letters Becoming Less of a Deterrent for Internet Piracy

28th May, 2013 (3 Comments)

The government’s plan to discourage online copyright infringement in the UK by forcing broadband ISPs to issue warning Notification Letters to customers whom are suspected of engaging in internet piracy, a process that is due to get underway in H1-2014, could be less effective than hoped.

UPD BPI Preparing to Ask Big UK ISPs to Block 25 More Internet Piracy Sites

15th May, 2013 (14 Comments)

The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) appears to be preparing for another run of court orders after music licensing firm PPL revealed a new list of 25 website domains, which are all accused of facilitating copyright infringement (internet piracy), that the UK music body would like broadband ISPs to block.

ISP Sky Broadband Unblocks Legal Website Caught in The Pirate Bay Net

22nd April, 2013 (0 Comments)

It took three weeks to get resolved but Sky Broadband UK (BSkyB) has now apologised to its customers after a seemingly legal website was mistakenly caught up in the ISPs censorship of the The Pirate Bay (internet piracy) website, which was blocked last year following a court order.

UK Supreme Court Agrees Viewing Webpages is Not Copyright Infringement

18th April, 2013 (0 Comments)

Can you commit copyright infringement (piracy) simply by viewing web-pages on a website? Five judges at the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom have this week ruled to protect millions of innocent internet users from incurring unfair civil liability for merely coming upon a web-page that happens to contain copyright material.

UPD Virgin Media and BT UK Begin Censorship of 3 Internet Piracy Websites

22nd March, 2013 (2 Comments)

BT, Virgin Media and other ISPs have officially started blocking their broadband customers from being able to access three websites – Fenopy, H33t and Kickass Torrents – that were last month found by London’s High Court to be facilitating internet piracy (copyright infringement).

London UK Councils Fear Pedestrian Harm from Broadband Infrastructure Bill

14th March, 2013 (16 Comments)

London’s 33 local authorities have today warned that the UK government’s new Growth and Infrastructure Bill, which is designed boost the roll-out of faster broadband ISP services by cutting red tape in the planning system, could pass additional costs onto city boroughs and “endanger road users” by obstructing pedestrian walkways and reducing sightlines.

UK Government Softens Broadband Infrastructure Bill to Protect Parks

13th March, 2013 (0 Comments)

The government will amend its controversial Growth and Infrastructure Bill, which is designed to help “fast-track” the roll-out of superfast broadband services around the United Kingdom by cutting red tape in the planning system, in order to protect national parks and other “areas of outstanding natural beauty“.

EU Court Rules UK Broadcasters Can Block Live TV Internet Streaming Sites

8th March, 2013 (3 Comments)

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that UK broadcasters, such as ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5, have the right to block retransmission of free-to-air TV (e.g. Freeview) programming over the Internet unless the related service (e.g. TVCatchup Ltd) gains specific permission. But they haven’t won yet.

Tougher Powers to Tackle UK Telecoms Cable and Metal Theft Become Law

1st March, 2013 (0 Comments)

The House of Lords yesterday granted Royal Assent to a Private Members’ Bill, the Scrap Metal Dealers Act (2012-13), which will bring in new rules to tackle rogue scrap metal traders that have been helping to fuel a rise in the theft of copper broadband and phone cables (plus other metals from different industries).

UPD2 BPI Use UK High Court to Force ISPs into Blocking 3 Internet Piracy Sites

19th February, 2013 (8 Comments)

As anticipated the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), which represents much of the UK music industry, will today ask the High Court to force six of the country’s biggest broadband ISPs into blocking a further three websites that are accused of facilitating internet piracy (copyright infringement).

Isle of Wight Cable Operator Slams Councils Biased BT Broadband Plan

13th February, 2013 (2 Comments)

The Isle of Wight’s (England, UK) only provider of commercial and residential cable based TV, phone and broadband products, WightFibre (formerly WightCable), has accused the councils delayed roll-out plan for superfast broadband ISP services of being “biased in favour of BT” and of having shunned alternatives.

UK Police Warn of Fake Doorstep Broadband ISP Sales Representatives

12th February, 2013 (0 Comments)

The Royal Wootton Bassett & Cricklade Police force in Wiltshire (England) has warned people to be on the lookout for bogus door-to-door sales representatives that attempt to sell broadband packages without giving any form of ID or saying which ISP you’d be connected to.

BT and Police Confirm Sharp Reduction in UK Copper Cable Crime

28th January, 2013 (3 Comments)

The battle to tackle copper cable and metal theft appears to finally be turning. BT informs ISPreview.co.uk that there was a 50% fall in incidents and a 24% reduction in faults pertaining to malicious damage of their UK phone and broadband ISP network last year.

Should Compensation Always be Mandatory for Broadband ISP Outages

25th January, 2013 (7 Comments)

Sooner or later all ISPs will suffer some form of service disruption that can result in the loss of your internet connectivity. Most of these outages are resolved quickly but some can last for days, weeks or occasionally even months. Now a court in Germany has ruled that everybody has the right to compensation after an internet disruption.

Golden Eye Will Expand Piracy Threat Letters to More UK ISP Customers

28th December, 2012 (6 Comments)

Golden Eye International (GEIL), the firm which holds numerous copyrights for UK adult films (Ben Dover) and has recently been targeting O2’s broadband ISP customers with internet piracy settlement letters, has confirmed that it plans to use a recent court win to expand its scheme by tackling copyright infringement on behalf of USA based rights holders.

UK Court Allows Golden Eye’s Appeal for More O2 Internet Piracy Letters

21st December, 2012 (3 Comments)

The Open Rights Group (ORG) has today failed in its Court of Appeal bid to block Golden Eye International (GEIL), a firm that holds numerous copyrights for adult films (e.g. Ben Dover), from potentially sending thousands more internet piracy settlement letters to customers of UK ISP O2 (BE Broadband).

Ofcom Says UK ISPs Must Decide Who is a Subscriber for its Piracy Code

24th November, 2012 (0 Comments)

The UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has told a Westminster Media Forum event that it will be the responsibility of each broadband ISP to decide which of their customers are officially defined as “subscribers” and thus susceptible to the new copyright infringement rules, which are designed to clampdown on “illegal” internet piracy.