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Unique Pirate Bay Case Sees Prosecution for Beyonce Pre-Release

On Monday a man was sued for copyright infringement. He is suspected of illegally file-sharing music albums, which in itself is not exactly out of the ordinary. However, this prosecution has a number of...

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Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012 Net News No Comments

TPP Has No Economic Benefit – Australian Pirate Party

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has made headlines for a number of years and now there's been a development. The Pirate Party of Australia has concluded that, while the content of the agreement is...

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Tuesday, May 29th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Liberals and Democrats Announce Rejection of ACTA

The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, a treaty aimed at harmonizing global copyright enforcement, received yet another serious setback today. The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament have just announced that they...

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Wednesday, April 25th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Freedom of the Internet Could Now Depend on EU Court’s Ruling on ACTA

EU trade commissioner Karel De Gucht (photo credit: thejournal.ie) The European Commission asks the European Court of Justice for a legal assessment on the legitimacy of the controversial anti-piracy treaty The amount of...

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Thursday, February 23rd, 2012 Net News No Comments

Army Piles on Evidence in Final Arguments in WikiLeaks Hearing

The Army alleged Thursday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange agreed to crack the administrator's password to an Army PC to assist Bradley Manning. (Photo: Lily Mihalik/Wired.com) FT. MEADE, Maryland – The government finished...

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Thursday, December 22nd, 2011 Net News No Comments