Russian lawmakers say anti-piracy bill should protect movies, but not music

A Russian Lower House MP suggests to only protect movies and TV series in a new anti-piracy bill claiming that music is much cheaper to create.

June 19, 2013 07:53

Pirate Bay co-founder faces extradition to Denmark, Swedish court rules

The Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg can be extradited to Denmark, a Swedish court has ruled. There, he will face several new hacking charges for downloading a large number of files from a Danish police database.

June 18, 2013 11:45

Cyber-security stalemate, N. Korea consensus at US-China summit

A major cyber-espionage policy breakthrough was not reached between US President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jingping at an historic summit in California, although both sides agreed to cooperate over the denuclearization of North Korea.

June 09, 2013 17:48

Russia considers $30,000 fines to help sap thriving web piracy

All those enjoying unrestricted music and movie downloads in Russia may have to change their old habits. The country's Ministry of Culture has threatened to punish online pirates with fines of up to $30,000.

June 03, 2013 11:30

NZ cops ordered to return Dotcom materials seized in raid

New Zealand police will have to return any digital material seized during a raid on Megauploads founder Kim Dotcom’s mansion not related to his prosecution, a judge has ruled.

May 31, 2013 06:38

‘Same copyright boat’: Dotcom vows not to sue Google, Facebook in exchange for legal support

Megaupload founder and Internet tycoon Kim Dotcom claimed via Twitter Wednesday that he invented Two Step Authentication, a method of online security that adds a layer of log-in protection, and called on major Internet players to respect his copyright.

May 23, 2013 03:30