Pressure has mounted on British and Australian authorities to launch new probes into media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp in the wake of allegations the company ran a secret unit that encouraged pirating of pay-TV rivals.
Dozens of countries have signed on to the Anti-Counterfeit Trade Agreement, or ACTA, in a bid to comba intellectual property rights violations. While the pact may have noble intentions to crack down on piracy, it is sparking widespread opposition around the world for its tough penalties and that the agreement is largely being negotiated in secret.
The wave of protests against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has reached Poland. Activists say it is an attempt by governments to take control of cyberspace, and a threat to their freedom. The Polish government insists it is necessary to protect intellectual property. While the EU and eight other countries have signed the document, it is in Eastern Europe that the text has raised the most heckles.
In an exclusive interview, Cyril Payen speaks to Emmanuel Gadaix, one of the directors of Megaupload. He explains the real reasons why the website was shut down by the US authorities, and also tells us how the site was created.
A New Zealand court on Friday refused an appeal by Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom to be released on bail. He argued he had no intention to flee to his home country of Germany, where he would be safe from the US demand for his extradition.
MEDIAWATCH, Thurs. 2/2/2012: Newt Gingrich's campaign has been sued for using 1980s classic "Eye of the Tiger" as a campaign tune. We take a look at similar cases in the past. Also, how Jacques Chirac sidestepped this risk: having a song composed for him! It's an '80s music special tonight!
Hollywood and Silicon Valley erupted into all-out war over competing visions of intellectual property rights law. The dispute centered on the controversial legislation known as "SOPA" that would introduce dramatic new laws designed to punish those who illegally share copyrighted files.
Two men involved in the illegal file-sharing website Megaupload have been arrested in Europe, a New Zealand court was told on Monday. US authorities want to extradite founder Kim Dotcom (né Schmitz), arrested in New Zealand on Friday.
“Hacktivists” from the online group Anonymous launched an attack on France’s presidential website on Friday in an apparent act of retaliation against the US closure of Megaupload, a popular file-sharing site.
From a cruise ship captain told to "get back on the boat" to a rudderless Europe faced with fresh debt woes, François Picard’s panel looks back at a week where politicians played catch up with markets, rating agencies, and music and movie habits on the web.
