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Copyright crackdown dominates ISPA 'villain' awards

...the bill, are up for internet hero of the year. Nominees for internet villain of the year include the bill's progenitor Lord Mandelson, the... Read more

9 June, 2010 by David Meyer

ISPs brand Mandelson 'internet villain' of the year

...Peter Mandelson has been voted 'internet villain' of the year, according to UK ISPs, who voted for Digital... Read more

9 July, 2010 by David Meyer

Verisign wins Internet Villain award

...award on the IT industry's calendar for 2004, after snapping up Internet Villain at this year's ISPAs. Meanwhile, as predicted by ZDNet UK... Read more

20 February, 2004 by Matt Loney

Internet villain nominees revealed

...group of analysts have been included in this year's shortlist for Internet Villain Award, joining regular nominees that include telecoms regulator Oftel and last... Read more

23 December, 2002 by Matt Loney

Internet industry slams villainous data retention

...The UK government walked off with the title of Internet Villain of the year on Thursday night, for pushing for tougher data... Read more

24 February, 2006 by Graeme Wearden

Sony and the EC vie for Internet Villain award

...software on customers' PCs has won it a nomination for the ISPA Internet Villain award alongside the EC, Russia and the UK presidency of the... Read more

13 December, 2005 by Tom Espiner

Home Office up for Internet Villain hat-trick

The Home Office has made it onto the short list for Internet Villain at the ISPAs - the most unwanted award in the Internet industry... Read more

23 December, 2003 by Matt Loney

UK government scoops 'Internet Villain' nominations

Government departments have monopolised nominations for the Internet Villain award at this year's ISP Awards. The Home Office, Oftel... Read more

17 January, 2002 by Matt Loney

HMRC named 'internet villain' of the year

HM Revenue & Customs was named as "internet villain" of the year by the Internet Services Providers' Association on Friday... Read more

17 March, 2008 by David Meyer

EC wins internet villain award

...year — the most eagerly anticipated gongs at its annual awards bash. The internet villain of the year was awarded to commissioner Vivianne Reding and the... Read more

19 February, 2007 by Will Sturgeon

Viviane Reding nominated for internet villain award

...reduce extortionate mobile roaming charges, has been landed with a nomination for Internet Villain of the year. The nomination, for one of the renowned ISP... Read more

4 January, 2007 by Richard Thurston

Europe crowned as Internet Villain

...liberal Internet community on Thursday night when it was crowned as the Internet Villain for 2005 at the 7th Annual UK Internet Industry Awards, the... Read more

25 February, 2005 by ZDNet UK

Home Office wins Internet Villain award

...a foregone conclusion, of course. Only the UK government could win the Internet Villain award at ISPCON Europe 2002 because the the "evil axis" of... Read more

14 February, 2002 by Matt Loney

BT cast as internet villain at ISP awards

BT chief executive, Sir Peter Bonfield, was named the Internet Villain at the annual Internet Service Provider Awards held last night in... Read more

8 February, 2001 by Lisa Burroughes

UK voted internet villain 2006

...Europe got the thumbs down last night, as the UK was crowned internet villain of the year. Judges at the Internet Service Provider Awards said... Read more

24 February, 2006 by Dan Ilett

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