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Illegal File Sharer and proud
Talkback yes im an illegal file sharer! i download, and upload files constantly, BUT! As far as im concerned im doing nothing wrong, and here's why. Mainly, i download games. When a company releases a new game they issue a "demo" to give you an idea of what...
[September 8, 2009, 15:50]
Illegal-software crackdown targets Glasgow
News A crackdown will be targeted at companies in Glasgow after the city was pinpointed as being a hotspot for illegal software. But now the BSA is investigating 41 firms after a 20-fold increase in reports of alleged illegal software in the city during...
[February 8, 2008, 8:23]
Illegal WEEE and Computer recycling/ export operations raided in London!
Blog A number of raids carried out by the Environment Agency over the past months have highlighted the illegal trade in hazardous electronic and computer waste, with the majority of non-working, totally obsolete equipment being destined for Africa.
[July 14, 2009, 16:05]
Government hacking illegal say experts
News This news follows speculation by encryption expert Brian Gladman last week that the 1990 Computer Misuse Act could make it technically illegal for the authorities to routinely hack into computers, even with a search warrant.
[November 30, 1999, 15:41]
Judge rules DVD-copying program is illegal
Talkback This is little to late, 321 may have to stop selling DVD copying products but i have come across many illegal copies of these at computer fairs. The offender has been promptly ejected and reported and it still goes on.
[March 8, 2004, 14:50]
Auction sites implicated in illegal software
News The Business Software Alliance (BSA) claimed a major victory in its ongoing battle against piracy Thursday, recovering tens of thousands of pounds worth of illegal software in a raid last week. We estimate that up to nine out of ten software...
[November 23, 2000, 15:22]
IWF says ISPs must drop illegal newsgroups
News The Internet Watch Foundation on Wednesday announced its decision to take greater responsibility for illegal content on the Internet, and will be telling Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to drop newsgroups that are known to regularly contain...
[July 19, 2001, 10:10]
US sued over 'massively illegal' comms surveillance
News The Electronic Frontier Foundation filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the Bush administration on behalf of AT&T customers, to halt what it called the "massively illegal" surveillance of Americans' internet and telephone communications.
[September 19, 2008, 16:30]
Judge rules DVD-copying program is illegal
Talkback DVD's get scratched just from being dropped yet it is illegal to make a backup? What a disgusting insult to civil liberties. The movie industry has far too much control over governments. It's disgusting that we cannot even backup stuff we...
[February 23, 2004, 16:11]
A Year Ago: ISPA says 'Click' will make illegal use of Net easier
News BT's Click project could encourage the proliferation of illegal content on the Internet according to the Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) which has now lodged a written complaint with the telecoms watchdog, Oftel.
[July 13, 1999, 6:22]
ISPA says 'Click' will make illegal use of Net easier
News BT's Click project could encourage the proliferation of illegal content on the Internet according to the Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) which has now lodged a written complaint with the telecoms watchdog, Oftel.
[July 13, 1998, 15:50]
EU earmarks €55m to tackle illegal web content
News The fight against illegal online content is set to get a substantial cash injection, following a vote on Wednesday in the European Parliament. The scheme, which will run from 2009 to 2013, aims to tackle "illegal content, promote a safer online...
[October 24, 2008, 14:57]
Survey: One in four has downloaded an illegal film
Talkback This is stupid, the movie industry (escpecailly in the US, which means it will all prob happen here in a couple of years) are sighting the threat of illegal downloads as reason why we should all give up control over our own computers and films we...
[July 9, 2004, 10:37]
BSA alert over illegal software on online auctions
News Online auctions selling illegal software worth more than $8m (£4m) have been detected and closed down during the first half of 2007. Anti-counterfeit software body the Business Software Alliance (BSA), which represents the likes of Adobe, Apple...
[October 3, 2007, 8:53]
Illegal transmitting
Talkback On one page of the book it tells you how to make an illegal transmitter, it transmits up to 5 metres! I have been illegally transmitting over fm for about 10 years now probably more. There was a kit you could buy in shops, the electronics teachers.
[November 1, 2006, 13:32]
Rival supplier reports BT for 'illegal subsidy'
News All-optic broadband supplier Vtesse has reported BT to the EC as receiving an 'illegal subsidy' because the rates on its network are calculated in a different way to those of its competitors. And what the Valuation Office does is illegal under EU...
[April 16, 2004, 8:40]
3G phone ads could be illegal
News Advertising on mobile phones -- crucial for companies investing in mobile technology -- may be illegal, according to the Data Protection Commission Thursday. Location-based advertising on broadband mobile phones would help telecommunications...
[November 24, 2000, 14:31]
Users face prosecution if email is illegal
News A case, presently under review by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), illustrates that users could face prosecution for possession of illegal data on computers, even if they are oblivious to its existence, or have not been involved in its creation.
[November 27, 1998, 14:32]
Judge rules DVD-copying program is illegal
Talkback Maybe its about time they realised that the more they attack legitimate users, the more they are going towards more acts that are deemed 'illegal'. People will still copy DVDs for their own use, because they see it as morally justifiable.
[May 17, 2004, 22:11]
Ofcom admits illegal wireless problem
News Ofcom has confirmed that a number of illegal high-speed wireless networks are operating in the UK in violation of its own regulations. Ofcom is aware that there may be illegal 5.8GHz systems operating in the UK," said an Ofcom spokesperson.
[April 20, 2004, 12:15]
