A controversial legislation may be passed in France, making it possible for the government to cut off a users internet connection after they’ve been found downloading or sharing illegal files. The legislation will use a ‘three strikes’ rule, which means the user will receive two warnings before their internet connection is blocked for a year. The legislation was previously rejected in a parliamentary vote early this month but looks like it could be the first of its kind to be passed globally in the fight against online piracy.

Obviously the film and music industry are extremely supportive, along with the French President Nicolas Sarkozy (the short guy with the hot wife). Sure the legislation seems fair enough, but it does raise a few questions… Continue reading »

Quite a lot has happened in the music industry since The Pirate Bay verdict was announced last week. (No, this blog won’t just be about The Pirate Bay!)

Fallout
The music industry fell victim to verdict fallout with the IFPI site (the source of a lot of the stats I discussed in my previous post) falling victim to a DDoS attack, making the site slow and inaccessible at times. Continue reading »

As most of you may have already heard, the verdict for The Pirate Bay trial was announced yesterday. GUILTY. The 4 men involved were sentenced to 1 year in prison each and have to split a total fine of just under $5 million AUD. Of course The Pirate Bay legal team will appeal the decision with more questions being answered in a press conference on their website. Continue reading »