Too expensive and not available – the reasons behind illegal downloads?
According to the Open Rights Group (ORG), internet users were illegally downloading content such as movies and music simply because the possibility to do so lawfully was not too wide-reaching and,...
View ArticleBT to block the Pirate Bay?
It seems that after BT was forced to block Newzbin2, the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) thought this was the perfect opportunity to team up with an array of Rights Holders in a bid to see another...
View ArticleSony Music boss: ISPs too slow to stop illegal downloads
ISPs are to blame as the broadband business is “being built on the back of” illegal downloads said new Sony Music head, Nick Gatfield, during an interview with the Guardian. In more detail, he said:...
View ArticleRalli settles another copyright and speculative invoicing case
It seems this week Broadbandwatcher will have a nice dodgy-sounding story to share. Ralli, a solicitors firm, has today confirmed that it forced Golden Eye International to drop its London Patents...
View ArticleOfcom looks at the UK’s piracy problem
Ofcom has recently had a look at the illegal downloading situation in the UK and as a result published three reports. These are simply pilots which are looking at how severe or indeed minor the piracy...
View ArticleCrossley faces 7 charges from Solicitors Regulatory Authority today
The broadband industry will probably never forget the days of ACS:Law and its notorious leader, Andrew Crossley, who has been given the not-so-prestigious Internet Villain of 2011 award by ISPA. Today,...
View ArticleDigital music brings in the cash despite pirates still being around
The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has just revealed that the sales of physical music (CDs) have taken a 14.1 per cent tumble due to the fact that consumers are warming up to the idea of going...
View ArticleCourt orders leading ISPs to ban the Pirate Bay
According to recent reports, a whole array of leading broadband providers such as Virgin Media, TalkTalk, Everything Everywhere and O2 are expected to block The Pirate Bay, just like BT has done some...
View ArticleHusband pays up for wife’s illegal downloads
You might have noticed that Broadbandwatcher has a soft spot for illegal download based stories. Reports suggested that almost nothing good came out of forcing ISPs to block illegal content downloads...
View ArticleThe Pirate Bay sails into the Cloud?
You might recall that an array of broadband providers in the UK have started blocking The Pirate Bay in a bid to minimise illegal content downloads from the world wide web. As a quick reminder, the...
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