Tagged: Copyright Infringement & News
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US jury decides Google’s Android infringes Oracle’s Java copyright News
08.05.2012 The US jury in the high-profile copyright battle between Google and Oracle has decided Google’s Android operating system infringes Oracle’s rights to Java.Categories: Software & Web Development, Phones, Operating Systems, Mobility, Mobile, Legal, Internet, Intellectual Property -
Virgin Media is the first UK ISP to block The Pirate Bay News
03.05.2012 After the UK High Court ruled on Monday that internet service providers (ISPs) in the UK must block file-sharing site The Pirate Bay, it has emerged that Virgin Media is the... -
Sound, vision and fury News
12.04.2012 Ongoing debates about digital media, copyright reform, piracy and internet freedom are just ‘raindrops’ in a much bigger flood that is about to hit the internet.Tags: Copyright, ACTA, SOPA, Innovation, Piracy, Legislation, ISP, Illegal Downloads, Copyright Infringement -
Sound, vision – and some fury – at Digital Rights Forum (videos) News
05.04.2012 In what was a stirring and exhilarating debate on Tuesday about Ireland’s copyright laws in which Innovation Minister Sean Sherlock made himself available to the public, the one...Categories: Research, R&D, Legal, Internet, Intellectual Property, Government, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Communications -
Irish Govt to review copyright laws – Sherlock confirms News
29.02.2012 The Irish Government is to conduct a review of the existing copyright laws, Innovation Minister Sean Sherlock, TD, told Siliconrepublic.com today. The recent outcry over a... -
Chinese firm takes Apple iPad legal battle to Silicon Valley News
24.02.2012 In the latest twist to the Apple iPad legal saga in China with the Shenzhen-based computer firm Proview Technology, the company is now suing Apple in California for what it is...Categories: -
Minister welcomes European court ruling against filtering content News
16.02.2012 The Minister for Research and Innovation Sean Sherlock said he "welcomed" a decision from the European Court of Justice which ruled that social networks cannot be obliged to... -
FBI shuts down Megaupload, charges seven people News
20.01.2012 The FBI has charged seven people with running an “international organised criminal enterprise” through file-sharing site Megaupload and other related sites. Meanwhile, Anonymous... -
Record giants sue Irish Govt over music piracy News
12.01.2012 The big four record labels, EMI, Sony, Warner and Universal, are suing the Irish Government over its alleged failure to stop illegal music downloads and for not implementing a...Categories: Networking & Telecoms, Media, Legal, Internet, Intellectual Property, Games/Entertainment -
Will Santa save us from SOPA? News
18.12.2011 Yes, free internet, there is a Santa Claus. At least, many hope the advent of Christmas will sufficiently delay the approval of the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA)...Categories: Government, Digital Media, Digital Business, Intellectual Property, Internet, Legal, Media, Mobility, Multimedia, Software & Web Development, Web, Web 2.0 -
Music industry and ISPs need to work together on copyright – IMRO News
29.06.2011 The Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO) said there is no adequate legislation to protect songwriters, authors and publishers in the digital era and said it was imperative it... -
Telcos, ISPs anxious as digital copyright law changes loom News
22.06.2011 Telcos and ISPs in Ireland have just more than a week left to respond to proposals aimed at changing Ireland’s copyright laws, which they fear could result in controversial... -
Data commissioner investigating Eircom ‘three strikes’ system News
21.06.2011 The Data Protection Commissioner's (DPC) office has told Siliconrepublic.com it is investigating the ‘proportionality’ of the graduated ‘three strikes’ response system to music... -
Radical copyright law reform to boost Ireland’s digital economy? News
09.05.2011 A process of reform of Ireland’s copyright regime has been kick started by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Richard Bruton TD in a move he says is aimed at... -
Ireland should not rush its anti-piracy laws News
21.03.2011 The UK has admitted it will take until 2012 to launch new legislation aimed at tacking internet piracy. Ireland would be wise to follow suit rather than rush through shoddy... -
Telcos and ISPs relieved at deferral of copyright legislation News
24.02.2011 The statement by the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation that she will not be signing changes to copyright legislation until the consultation with the telecoms... -
Hanafin denies changes to copyright laws News
24.02.2011 Enterprise, Trade and Innovation Minister Mary Hanafin TD has issued a statement claiming there is no truth to "rumours circulating in the media" that she is about to sign a... -
‘Don’t push through illegal downloads law’ – Eamon Ryan News
24.02.2011 Former minister for communications Eamon Ryan called on Minister Mary Hanafin not to sign a new law which could see judges getting the power to grant injunctions against ISPs. -
Attorney General’s advice sought on 'illegal downloads' powers for judges News
24.02.2011 The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation has confirmed that the gap in Irish copyright laws governing illegal downloads and the role of internet service providers...Categories: Networking & Telecoms, Multimedia, Legal, Intellectual Property, Digital Media, Communications -
Irish Govt pushing through ‘illegal downloads’ changes to copyright law News
23.02.2011 In its final days, the Government is believed to be rushing through a statutory instrument that will amend the existing Copyright Act and which will give judges the power to...