<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.congoo.com/css/rss.css" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Online-legal-issues News - Congoo</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/feed/newschannelsfeed.aspx?chid=8&amp;catid=183</link><description>News Feed for - Online-legal-issues</description><item><title>Detica claim illegal file sharing level monitoring tool</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96590976&amp;Channel_ID=8&amp;Category_ID=183</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T20:10:00</pubDate><description>Measures traffic on network. Technology consultancy Detica today announced a new technology which could help internet service providers (ISPs) monitor illegal file sharing over the internet, but the firm </description><source>IT News Australia</source></item><item><title>Spanish Govt Confirms Anti-Piracy Strategy</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96568467&amp;Channel_ID=8&amp;Category_ID=183</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T15:22:00</pubDate><description>drid The Spanish government has used the Future And Music international congress (FAM 09) as an opportunity to confirm its strategy to tackle illegal file-sharing. Music industry representatives from </description><source>Billboard</source></item><item><title>BSA doubles piracy reward offer to 20k</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96415539&amp;Channel_ID=8&amp;Category_ID=183</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T15:46:00</pubDate><description>The Business Software Alliance (BSA) has doubled the reward on offer to workers who shop their bosses for using illegal software to 20,000 in the run-up to Christmas. The move comes as new research reveals </description><source>Computer Business Review</source></item><item><title>'Legal High' Link To Teen's Death</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96542546&amp;Channel_ID=8&amp;Category_ID=183</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T07:32:00</pubDate><description>A 14-year-old schoolgirl has died after taking a new party drug called Meow Meow - which can be bought legally on the internet. The drug mephedrone is also causing concern in Scotland after several youngsters </description><source>Sky News</source></item><item><title>Judges must see evidence of illegal file sharing</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96476237&amp;Channel_ID=8&amp;Category_ID=183</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T03:26:00</pubDate><description>European Commissioner says it will be illegal to disconnect alleged file sharers if judicial process is bypassed The European Commission has said accusations of illegal file sharing will have to be seen </description><source>Webactive</source></item><item><title>New technology can monitor illegal file sharing</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96582320&amp;Channel_ID=8&amp;Category_ID=183</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T21:20:00</pubDate><description>Detica CView could help ISPs meet some requirements of Technology consultancy Detica today announced a new technology which could help internet service providers (ISPs) monitor illegal file sharing over </description><source>What PC</source></item><item><title>Deputy PM calls for protection of intellectual property</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96506009&amp;Channel_ID=8&amp;Category_ID=183</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T23:14:00</pubDate><description>.Without intellectual property rights, Russia will become an exporter of innovative materials and lose its know-how, Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov announced at today's meeting of the Russian government </description><source>RBC</source></item><item><title>Virgin Media to start monitoring music file-sharing</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96558318&amp;Channel_ID=8&amp;Category_ID=183</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T18:49:00</pubDate><description>Nov 2009 Virgin seeks to protect its own online music plans In an attempt to tackle illegal downloading, Virgin Media is set to trial deep packet inspection technology that will measure the level of illegal </description><source>T3</source></item><item><title>Letters: Digital copyright law will backfire</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96426709&amp;Channel_ID=8&amp;Category_ID=183</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T00:33:00</pubDate><description>Laws primarily work by consent, common sense and persuasion. Peter Mandelson's attempts to shock and scare internet users into obeying copyright laws will backfire, and meanwhile undermine rights we all </description><source>Guardian.co.uk</source></item><item><title>Gary Marshall: How to beat piracy: give away Spotify Premium</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96572184&amp;Channel_ID=8&amp;Category_ID=183</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T15:25:00</pubDate><description>Something funny's happening in Sweden. After seven years of declining music sales, people are paying for tunes again.  Physical sales aren't up much - 9%, according to the Swedish arm of the International </description><source>TechRadar.com</source></item><item><title>Internet service providers earned $1.7 million from piracy: gov't</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96483407&amp;Channel_ID=8&amp;Category_ID=183</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T15:51:00</pubDate><description>Six local Internet service providers made nearly 2 billion won (US$1.7 million) by selling pirated copies of films and broadcast materials during the June-November period, a government report on a nationwide </description><source>Individual.com</source></item><item><title>New TiVo with broadband TV portal continues attack on Foxtel and piracy</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96564628&amp;Channel_ID=8&amp;Category_ID=183</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T14:07:00</pubDate><description>Page 1 of 2 Partly Channel 7 owned Hybrid Television Services, licensee of TiVo for Australia and NZ, has announced an upgraded 320GB model from December 1, and a new selection of free and paid on-demand </description><source>ITWire</source></item><item><title>CBI custody for law board chief caught taking bribe</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96416108&amp;Channel_ID=8&amp;Category_ID=183</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T09:01:00</pubDate><description>New Delhi : Company Law Board (CLB) acting chief R. Vasudevan, who was caught red handed while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs.700,000, is now in six-day Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) custody. </description><source>Medianewsline.com</source></item><item><title>Repression no way to fight internet piracy</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96400845&amp;Channel_ID=8&amp;Category_ID=183</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T14:58:00</pubDate><description>With a new internet freedom provision to be unveiled by the European Parliament, information society commissioner Viviane Reding said repressive tactics such as the 'three strikes' policy and other methods </description><source>Silicon Republic</source></item><item><title>Film piracy funding terror in India: Harish Dayani</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96390517&amp;Channel_ID=8&amp;Category_ID=183</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T16:33:00</pubDate><description>piracy industry in India is worth Rs.1,500 crore and its profits are being used to fund terrorism in the country, a top official of CD-DVD manufacturer Moser Baer said Tuesday. 'The piracy industry in </description><source>Medianewsline.com</source></item><item><title>Film industry bracing for web piracy losses</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96457161&amp;Channel_ID=8&amp;Category_ID=183</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T13:10:00</pubDate><description>New Delhi - The heavy punishment of illegal file sharers on the web will be counterproductive in the fight against Internet piracy and copyright infringement, says the director-general of a UN agency. </description><source>IOL Technology</source></item><item><title>Boss sued by Mississauga financier sent lewd e-mail: Intern</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96465572&amp;Channel_ID=8&amp;Category_ID=183</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T12:16:00</pubDate><description>I don't think that's loving your enemies. The U.K. tribunal where Mississauga native Jordan Wimmer is suing her British banker boss heard Monday that he once e-mailed an intern a lewd Latin phrase that, </description><source>CNEWS</source></item><item><title>Legal Insurrection calls out Online Left for retractions, apologies.</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96425984&amp;Channel_ID=8&amp;Category_ID=183</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T00:26:00</pubDate><description>Bob Corker on Hardball by countessolenska since he insisted on a review - let's review dissect his review by JLenardDetroit Bloomberg and Palin by cjohnson They love the sixteenth amendment by Menlo Continue </description><source>Redstate</source></item><item><title>Illegal downloaders crackdown: Digital Economy Bill to cut them off</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96299201&amp;Channel_ID=8&amp;Category_ID=183</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T11:25:00</pubDate><description>Internet users who illegally download copyrighted content could have their connection cut off as part of the Digital Economy Bill unveiled on Friday. The bill - a major overhaul of the UK's technology </description><source>Silicon.com</source></item><item><title>Whats Up Interactive Launches New Web Site for Creaxion</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96257613&amp;Channel_ID=8&amp;Category_ID=183</link><pubDate>2009-11-26T08:41:00</pubDate><description>--(PR.com)-- Atlanta-based Whats Up Interactive has launched a new Web site for advertising, PR and event marketing agency Creaxion.The agencies began working together in 2009, introduced by mutual client </description><source>PR.com</source></item><item><title>EU curbs Spain on Internet piracy laws</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96412746&amp;Channel_ID=8&amp;Category_ID=183</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T16:21:00</pubDate><description>The European Union warned Spain it may not cut off Internet access to suspected content pirates without EU-determined due process of law. EU telecommunications chief Viviane Reding told the Spanish Telecommunications </description><source>UPI</source></item><item><title>International Operation Combats Online Supply Of Counterfeit And Illegal Medicines</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96385250&amp;Channel_ID=8&amp;Category_ID=183</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T10:54:00</pubDate><description>Lyon, France /PRNewswire/ -- In response to an ever-increasing number of websites supplying dangerous and illegal medicines, Operation Pangea II, involving 24 countries, was coordinated by INTERPOL and </description><source>Pharmaceutical Online</source></item><item><title>Heads Of Major Movies Studios Claiming They Just Want To Help Poor Indie Films Harmed </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96362790&amp;Channel_ID=8&amp;Category_ID=183</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T02:40:00</pubDate><description>from the must-be-the-new-talking-point dept I'm beginning to sense a trend. Just last month, we talked about a top exec at Paramount claiming that his 'real worry' about movie online was how it was going </description><source>Techdirt</source></item><item><title>USPTO Convinced By Amazon That Online Gift Giving Patent Is Legit</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96362775&amp;Channel_ID=8&amp;Category_ID=183</link><pubDate>2009-11-24T02:40:00</pubDate><description>from the how--stole-christmas dept Amazon continues to aggressively pursue variations on its 'one-click' patent, even as it is repeatedly held up as an example of how screwed up the patent system has </description><source>Techdirt</source></item><item><title>Business Software Alliance increases reward for reporting software piracy</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96478856&amp;Channel_ID=8&amp;Category_ID=183</link><pubDate>2009-11-25T15:46:00</pubDate><description>The Business Software Alliance has increased the potential reward for reporting software piracy in London from 10,000 to 20,000 until the end of the year. 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