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TalkTalk hits back at Digital Economy Bill cost decision
TalkTalk has slammed a decision by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) that will see ISPs forking out for 25 percent of the costs incurred in combating illegal downloading.
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Virgin Media cuts off access to file sharing sites Rapidshare and Megaupload
Virgin Media appears to have blocked, temporarily at least, access to sharing sites Rapidshare and Megaupload, best known for sharing pirated films, music and software.
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What the Coalition Government means for UK tech industry
Offshoring is expected form a central theme for technology in the newly announced Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition, but there is likely to be a significant "dead period" before contracts are announced, observers note. Meanwhile, heavy spending cuts are expected to be announced within weeks.
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General Election 2010: What it means for IT
Today is Election Day. With all three main parties close together in the polls, we take a look at what they pledge to do for the IT industry.
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Digital Economy Bill makes Internet file sharing illegal
The highly controversial Digital Economy Bill has received royal assent today, and is now law.
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Richard Stallman sees red over Digital Economy Bill
Free software campaigner Richard Stallman has taken a pop at the Digital Economy Bill (DEB), slating the UK government for "slavishly obeying the record companies."
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Election kills 'broadband tax' bill
It now looks likely that the contentious ?broadband tax', a levy to help fund broadband investment in the UK, will not now happen.
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Parliament debates Digital Economy Bill as protests heat up
MPs are set to debate the controversial Digital Economy Bill in the House of Commons, addressing government proposals to cut off users accessing pirated content, and to block the websites concerned.
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Illegal downloads could cost Europe £215 billion by 2015
Illegal file-sharers will cost the European creative industries £215 billion and could put more than one million people out of work by 2015, says Tera Consultants.
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Facebook, Google and eBay slam Digital Economy Bill
Google, Facebook and eBay are among the tech giants that have slammed the government's plans to tackle internet piracy, claiming it will "threaten freedom of speech".
