UK Piracy

Why the Film Business Must Look Back to Move Forward

Matt Clough | Posted 08.05.2013 | UK Entertainment
Matt Clough

With the internet threatening to alter the fundamental act of distribution that has laid dormant since the advent of home video, it requires a glance all the way back to the late 1960s to find a time when Hollywood's tried and tested means of dominating the film business was so similarly threatened.

Big Companies Are Still Missing the Boat When It Comes to Piracy

Matt Clough | Posted 14.05.2013 | UK Tech
Matt Clough

Piracy represents a truly unenviable quandary for the film and games industries, but their continual failure to grasp even the basic essence of the issue, or their customers, represents a far greater and more worrying trend.

Antigua and Barbuda - The New Digital Pirates of the Caribbean

Jack Millner | Posted 08.05.2013 | UK Tech
Jack Millner

The tiny Caribbean island of Antigua is to become a digital piracy haven after being given permission by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to launch a website that would distribute music, movies and software without compensating US copyright holders after a decade long saga of abuse by the US.

A Pirate's Life for Me?

Lewis Shepherd | Posted 14.04.2013 | UK Entertainment
Lewis Shepherd

It appears that the film companies, and the cinemas for that matter have no idea just how extortionate these prices are (or maybe they do.) It feels like they don't realise that most people can't afford the prices they are charging in order to go to the cinema, therefore more and more people are turning to a 'life of crime' in order to obtain films to get some release from the hardships of day to day life.

Somali Piracy - Misguided Complacency By the International Community?

Thomas Hauschildt | Posted 26.03.2013 | UK Politics
Thomas Hauschildt

The presence of EU, NATO and other naval forces did not completely solve the problem of piracy, but reduced the risk for ships significantly. As of now four ships and 108 hostages are still under the control of the pirates.

Britain Pledges £2.2m For Anti Piracy Programme

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Posted 21.01.2013 | UK

An international crackdown on piracy off the coast of Somalia will receive a £2.25 million cash boost from Britain, the government has confirmed. ...

Pirate Posts Private Court Docs On Same Day As Fraud Sentencing

PA | Posted 21.11.2012 | UK Tech

An internet pirate who made hundreds of thousands of pounds from his illegal download website committed contempt of court on the day he was sentenced ...

'Downton' Star Wants A Crackdown On Spoilers

WENN | Posted 29.10.2012 | UK Entertainment

'Downton Abbey' star Hugh Bonneville is urging TV bosses to speed up international broadcasts of the hit British TV show to avoid storyline spoilers a...

BPI Launches Fresh Attacks On Piracy Sites

BBC News | BBC News | Posted 23.12.2012 | UK Tech

BPI Launches Fresh Attacks On Piracy Sites...

Internet, Copyright, Privacy: Choose Two

Arjen Kamphuis | Posted 25.11.2012 | UK Tech
Arjen Kamphuis

The Dutch Considerati think tank reported some time ago that there is still widespread  downloading in the Netherlands. But for an allegedly 'br...

Is Education The Answer To Music Piracy?

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Thomas | Posted 18.09.2012 | UK

The owner of London’s chief independent music retailer has called for illegal downloaders to be educated, not prosecuted, to help bring piracy figur...

Which Town Is UK's Illegal Downloads Capital?

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 16.11.2012 | UK Tech

More than 43 million albums and singles were illegally downloaded in the first half of 2012, a major study of piracy in the UK has revealed. Global...

Pirate Bay Ban Has Not Impacted File-Sharing Traffic, BBC Report Claims

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 14.09.2012 | UK Tech

The UK's court-enforced ban of the Pirate Bay has resulted in only a temporary dip in peer-to-peer filesharing traffic, a BBC report has found. The...

Why Business is Like Piracy and Needs More Irrational Thought

Jim Prior | Posted 04.09.2012 | UK
Jim Prior

In the study of economic decision-making the Ultimatum Game is an illustration of the unpredictability of human behaviour, value judgement, and the role and importance, therein, of morality.

Since When Was Stealing Software Acceptable?

Sarah Coombes | Posted 01.09.2012 | UK Tech
Sarah Coombes

The civil damages regime in the UK needs an overhaul to stop software theft harming the economy, innovation and future job creation.

Accused Of Copyright? That'll £20 - To Appeal

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 26.08.2012 | UK Tech

Ofcom has announced details of a massive crackdown on internet piracy after the government lost a High Court battle with ISPs. In its measures, pub...

Wikipedia Founder Calls On Government To Halt Extradition Of Richard O'Dwyer

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 24.08.2012 | UK

The founder of Wikipedia has thrown his support behind Richard O'Dwyer, a British student who is due to be extradited to the US on copyright charges. ...

Pirate Bye? O2 Blocks Access To File-Sharing Website

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 07.08.2012 | UK Tech

O2 Broadband has become the latest ISP to block file-sharing website The Pirate Bay (TPB) after a High Court order banning the site in the UK. The ...

PHOTOS: Somali 'Pirate Vessels' Raided By Royal Navy Frigate

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 15.05.2012 | UK

A Royal Navy frigate has undertaken three counter-piracy operations during a seven-month deployment in the Indian Ocean. Portsmouth-based HMS Westm...

'Hacktivists Steal More Data Than Criminals' Claims US Security Report

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 22.03.2012 | UK Tech

Political hacking groups such as Anonymous were responsible for more than half of all records stolen through data breaches in 2011, a report has claim...

Pirate Bay Servers To Take To Skies In 'Act Of War'

Huffington Post UK | Michael Rundle | Posted 20.05.2012 | UK Tech

Controversial file-sharing website The Pirate Bay has faced more than its share of legal troubles over the past few years, culminating in prison sente...

UK 'Considering Air Strikes In Somalia' To Tackle Extremists And Pirates

PA/The Huffington Post | Posted 22.02.2012 | UK Politics

David Cameron has warned of the "real threat" posed by islamic extremists and pirates in Somalia on the eve of a crucial conference in the UK, amid re...

Britain Pushing For UN Resolution On Somalia To Tackle Piracy

PA | Posted 17.04.2012 | UK

Britain is pushing for a United Nations resolution that would help pull Somalia back from the grip of pirates and terrorists. UN Security Council e...

Hague Visits Somalia, 'Base Of Terrorism And Piracy'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 02.02.2012 | UK Politics

William Hague has called for greater efforts to tackle piracy and terrorism in Somalia, as he became the first British foreign secretary to visit the ...

The Indie Rap Economics of SOPA

MC Lars | Posted 02.04.2012 | UK Entertainment
MC Lars

If the internet were compromised or regulated to the point where the 13% of my traditional digital income (from iTunes, Spotify, and others) were to disappear, it could likely mean that people would turn to getting my music for free, which would then mean that I would need more ticket and t-shirt sales in order to maintain my income level. (My income, by the way, covers my expenses, taxes, and health insurance, and that's it.)