UK communications regulator Ofcom has published its second report tracking online copyright infringement (PDF), covering the third quarter (Aug-Oct) 2012. The report by Kantar Media is a large-scale...
November 22nd, 2012 by Music Ally
British telecoms regulator Ofcom claims that 8% of UK internet users downloaded or accessed music illegally over a three-month period this year.
November 22nd, 2012 by Music Ally
British telecoms regulator Ofcom has published some new research into piracy and online content.
June 27th, 2012 by Stuart Dredge
British ISPs will send the first notification letters out to customers accused of illegal filesharing in 2014, after UK regulator Ofcom finally released its draft obligations code outlining how the anti-piracy...
May 17th, 2012 by Music Ally
The lengthy process of implementing the UK Digital Economy Act's anti-piracy provisions rumbles on. According to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), Ofcom will publish its draft Initial...
November 29th, 2011 by Music Ally
The British government has appointed Richard Hooper to lead its feasibility study into setting up a Digital Copyright Exchange to make licensing copyrighted material easier and more affordable in the UK.
February 2nd, 2011 by Music Ally
UK communications regulator Ofcom has been asked to review a specific section of the Digital Economy Act - the clause that could force ISPs to block access to websites hosting copyright-infringing content.
May 28th, 2010 by Music Ally
UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has published a new code of practice governing how ISPs will meet their responsibilities under the anti-piracy sections of the Digital Economy Act.
November 18th, 2009 by Music Ally
UK radio and communications regulator Ofcom has published a report stating that rules on cross-media ownership should be relaxed.
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