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https://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2026/03/uk-report-on-copyright-and-artificial.html
"The UK's Departments for Science, Innovation and Technology and Culture, Media and Sport have published their long-awaited Report on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence. The Government was required to publish the report under s.136 of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 as part of a compromise in Parliamentary debates over transparency and the use of copyright by AI providers. "

UK Report on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence published

The IPKat blog reports on copyright, patent, trade mark, info-tech and confidentiality issues from a mainly UK and European perspective.

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Lumen Database Feb 27, 2025

https://www.techdirt.com/2025/02/27/the-trump-admin-thinks-affordable-fiber-broadband-is-woke/
"the Trump administration is also taking aim at all the promising parts of the 2021 infrastructure bill. Especially as it relates to broadband."

The Trump Admin Thinks Affordable Fiber Broadband Is ‘Woke’

It’s understandably not going to get the same attention as the dismantling of numerous government agencies at the hands of rich unelected manbabies, but the Trump administration is also taking…

Techdirt

Lumen Database Feb 27, 2025

https://torrentfreak.com/second-u-s-piracyiblocking-bill-incoming-mpa-google-verizon-meet-to-discuss-250227/

"A renewed attempt to introduce site blocking in the U.S. emerged in late January when U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D) introduced the Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act. The FADPA bill received the MPA's full support, and it now transpires that similar legislation is being prepared by U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa (R). A recent meeting to discuss the 'American Copyright Protection Act' was attended by Disney, Paramount, and Amazon, plus Google, YouTube, and Verizon. "

Second U.S. Pirate Site-Blocking Bill Incoming: MPA, Google, Verizon Met to Discuss * TorrentFreak

The Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act aims to bring site-blocking to the U.S. It will face competition from a second bill with similar goals.

Lumen Database Feb 27, 2025

"And that’s when some activist groups got involved, thinking they could combat the neo-Nazis through trademark law. One group managed to secure the trademark rights to the meme. Then, either due to direct contact or due to platforms like Druck 18 proactively taking action, merch with the slogan was quickly taken down."

https://www.techdirt.com/2025/02/26/well-meaning-germans-attempt-to-stifle-neo-nazis-by-trademarking-their-coded-slogans/

Well-Meaning Germans Attempt To Stifle Neo-Nazis By Trademarking Their Coded Slogans

We’ve seen this sort of thing before, but it never really works. One of the symptoms of the permission culture we’ve built for ourselves, largely in the Western world, is that people or…

Techdirt

Lumen Database Feb 27, 2025

https://www.techdirt.com/2025/02/26/heritage-foundation-presentation-details-plans-to-doxx-and-target-wikipeda-editors-it-claims-are-abusing-their-position/

"The site Forward.com has obtained a presentation put together by the Heritage Foundation as part of that Oversight Project, with the title “Wikipedia Editor Targeting” (pdf). According to the deck, its aim is to:

'Identify and target Wikipedia editors abusing their position by analyzing text patterns, usernames, and technical data through data breach analysis, fingerprinting, HUMINT, and technical targeting.'"

Heritage Foundation Presentation Details Plans To Doxx And Target Wikipeda Editors It Claims Are ‘Abusing Their Position’

Every day Donald Trump seems to implement yet another of the key schemes of Project 2025, despite claiming last summer that “I know nothing about Project 2025.” According to the Project 2025 Web si…

Techdirt

Lumen Database Feb 16, 2025

"Google has completed the busiest twelve months ever on the DMCA takedown front. The popular search engine processed a record-breaking 3.5 billion takedown requests during the year. Ironically, this milestone is in part a byproduct of ongoing anti-piracy measures, including site blocking and search engine removals, with no end in sight. "

https://torrentfreak.com/googles-piracy-purge-3-5-billion-dmca-takedown-notices-in-a-year-250215/

Google's Piracy Purge: 3.5 Billion DMCA Takedown Notices in a Year * TorrentFreak

Google just ended the busiest 12 months ever on the DMCA takedown front. The popular search engine processed 3.5 billion takedown requests.

Lumen Database Feb 13, 2025

https://torrentfreak.com/gazprom-2024-23k-sites-telegram-channels-blocked-770-lawsuits-won-250209/

Using tools broadly similar to those preferred by its Western counterparts, in 2024, Russia's Gazprom-Media suppressed online piracy by blocking 17,400 websites and 5,700 Telegram channels

Gazprom: 23,000 Sites/Telegram Channels Blocked, 770 Lawsuits Won in 2024 * TorrentFreak

In 2024 Gazprom-Media suppressed piracy by blocking 17,400 sites and 5,700 Telegram channels. It also won 775 lawsuits; is it winning the war?

Lumen Database Feb 13, 2025

https://www.techdirt.com/2025/02/12/steve-wynn-asks-supreme-court-to-gut-key-first-amendment-standard/

Steve Wynn Asks Supreme Court To Gut Key First Amendment Standard

Billionaires are already deleting parts of our government, as well as various safety mechanisms on the internet that sought to minimize hate and abuse. Do we also want them to be able to rewrite ou…

Techdirt

Lumen Database Feb 13, 2025

https://torrentfreak.com/scammers-exploited-official-eu-website-for-piracy-scams-250212/

Scammers Exploited Official EU Website for 'Piracy' Scams * TorrentFreak

Scammers exploited a subdomain of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to redirect people to piracy scams and other dubious websites.

Lumen Database Feb 7, 2025

https://torrentfreak.com/meta-torrented-over-81-tb-of-data-through-annas-archive-despite-few-seeders-250206/

'Meta Torrented over 81 TB of Data Through Anna's Archive, Despite Few Seeders' * TorrentFreak

Freshly unsealed court documents reveal that Meta downloaded significant amounts of data from shadow libraries through Anna's Archive.