Digital pirates: nowhere to run, nowhere to hide? | Practical Law
With Parliament talking tough in the fight against online copyright infringement in the form of last-minute amendments to the new Digital Economy Act 2010 before it was passed into law, the High Court handed down a landmark decision on 29 March 2010 in Twentieth Century Film Corporation and others v Newzbin Limited. The decision will come as welcome news to copyright owners whose works are vulnerable to online piracy via peer-to-peer networks.