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The BBC's Olympian Streaming Ambitions May 16, 2012 
Today in international tech news: The BBC unveils plans to stream all 2,500 hours of the Summer Olympics. Elsewhere, Apple has reportedly engaged in talks with China Mobile, the world's biggest phone company, about teaming up to offer the iPhone; a criminal gets busted in Columbia for failing to log out of Facebook; and a report suggests most computer users in the world have acquired pirated wares.
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Microsoft Sets Sail With Russian Pirate Hunters May 15, 2012 
Today in international tech news: Microsoft backs Russian startup "Pirate Pay," which claims it can track and thwart illicit downloads around the globe. Elsewhere, Renren, China's Facebook equivalent, releases a lackluster earnings report, while Baidu, China's Google equivalent, enters the smartphone market -- and taps into the void left by the country's block of Google Drive.
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Dutch Officials Do Battle With Pirate Hordes May 11, 2012 
Today in international tech news: The Netherlands takes its blockade of The Pirate Bay a step further, ordering links and access tips be removed from the Net. Elsewhere, streaming service Ustream is attacked in an apparent attempt to cripple feeds coming out of Russia, data roaming charges in the EU get set to plunge, and China's Internet censors try to mute 70 million people.
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Norway Rounds Up Alleged International Teenaged Cybervillains May 10, 2012 
Today in international tech news: A pair of teenagers are arrested in Norway for cyberattacks on, among others, Britain's Serious Organized Crime Agency and Germany's Bild newspaper. Elsewhere, India mulls a retroactive tax bill that could net the nation $3.75 billion from Vodaphone, Twitter is aflutter with false Margaret Thatcher news, and the Netherlands, once again, orders ISPs to block The Pirate Bay.
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The Australian Pol Who Hates 'Likes' May 09, 2012 
Today in international tech news: An Australian politician threatens to contact employers of people who "Liked" a satirical article about him, and then denies it. Elsewhere, the U.S. and China team up on cybersecurity, Anonymous goes after a British ISP to protest the Pirate Bay ban, and China's Proview loses a copyright claim against Apple.
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ACTA Runs Out of Gas in Europe May 08, 2012 
Today in international tech news: ACTA is essentially declared dead in Europe. Meanwhile, a journalist from The Guardian live-tweets his arrest in Moscow while covering -- or at least trying to cover -- the inauguration of Vladimir Putin. Elsewhere, Australia contemplates data collection on all Web-connected devices, and Lenovo unveils plans for a massive plant in China.
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UK Olympics Could Present Juicy Cyberattack Target May 03, 2012 
Today in international tech news: A British politician sounds the warning bell on cyberattacks during the Summer Olympics, claiming "the threat is accelerating." Elsewhere, The Guardian says the UK may have to create a China-esque firewall to execute its block on The Pirate Bay -- which, by the way, experienced a huge traffic surge following the UK ban.
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Motorola Scores a Courtroom Coup in Germany May 02, 2012 
Today in international tech news: Germany grants Motorola a big victory against Microsoft. Elsewhere, the U.S. Office of Trade Representatives says that 99 percent of all music downloads in China are illegal, a French group goes to court because Google's autocomplete suggests that "Mad Men" actor Jon Hamm is Jewish, and China plays cat-and-mouse with the myriad terms used to discuss dissident Chen Guangcheng.
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UK Court Orders Blockade on Pirate Bay May 01, 2012 
The England and Wales High Court has ordered that Internet service providers in the UK must block access to The Pirate Bay. The High Court ruled in February that the site and its users were in violation of copyright law and followed with the court order Monday commanding ISPs to restrict access to the site.
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Street View Saga Faces New Scrutiny in UK May 01, 2012 
Today in international tech news: The Google data collection turmoil might be far from over, as the UK considers launching a Street View investigation of its own. Meanwhile, Instagram has 100,000 photos in its first month in China, BlackBerry maker RIM sponsors -- and takes heat for -- a gathering outside of an Apple store in Australia, and Barnes & Noble eyes international markets.
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India Crowned Spam King of the World April 23, 2012 
Today in international tech news: India earns the dubious distinction of being the world's top spammer, China vows to curb copyright infringement yet again and -- whoops! -- a British company that intended to fire one employee via email accidentally fires 1,300 of them. Meanwhile, naked pictures on Facebook land an Australian man in jail and land a German track star in the spotlight.
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UK, US Play Piracy Tug-of-War April 19, 2012 
There is cross-party pressure in the UK to stay the extradition of 23-year-old Richard O'Dwyer, who founded a website that shared links to TV shows. Last month Theresa May, the UK home secretary, approved the extradition request to send O'Dwyer to the U.S., where he faces up to 10 years in prison for copyright violations.
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Sergey Brin Pounds Fists Against Walled Gardens April 16, 2012 
The concept of the open Web is under greater threat than ever before, Google cofounder Sergey Brin said during a recent interview. The threat is a combination of increased attempts by governments to control the Web, the entertainment industry's efforts to crack down on piracy, and the rise of walled gardens such as those controlled by Facebook and Apple, Brin said.
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Twitter Digs Its Feet Into Japan April 16, 2012 
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo said Monday that the company will bolster its investments and staff in Japan. Speaking to reporters in Tokyo, Costolo did not gives specifics on the number of employees or the extent of investment. But he did make clear that Japan is a key component of the company's global reach.
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Federal Court Rules Pilfered Source Code Isn't Stolen Loot April 13, 2012 
Computer source code isn't a physical object under federal stolen property laws, according to a federal court of appeals that overturned the conviction of a former Goldman Sachs programmer. Sergey Aleynikov, the programmer, was wrongly convicted under the National Stolen Property Act and the Economic Espionage Act of 1996, according to a decision from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday.
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Russia Mulls Putting ISPs on the Hook for Piracy April 11, 2012
Russia is considering holding ISPs responsible for unlawful file-sharing. From Giga OM: "Reports in the local media say that the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs is looking to bring in fresh laws that would make service providers responsible for illegal file-sharing between those using their networks."
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EU Commish: Don't Act on ACTA April 05, 2012
The European Commission, the executive body of the European Union, asked the European Parliament not to vote on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA. ACTA, which is designed to harmonize international copyright regulations and enforcement, is scheduled for a June vote.
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ACTA Action, Part 3 March 02, 2012 
With SOPA and PIPA out of the picture for the foreseeable future, ACTA, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, has becomes the world's eminent piece of online piracy legislation. Many countries, including the U.S., have signed the agreement, but questions linger. In Part 3 of our three-part podcast about ACTA, TechNewsWorld speaks with Maira Sutton from the U.S.-based Electronic Frontier Foundation
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