A teenager charged with distributing copyrighted material using the BitTorrent site Oink has been acquitted due to lack of evidence

Harriet Harman has dismissed any further debate on the Digital Economy Bill, meaning it is likely to be swallowed up in the "wash up" process

On Budget day, with the Digital Economy Bill still before Parliament, the UK Pirate Party's election manifesto demands new copyright laws and legal file-sharing

The digital rights organisation has organised a demo outside Parliament to protest against the "spatchcock" Digital Economy Bill

The House of Lords has approved the Digital Economy Bill, leaving the fate of file-sharers in the hands of the Commons, while a study claims piracy is costing a million jobs in Europe

Amendments to the Digital Economy Bill have been criticised by industry groups, who claim the measures will be ineffective

Ian Livingstone has spoken out against the government's Digital Economy Bill, saying that file-sharers should be fined rather than cut off

The controversial Digital Economy Bill could be pushed through parliament as part of the "wash up" ahead of the election in April, according to industry insiders

A House of Lords amendment to the Digital Economy Bill prevents the government from changing copyright laws, but could block sites like YouTube

Fears are growing that Wi-Fi access in the UK could be under threat, from sanctions included in the Digital Economy Bill