KPN and T-Mobile say that censorship should only be used as a ''drastic measure'

The ramifcations of the MegaUpload shutdown continue to be felt as Filesonic disables file sharing and its reward programme

Megaupload has been closed down and its organisers arrested in a multinational action led by the US Justice Department

Music industry accuses Ireland of not doing enough to protect copyright

Sweden has accepted that a "church" which believes in file-sharing as a religion: a move that will not please the Hollywood studios

The Swiss government claims that file-sharing does not lose entertainment companies money

BT has been given 14 days to block access to the file-sharing Website Newzbin2, and must pay the costs

Ofcom will start sending letters to alleged file sharers in 2013 under the Digital Economy Act

Internet service providers BT and TalkTalk will be given a final chance to get the Digital Economy Act repealed

Sea dogs climb aboard German ship of state on Talk Like a Pirate Day, calling for Internet freedom