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Sharing Netflix password may be illegal, Government suggests

Users of online streaming platforms such as Netflix could be breaking the law by sharing their account with other households, a government agency has said. The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) said password sharing may amount to “secondary ...

21 Dec 2022 at 17:03

Government committed to ‘meaningful and lasting improvements’ to music streaming

The Government said it is committed to making “meaningful and lasting improvements” in response to a report on music streaming released by the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee (DCMS). The economics of music streaming follow-up ...

27 Mar 2023 at 00:47

World

Agence France-Presse pursues copyright case against X, formerly known as Twitter

France’s international news agency, Agence France-Presse (AFP), has said it is pursuing a copyright case against X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, in an effort to secure potential payment for its news content. The ...

03 Aug 2023 at 11:22

Government urged to protect songs and books from AI mining

The Government must not allow artificial intelligence (AI) developers the free use of copyrighted songs and books for training, MPs have urged. Parliament’s Culture, Media and Sport Committee told ministers to heed the “chorus of ...

30 Aug 2023 at 09:54

Border Force warns over counterfeit electricals after pre-Christmas seizures

Border Force has warned consumers planning last-minute Christmas shopping to beware of counterfeits after revealing it seized more than £170,000 of fake electricals in the run-up to the festive season. Operation Rivean, a ...

21 Dec 2023 at 12:38

Supreme Court considers whether AI can be named as inventor in patent dispute

The UK’s highest court is being asked to rule on whether an artificial intelligence (AI) can be legally named as an inventor to secure patent rights. Technologist Dr Stephen Thaler is locked in a long-running dispute ...

02 Mar 2023 at 16:20

City

Watchdog’s music industry probe finds no competition problems

The UK’s competition watchdog has said that a concentration of power in the hands of a few music streaming services and record labels is not hurting either listeners or musicians, despite the pleas of some in the ...

29 Nov 2022 at 20:55

Police seize £500,000 of fake football shirts ahead of World Cup

Police have seized £500,000 of fake football shirts ahead of the 2022 World Cup. The City of London’s Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU), along with the Intellectual Property Office (IPO), ...

18 Nov 2022 at 14:19

Three arrested as part of investigation into fake airbags

Three people have been arrested as part of an investigation into the sale of fake airbags. City of London Police carried out early morning raids in Leyton and Ilford, east London, seizing 500 ...

23 Sept 2024 at 10:35

Government cracks down on dangerous fake car parts

The Government has warned motorists of the life-threatening dangers of buying fake parts for their vehicles, as one in six motorists said they had purchased a counterfeit part in the last ...

21 Oct 2024 at 09:43

Local News

Longford crime unit and others seize around 800 suspected counterfeit items

Gardaí carried out a two-day inter-agency search operation targeting Intellectual Property (IP) crime in the Castlebar, Westport, Ballinrobe and Claremorris areas earlier this week. This ...

22 Oct 2024 at 17:33

National News

800 fake Apple products seized by gardaí in the west of Ireland

Earlier this week, gardaí carried out a two day Inter-agency search operation targeting Intellectual Property (IP) crime in the Castlebar, Westport, Ballinrobe and Claremorris areas of ...

19 Oct 2024 at 15:09

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