Showing posts with label law. Show all posts
Showing posts with label law. Show all posts

8.4.09

U.S. Senator Proposes Ticket Law Against Resellers

On Sunday, U.S. Senator Charles Schumer proposed a law that would give ticket buyers a two-day waiting period before ticket resellers, like TicketsNow, can buy everything up and raise the prices. After an outburst from fans and artists against fraudulent practices in the resale market, it appears as though the government is responding to consumer worries. Read more...

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4.4.09

Swedish Anti-Piracy Law Causes Internet Traffic Drop

On Wednesday, a new anti-piracy law was implemented in Sweden that will allow courts to order Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to reveal the identities of suspected file sharers. On its first day, the law provoked a 30 percent drop in the country’s Internet traffic, from 120 gigabits of data passing over the network every second, down to 80Gbps. Continue reading...

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