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As part of UK sanctions against Russia, ISPs are required to take "reasonable steps to prevent" users accessing "an internet service provided by" a person or organisation sanctioned by the UK government. This effectively means blocking websites operated by such organisations. Organisations sanctioned are currently TV Novosti and Rossiya Segodnya.
The offences of piracy which existed in 1837 have since been abolished. The "crime of piracy" mentioned in section 2 is now defined by the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (in section 26 and Schedule 5), [2] which simply sets out articles 101 to 103 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982):
This was the first UK murder trial held behind closed doors. The UK press were prohibited from speculating as to the reasons for this order. [171] [172] In 2008, the poem Education for Leisure was removed from the AQA Anthology, after complaints were received. The poem explores the mind of a person who is planning to commit a murder. [173]
A two-week enforcement operation is now underway as police attempt to clampdown on illegal streaming, with the Mirror reporting that it is focused on “dismantling piracy operations” and ...
Legislation in the form of the Protection of Children Act 1978 already existed making it illegal to take, make, distribute, show or possess an indecent photograph or pseudo-photograph of children. The R v Bowden case in 2000 established that downloading indecent images of children from the Internet constituted the offence of making, since doing ...
During the 1990s and early 2000s, FACT created a 30-second to 1-minute anti-piracy warning called "Beware of Illegal Video Cassettes", [17] reminding customers to check whether or not they have a genuine VHS cassette, and how to report pirated copies; warning that poor quality illegal cassettes could detract from their viewing experience ...
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The United Nations has codified much of the law in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which defines different types of piracy and ways to combat it. Piracy threatens maritime security and the legitimate uses of the seas for peaceful purposes [ 2 ] and the freedom of navigation (freedom of the seas, Mare Liberum ). [ 3 ]