In a major landmark ruling today, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) said that  that ISPs may not be asked to filter Internet content for copyright enforcement  purposes. The effect of the ruling will extend into every Member State,  where courts are being asked to impose injunctions on ISPs and governments pressured to bring in filtering measures.

Read more: Sabam v Scarlet: Court rules that ISPs can’t be asked to filter

Will yesterday’s ECJ ruling concerning an article about Kylie Minogue on a British website make it easier to sue  online publications?

 A ruling in the European Court of Justice (ECJ) yesterday  would appear to shift the axis for law suits against websites and online publications to protect the image of celebrities and others who want to control the way they are seen in public. The ruling, in respect of a case brought by the French actor Olivier Martinez against the Sunday Mirror,  says that people may sue for what are called 'personality rights'  in the country where they live.  'Personality rights' is about controlling your own publicity or image.  Previously, you could only sue   in the country where the publisher  is based, or in countries where the information is distributed.

Read more: Chilling effect risk of Kylie judgment

It was widely believed that the US government pressured Sweden over  the Pirate Bay indictment, now there is a sliver of evidence…

 A recently-emerged US diplomatic cable from 2009 suggests that American government officials assisted the rights-holders  in compling the case against The Pirate Bay, and may have also assisted  the Swedish authorities.  The text – seen by iptegrity.com and copied here – reads:

Read more: US Officials behind the scenes on Pirate Bay indictement