Six major film and TV studios have brought a legal action here aimed at stopping allegedly “massive” illegal downloading of their films and other products.

Four major music firms have secured orders requiring six internet service providers to block access by subscribers to Pirate Bay websites within 30 days in a bid to prevent illegal downloading of copyright music and other material.

He became a frontrunner too late to face much criticism before the Republicans’ Iowa caucus. But Rick Santorum is now under fire for his stance on a number of issues, writes Marcus Stern

CENSORSHIP rears its ugly head in This Film is Not Yet Rated (Lionsgate, €24.99), a withering look at the Motion Picture Association of America’s notoriously secretive work.