Antipiracy Law
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S'pore mulls 'three-strikes' law against piracy
News Country evaluating new law to curb online piracy from persistent users who refuse to heed repeated warnings, cutting Internet access to violators.
Tags: Piracy, Regulations, Piracy, Internet Access, IPO, Singapore, Internet Service, intellectual property, movie, Internet Service Provider
Vietnam: Where pirated apps match personal budgets
Insight perspective Many Vietnamese view pirated software as the only way they can afford the apps they want and need. Considering their wage scale, they aren't necessarily wrong.
Tags: Piracy, Business applications, Personal applications, Software licensing, Operating systems, Adobe PhotoShop, Vietnam, DVD, Nam, Kaspersky
Has online piracy reached tipping point?
News news analysis Across the globe, copyright owners are on the offensive and say jobs and future of intellectual property are at stake. Can they do anything about it?
Tags: Piracy, Copyright, Entertainment Company, Grokster Ltd., Music, P2P, entertainment, Advertisement, YouTube Inc., antipiracy
Swedish antipiracy law: Traffic down, ISP rebels
News Internet traffic in Sweden dropped by almost half after an antipiracy law took effect, but a loophole could take the teeth out of the law.
Tags: Piracy, Web sites, Law, Audio Book, Antipiracy Law, European Union, IP, Netnod, Bahnhof, IP Address
France pushes ahead with 'three strikes' Internet law
News Anti-piracy legislation, which calls for persistent file-sharers to have their Internet connection cut off, is a revised version of earlier legislation struck down by the courts.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Law, IP, IP Address, Wi-Fi connection, Wi-Fi, File-sharing, Internet, Wi-Fi access
Fund will help alleged Swedish pirates hit by new law
News Pirate Bay spokesperson and Swedish politicians create fund to help alleged pirates fight accusations after the passage of new antipiracy law.
Tags: Piracy, Funding, Fund, Law, Audio Book, Piracy, Backup, Integrity Association, IP, Green
Net traffic down on first day of Swedish antipiracy law
News The same day the new law goes into effect, Internet traffic is down considerably and five audio book publishers go after an alleged illegal file sharer in court.
Tags: Piracy, Software licensing, Traffic, Audio Book, IP, computer, Swedish Publishers, antipiracy, Wi-Fi, Sweden
Swedish ISPs vow to erase users' traffic data
News In more fallout from a Swedish antipiracy law that went into effect April 1, some of the country's ISPs say they will erase IP data to protect their customers' privacy.
Tags: Lawsuits, Piracy, Privacy, Traffic Data, Safe Harbor, IP, computer, Sweden, File-sharing, Internet Service Provider
Swedes in good hands with P2P insurance policy?
News File-sharers in Sweden, which has cracked down on Net piracy, can now buy policy to protect against government fines.
Tags: Peer to peer, Digital rights management (DRM), Copyright, Piracy
France adopts three-strikes law for piracy
News Soon, those in France accused of illegal file sharing multiple times could lose Internet access for up to a year, if they don't heed warnings.
Tags: Piracy, Web services, Law, job, ACTA Member, Piracy, U.S., Internet Access, European Union, antipiracy
M'sia moving against pirates 
News Malaysia, which has been labelled a "piracy haven," is working to beat the buccaneers.
M'sia moving against pirates
News Malaysia, which has been labelled a "piracy haven," is working to beat the buccaneers.
U.K. enters digital copyright debate
News The United Kingdom is preparing its own version of a digital anti-piracy law, following the publication of proposals designed to implement the European Union Copyright Directive.
Study: Less piracy means economic gains
News Asian countries, particularly emerging economies, will benefit from a 10 percent cut in software piracy rates by 2011, BSA report finds.
Tags: Business applications, Piracy
