Antipiracy
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A front-row seat for media's meltdown
Insight newsmaker Big Champagne CEO Eric Garland, who tracks file sharing for media companies, says studios will fare better in the Digital Age and Hulu should not charge fees.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, downsizing, Mom, Hulu, Web sites, Web 2.0, TV, Music, Napster Inc.
Microsoft slapped with US$388M patent verdict
News U.S. federal jury finds the product activation method used in some versions of Windows and Office infringes on Uniloc patent held by its Singapore subsidiary.
Tags: Patents, Piracy, Verdict, Microsoft Corp., Rhode Island, Microsoft Office XP, encryption technology, Singapore, Uniloc Corp., software company
Online auctions remain piracy problem for Microsoft
News The company has filed another 63 suits against pirates selling via online marketplaces, the fact is, consumers remain eager to find cut-rate offers for Windows and Office.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Piracy, Web sites, Microsoft Corp., Piracy, antipiracy, software, online auction, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows
Hackers bypass Windows 7 activation
News Coders find way to disable normal activation requirements of Microsoft's latest operating system, although Redmond says it is working to shore up antipiracy protections.
Tags: Windows 7, Piracy, Malware, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., software, Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 7, antipiracy, Microsoft Windows
Verizon tests sending RIAA copyright notices
News U.S.'s No. 2 phone company, known for its reluctance to intervene in antipiracy cases, strikes an agreement to forward copyright notices on behalf of the music industry.
Tags: Piracy, Verizon Communications Inc., CBS Interactive Inc., Cox Communications Inc., Entertainment Company, RIAA, entertainment, antipiracy, Internet Service Provider, agreement
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, ACTA Member, U.S., job, Piracy, Internet Access, European Union, antipiracy
Hollywood hunts The Pirate Bay; site down again
News Sources say lawyers in Sweden working for copyright owners are tracking down whoever provides bandwidth to The Pirate Bay and then forcing them to cut off service.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Digital rights management (DRM), Site, Web 2.0, Web sites, BitTorrent, Blackout, attorney, Ukraine
Pirate Bay founder accused of running Reservella
News BREIN, a Dutch trade group representing copyright owners, claims to have uncovered documents revealing that Fredrik Neij is CEO of Thepiratebay.org's listed owner.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Digital rights management (DRM), Web sites, Web 2.0, Reservella, BREIN, BitTorrent, file-swapping, Europe
Stunned film, music sectors react to Veoh decision
News There's no disputing that a federal court's decision to offer safe-harbor protection for sites such as Veoh is a blow to the entertainment industry. But will it bring change?
Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Music, Video, Web 2.0, Web sites, Viacom Inc., Universal Music Group, attorney, entertainment, YouTube Inc.
Hackers rumored to have cracked Windows 7 activation
News Chinese forum and others suggest a leaked Lenovo file of Windows 7 Ultimate has been used to crack the activation mechanism of the new operating system.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Piracy, Authentication and encryption, Microsoft Windows 7, OEM, antipiracy, Microsoft Windows, Hacker, CNET Networks Inc., ISO
Biggest-ever Internet piracy bust claimed in Sweden
News Server seized south of Stockholm contained 65 terabytes of digital data consisting of films, TV series, computer programs and the music equivalent of 16,000 movies.
Tags: Music, Bust, Internet piracy, computer software, computer, Pirate Bay, Server, antipiracy, Sweden, File-sharing
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, Audio Book, Fund, Law, Piracy, Backup, Integrity Association, IP, Green
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, Audio Book, Law, Antipiracy Law, European Union, IP, Netnod, Bahnhof, IP Address
Microsoft releases beta of Morro antivirus
News The company has posted a beta of its free antivirus software, Microsoft Security Essentials, for testers in the United States, China, Israel and Brazil.
Tags: Antivirus software, Microsoft Windows, Rootkit, Mary Jo Foley, antivirus, Ina Fried, Beta, antipiracy, ZDNet, U.S.
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, Swedish Publishers, computer, antipiracy, Wi-Fi, Sweden
