Antipiracy
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A front-row seat for media's meltdown

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.

Thursday, October 29 2009 12:19 PM

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

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.

Thursday, April 09 2009 08:50 AM

Tags: Patents, Piracy, Verdict, Microsoft Corp., Rhode Island, Microsoft Office XP, encryption technology, Singapore, Uniloc Corp., software company


Vietnam: Where pirated apps match personal budgets

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.

Friday, January 09 2009 01:33 PM

Tags: Piracy, Business applications, Personal applications, Software licensing, Operating systems, Adobe PhotoShop, Vietnam, DVD, Nam, Kaspersky


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.

Friday, October 23 2009 09:51 AM

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.

Tuesday, October 06 2009 11:40 AM

Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Digital rights management (DRM), Site, Blackout, Web 2.0, Web sites, BitTorrent, 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.

Friday, October 09 2009 03:38 AM

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?

Wednesday, September 16 2009 02:13 PM

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.

Thursday, July 30 2009 09:15 AM

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.

Sunday, March 08 2009 10:59 PM

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.

Friday, April 24 2009 09:22 AM

Tags: Piracy, Funding, Audio Book, Fund, Law, Piracy, Backup, Integrity Association, IP, IPRED


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.

Monday, April 20 2009 08:19 AM

Tags: Piracy, Web sites, Audio Book, Law, Antipiracy Law, European Union, IP, IPRED, Netnod, Bahnhof


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.

Thursday, June 25 2009 11:13 AM

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.

Thursday, April 02 2009 12:02 PM

Tags: Piracy, Software licensing, Traffic, Audio Book, IP, Swedish Publishers, computer, antipiracy, Wi-Fi, Sweden


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.

Friday, December 05 2008 11:10 AM

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Piracy, Web sites, Microsoft Corp., Piracy, antipiracy, software, online auction, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows


Swedish antipiracy law stirs up political waters

News In a country with a strong tradition of peer-to-peer networks, a new law requiring some ISPs to hand over data on alleged pirates is a hot-button issue.

Wednesday, April 01 2009 09:12 AM

Tags: Piracy, Law, Survey, game industry, IPRED, P2P, antipiracy, Sweden, File-sharing, Internet Service Provider


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