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RSS pirate in newsSteve Ballmer on a future in the cloud
News But when it's [available at] $15 a month, per user, there is no reason to pirate. The future lies in the platform in the cloud, according to Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer. During his keynote yesterday at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner... [10 Jul 2008]
Illegal file-sharing: Gov't says enough is enough
News Almost half of respondents (45 per cent) admitted to buying illegal discs, while 18 per cent said they've offered a pirate disc to someone else. The government has unveiled plans to tackle illegal file sharing along with steps to protect... [22 Feb 2008]
Apple to sell DRM-free music through iTunes
News However, for those convinced of the value of DRM, selling songs without restrictions will encourage users to pirate music. Apple and EMI have announced they have taken the first steps towards DRM-free digital music - but only for those who are... [02 Apr 2007]
Possible pirates targeted by Windows update
News For machines that get the new "maybe pirate" reading, a window pops up that says "unable to complete genuine Windows validation". Microsoft has updated its Windows anti-piracy technology, added a new "Yellow state" for times when it just can't tell... [28 Feb 2007]
James Bond beaten by pirates
News The trade in illegal downloads and pirate DVDs has been boosted significantly by the release of the latest eagerly awaited Bond flick Casino Royale. It seems the British super-spy has met his match in the pirate community with two illegal versions... [22 Nov 2006]
Record labels to sue Yahoo! China
News Nearly 90 per cent of all recordings are illegal in China and pirate music sales in the country total about $400m annually, according to the IFPI. Music industry group the IFPI has said it's going to sue Yahoo! [04 Jul 2006]
Microsoft shuts down '£3.5m' software pirate
News Microsoft has announced that a UK-based software pirate who allegedly traded more than £3.5m of counterfeit Microsoft software has finally ceased trading. William Ling was arrested and prosecuted in May 2005 for the sale of illegal software. [19 May 2006]
Is BitTorrent moving into the mainstream?
News Another reason is that by offering the public a legal and inexpensive way to download video, the studios may feel they can remove the need to pirate content while the industry is still in its infancy, Gupta says. [10 May 2006]
eBay 'scare-story' sparks row with Which?
News Earlier this year eBay faced criticism for being slow to shut down sales of pirate software and for not acting proactively on closing such sales. eBay has hit back at claims from consumer magazine Computing Which? [27 Feb 2006]
Apple warns off OS-pirates with a poem
News He'd do better to pirate Apple has gone all poetic in a warning to would-be software pirates. User sites have been reporting that the Mac maker has embedded a poem in a file likely to be discovered by software pirates attempting to crack the Mac OS... [17 Feb 2006]
Microsoft launches 'terrorist-fuelling' piracy crackdown
News Michala Alexander, head of anti-piracy at Microsoft UK, said 1,500 copies of Office 2000 Pro cost just £30,000 to buy from a pirate but have a street value of £300,000. Microsoft has launched a new software piracy crackdown in the UK which will... [16 Feb 2006]
Would you grass up a software pirate?
News Software theft is not viewed as a crime by most people, with eight out of 10 saying they would not grass up a work colleague for online software theft, according to a survey by the Federation Against Software Theft (Fast). [14 Feb 2006]
Google squashes Napster buy rumour
News Google has emphatically denied the suggestion that it is looking to buy music-pirate-turned-legit-song-shop Napster. The rumour first started circulating following a report in the New York Post which said Google was readying its chequebook for a... [01 Feb 2006]
Software piracy jumps to $185m as industry fights back
News Microsoft continues to be the top software brand to pirate, followed in the first half of the year by Sony, Adobe, Autodesk and Macromedia, Gieschen said. Software counterfeiting continues to be a multi-million dollar problem for the IT industry... [05 Oct 2005]
Pirate hit with $1m fine for software giants
News An admitted counterfeiter has agreed to pay Microsoft and Symantec $1.1m in restitution, a victory in the software industry's fight against software piracy. The award is part of a plea agreement in a criminal software piracy case in Houston... [29 Sep 2005]
