pirates in news
RSS pirates in newsISPs face fresh threat from file-sharing laws
News ISPA said it is committed to finding a "practical" solution to address intellectual rights' holders desire to issue notices to individual pirates. But the Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) has hit back, warning the government that... [18 Jun 2008]
Vista: Piracy rates half the level of XP, says Microsoft
News Also with SP1, Microsoft is closing two key loopholes that pirates have used to evade Microsoft's security measures. Microsoft said it's seeing piracy rates for Windows Vista that are half those of Windows XP. [04 Dec 2007]
Woman hit with $220k bill in file-sharing case
News Cohn said: "The laws were written for pirates, guys pressing scores of DVDs. Accused of encouraging the illegal sharing of more than 1,700 songs, Jammie Thomas, 30, elected to fight it out in court with the recording industry instead of settling... [05 Oct 2007]
Microsoft battles reseller pirates
News Microsoft has been fighting software pirates for years, taking a multi-pronged approach that includes action against pirates and tools that check licences on PCs. Microsoft is taking action against groups that sold copies of Windows and Office... [03 Apr 2007]
Yahoo! China sued by record labels
News A music industry body is launching a series of lawsuits against Yahoo! China over alleged music piracy. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) claims Yahoo! China is infringing member companies' rights by making... [07 Mar 2007]
Possible pirates targeted by Windows update
News Microsoft has updated its Windows anti-piracy technology, added a new "Yellow state" for times when it just can't tell whether a copy of the OS is legitimate. The software behemoth said the new indeterminate reading can occur, for example, when a... [28 Feb 2007]
Google accused of helping P2P pirates
News Google has been accused of helping website operators who are being sued for enabling online movie piracy, court documents show. The search giant is not named as a defendant in the lawsuit, which was filed by a group of major movie studios against... [13 Feb 2007]
ISPs asked to cut off music pirates
News The music industry is calling for ISPs to cut off serious copyright offenders as part of its offensive on digital music piracy. The annual digital music report from music industry body IFPI said ISPs have been "very slow to help" the industry crack... [18 Jan 2007]
Sony BMG faces ongoing rootkit fallout
News Much of what we do is go after pirates," McGrath said. Sony BMG is making amends in California and Texas for secretly loading antipiracy software onto customers' computers. But the record label has a long way to go before putting the public... [21 Dec 2006]
BitTorrent to pimp the silver screen?
News The company also has street credibility with a group that studios want to bring into the fold: pirates. Peer-to-peer company BitTorrent will begin distributing movies and TV shows for top entertainment companies starting this spring, the company is... [29 Nov 2006]
eBay pirates cough up $100,000 in ill-gotten gains
News Two eBay traders have admitted to selling unauthorised copies of Symantec's Norton antivirus software, and have handed over a total of $100,000 to Symantec. Kevin Liu and GT Tian admitted in a California court to infringing copyright and trademarks... [27 Nov 2006]
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]
Online pirates face Redmond legal blitz
News In its analysis of counterfeit software, Microsoft found software pirates actually meddle with the product and, in some cases, add malicious code, according to Lundy. Microsoft is planning to file more than 50 lawsuits worldwide against online... [31 Oct 2006]
Music industry launches fresh file-sharing assault
News Music industry body the IFPI has announced a new wave of lawsuits against music pirates, with more than 8,000 people in 17 countries accused of uploading music to illegal file-sharing websites such as LimeWire. [18 Oct 2006]
French DRM-busting law strokes Apple, hurts P2P
News Instead of a €150 or €38 fine for up- or downloading music respectively, pirates now face being convicted of a criminal offence and potentially facing several years in prison or a fine of €500,000. France's controversial copyright law, which had... [31 Jul 2006]
