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Legal Eye: Bogus brands face web crackdown
Comment Recent research we conducted with online intellectual property specialist Commercial Security International estimates the value of counterfeit goods passing through online shopping sites in the UK to be as much as £800m. [22 Jul 2008]
Phishing, malware and online fraud is booming
News The UK Threat Assessment of Serious Organised Crime pinpoints a surge in attempts to hijack bank accounts using email phishing and key logging malware.silicon.com's e-Crime Crackdown campaign is calling for a national UK... [06 Jun 2008]
AV giants target eBay software fraud
News Two of the world's largest antivirus software vendors are launching legal action against a group of software pirates selling illegal versions of well-known security software on eBay, as part of a major crackdown on... [17 May 2006]
Leader: Piracy crackdown no good for China
Leader But let's see how fast stiff regulation and a crackdown will come. The PR spin on this has been that the two discussed software piracy and intellectual property. Bill Gates must be feeling pretty chuffed... [21 Apr 2006]
China's long road to copyright
Comment A coalition of copyright companies is working with the US Trade Representative to study the possibility of taking China before the WTO to compel a genuine crackdown. It's not a plot," says Bruce Lehman, former... [19 Sep 2005]
Microsoft targeted as software piracy tops $90m
News Microsoft has just announced a plan to crackdown on Windows piracy by forbidding users to download updates unless they can prove their copy is legitimate. Software ranks among the most popular categories of counterfeited... [26 Jul 2005]
Police target £50m business identity theft scam
News Police have launched a crackdown on an online identity theft scam targeting businesses registered with Companies House that is estimated to rake in more than £50m a year. Using the publicly available head office postal... [10 May 2005]
5 years ago...BSA demands action on piracy
News In the meantime, the BSA has continued its crackdown on businesses who use unlicensed or counterfeit software. Penultimately, the BSA wants new entrants to the EU to prove they have a good track record in intellectual... [13 Oct 2004]
Tech pirates targeted in government's fraud crackdown
News The government has had enough of ripped off CDs, DVDs and software and has launched a crackdown on the pirates. The BPI welcomed the crackdown, saying the increase in pirated music is a big worry for the... [11 Aug 2004]
Politicians finally set to vote on 'Europe's DMCA'
News Brown warned this will not only lead to a massive "RIAA-style" crackdown on European file-sharers but that the lack of criminal punishment will let the organised counterfeiting and piracy gangs off the hook. [08 Mar 2004]
MSBlast virus writer faces 15 years behind bars
News When unleashing a computer virus, the author places property and people at risk," he said. A virus writer accused of creating an MSBlast variant last year is to face a Romanian court this week and could be sentenced to... [19 Jan 2004]
5 Years ago... BSA president calls for Far East piracy crackdown
News Holleyman emphasised that adequate protection of software copyright and intellectual property was an essential pre-condition to fostering a successful domestic software industry. 08.12.1998: Robert Holleyman, president... [08 Dec 2003]
DTI warns of bogus investment scams
News Gerry Sutcliffe, consumer minister, said in a statement that, while the government is trying to crackdown on the scammers, consumers should take steps to protect themselves: "We will continue to pursue the fraudsters and... [25 Nov 2003]
Nokia: N-Gage has been hacked, crack down begins
News The crackdown comes after someone managed to disable the copyright protection Nokia developed for the games, which are stored on a small card that fits into the N-Gage. We take these types of intellectual... [13 Nov 2003]
eBay outlaws free speech on discussion boards
News Similarly users will not be able to conduct their own private conversations via the bulletin boards or discuss postings which have already been deleted.eBay claims the crackdown is part of a policy to simplify the use of... [18 Apr 2002]
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