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RSS illegalIllegal downloading 'costs UK £650m'
News Illegal downloaders are costing the music industry over half a billion pounds over the last two years, new research has claimed. The research, carried out by TNS on behalf of the BPI, found that illegal... [20 Apr 2005]
Illegal content fight gets €55m cash boost
News The fight against illegal online content is set to get a massive cash injection following a vote yesterday in the European Parliament. The scheme, which will run from 2009 to 2013, aims to tackle... [23 Oct 2008]
ID Cards on Trial: Illegal working myth exposed
News Government claims that the introduction of the £5.8bn ID card scheme will tackle illegal working in the UK have come under fire. Tackling illegal working is stated as one of the key "policy outcomes" of... [14 Jun 2005]
Illegal file-sharing inches up as legal downloading triples
News Illegal file-sharing is still on the rise - but has failed to match the huge increase in legal digital music. According to figures from international music industry trade body the IFPI, the number of... [21 Jul 2005]
Illegal file-sharing three times as popular as iTunes
News Illegal downloads are still beating legal online music in Europe, analysts have found. A report from analyst house JupiterResearch discovered that consumers are three times more likely to get their digital music from... [29 Nov 2005]
Illegal file-sharing: Gov't says enough is enough
News The government has unveiled plans to tackle illegal file sharing along with steps to protect intellectual property and promote broadband. Legal Eye on illegal file-sharing Although the government has a... [22 Feb 2008]
Illegal file-sharing still 'widespread' on UK corporate networks
News UK firms are still allowing widespread illegal peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing on their corporate networks despite the threat of legal action from record companies and the security risk it poses. Martino Corbelli,... [16 Mar 2004]
Intel faces AMD lawsuit for "illegal" behaviour
News But from a monopolist, this is illegal. You may not have been aware but Intel's illegal actions hurt consumers - everyday. AMD has filed a lawsuit against Intel in the American courts accusing the... [29 Jun 2005]
House of Fraser busted for illegal software
News London-based department store the House of Fraser has been caught using illegal software. Euro Car Parts, a retailer and distributor of car parts, paid £7,500 to BSA for the illegal use of Microsoft... [09 May 2002]
Intel sells kit for illegal software standard
News Intel Europe is shipping wireless LAN terminals equipped for the 802.11a wireless standard despite the fact that it is currently illegal within the continent.a is a faster equivalent of the 802.11b wireless standard,... [11 Oct 2001]
Kournikova filters could be illegal
News The Act says interception is illegal except under certain circumstances," said Rawlinson. Checking email subject lines for malicious code is standard for many ISPs, but according to Steve Rawlinson, chief technical... [15 Feb 2001]
$8m illegal software haul from online auctions
News Online auctions selling illegal software worth more than $8m have been detected and closed down during the first half of 2007. Anti-software piracy body the Business Software Alliance, which represents the likes of... [02 Oct 2007]
Clinton vows to combat illegal online drugs
News President Bill Clinton wants to curb the illegal sales of pharmaceuticals over the Internet, according to reports from DrugTopics.com. The US President is looking to set up federal requirements for all Web-based... [05 Jan 2000]
Energis pins wireless broadband hopes on illegal network
News Energis is considering using innovative, but currently illegal radio technologies to get its wireless broadband licences on the European market. Rather than broadcast to broadband fixed wireless receivers from a single... [11 Oct 2001]
Internet users turning a blind eye to illegal sites
News While those putting up sites with illegal content aren't likely to be too concerned about the consequences of their actions, home and business users might be accidentally risking legal repercussions. So who should... [17 May 2004]
