piracy
RSS piracyPiracy crackdown an "empty gesture"
News The massive police operation to crack down on software piracy will ultimately fail unless software suppliers do more to protect their own code. Codenamed Buccaneer, the operation was the largest global... [13 Dec 2001]
Vista: Piracy rates half the level of XP, says Microsoft
News Microsoft said it's seeing piracy rates for Windows Vista that are half those of Windows XP. The decline in piracy rates is largely due to the fact Vista is much tougher to fake than XP. Microsoft VP,... [04 Dec 2007]
Leader: Piracy crackdown no good for China
Leader The PR spin on this has been that the two discussed software piracy and intellectual property. China has to be seen to be taking a harsh, no-nonsense approach to this but it would be counter-productive at this stage for... [21 Apr 2006]
Vista to get transfer limits to combat piracy
News Shanen Boettcher, a general manager in Microsoft's Windows Vista unit, said: "It was something that had been abused from a piracy perspective before. The software company will use its anti-piracy... [17 Oct 2006]
BSA: Stop thinking of piracy as victimless
News Computer users are being urged to consider their part in the global problem of software piracy which is often a link in a chain that includes many forms of organised crime such as drug smuggling and slavery. [26 Sep 2003]
Windows piracy check has a backdoor
News Microsoft confirmed the technique could circumvent the piracy check but a representative said the company is not worried. The company has been testing the WGA piracy lock on its Download Center and... [24 May 2005]
BSA slams lack of action over piracy
News Siobhan Carroll, a BSA regional manager, said in a statement: "The level of software piracy remains unacceptably high. This Directive, which was adopted by the EU in April 2004, requires all member states to apply... [19 May 2005]
TV piracy: Lawsuits filed against net show swappers
News The trade association said piracy of TV programming is growing quickly online, and that shows are as important to protect as big-budget films. Continuing its war on internet file-swapping sites, the Motion Picture... [13 May 2005]
Microsoft to release stripped down XP to tackle Linux and piracy
News Low prices could help combat piracy, Wilderotter added. Microsoft is getting ready to release a cheap, easy-to-use version of Windows XP for developing markets. Windows XP Starter Edition - an inexpensive version of... [11 Aug 2004]
Euro sites raided over piracy claims
News File-sharing sites in Europe have been targeted by law enforcement as Hollywood pledges to crack down on film piracy. Finnish police have raided the homes of individuals suspected of running a popular BitTorrent download... [15 Dec 2004]
Police bust £50m software piracy ring
News Four men have been sentenced to lengthy jail sentences after the discovery of a £50m piracy ring involving Microsoft software. Julia Phillpot, Microsoft UK channel anti-piracy manager, said in a... [06 Sep 2002]
Controversial piracy legislation gets EU thumbs-up
News Pirates often use relatively easy profits from piracy to fund other criminal activity such as arms trafficking and drug dealing. The European Parliament passed controversial legislation Tuesday aimed at cracking down on... [10 Mar 2004]
Turning the Tide: Why new strategies are urgently needed to counter the surge in online video piracy
Now that millions of ordinary, non-geeky families are routinely downloading TV shows and movies without a second thought, digital piracy has clearly gone mainstream. These people don't see themselves as criminals. [18 Oct 2006]
In brief: SMEs targeted under software piracy campaign
News Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are beginning to work with the Business Software Alliance (BSA) to combat piracy. Siobhan Carroll, BSA UK campaign manager, told Silicon News: "Our strategy is working. [17 Jul 1998]
5 Years ago... BSA president calls for Far East piracy crackdown
News 08.12.1998: Robert Holleyman, president of the Washington-based Business Software Alliance (BSA) was in Thailand last week to hammer home its message about software piracy. Despite continued attempts at education and... [08 Dec 2003]
